How to Change Your Lawnmower Blade and Otherwise Tune That Baby Up
The Mower the Merrier
It’s shocking how many times an otherwise intelligent human can cut a hose in half with a lawnmower while thinking the blade would clear it by several inches.
Please allow that oblique admission of idiocy to preface today’s topic: getting in touch with your lawnmower.
For many of us, the manual that came with the lawnmower is a manifesto of guilt.
For example, my manual says to clean the engine regularly with a soft cloth or brush, clean the underside of the mower after each use, and replace the spark plug annually. Three things I’ve never done in 4 years.
The manual also says to inspect the blade after striking a foreign (or domestic) object, such as a hose, toy, rock or stick.
I’ve never inspected that blade once. Till today.
To say that the blade didn’t look great would be like saying charred-to-a-crisp asparagus looks ‘a little wilted’.
I put it off for years and then discovered that a blade-change takes 5 minutes. A new blade makes cutting the lawn way nicer - the mower runs more efficiently, the grass tips aren’t brown and jagged, and the lawn looks smooth instead of tufty as a sheep.
Blade of Honour
Easy tune-ups for your lawnmower
It’s shocking how many times an otherwise intelligent human can cut a hose in half with a lawnmower while thinking the blade would clear it by several inches.
Please allow that oblique admission of idiocy to preface today’s topic: getting in touch with your lawnmower.
For many of us, the manual that came with the lawnmower is a manifesto of guilt.
For example, my manual says to clean the engine regularly with a soft cloth or brush, clean the underside of the mower after each use, and replace the spark plug annually. Three things I’ve never done in 4 years.
The manual also says to inspect the blade after striking a foreign (or domestic) object, such as a hose, toy, rock or stick.
I’ve never inspected that blade once. Till today.
To say that the blade didn’t look great would be like saying charred-to-a-crisp asparagus looks ‘a little wilted’.
I put it off for years and then discovered that a blade-change takes 5 minutes. A new blade makes cutting the lawn way nicer - the mower runs more efficiently, the grass tips aren’t brown and jagged, and the lawn looks smooth instead of tufty as a sheep.
Blade of Honour
Here’s how to change your blade fast and sassily:
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