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I’ve sharpened the blades from the bottom without taking them off the deck two or three times now. The edge is shaped like a cold chisel, two steep angles (not hollow ground like a straight razor). I don’t think it matters a wit about the suction. I think what matters is having a sharp blade. I...

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I got a crappy old GT 1550 for that. I’ve been patching together for years. Every time I use it, it breaks. The throttle lever fell off and I honestly couldn’t figure out quick and easy way to reattach it, so I went with the incredibly complicated way. I had to remove the “dashboard” to get out...

I’m betting it’s only just an unquestioned tradition. I bet if you put a blade on a lawnmower that was completely flat on the front edge, 90°, it would still create a lot of suction and blow grass clippings out the chute. I think a lawnmower deck is… the best comparison I can think of would be...

I like to follow the recommendations, I try to sharpen my blades as often as I should. I know there are people out there that get away with cutting the grass with ridiculously dull blades. I know it’s not good for the grass, you want to get a nice clean from a razor sharp blade but that’s really...

Thanks for sure. I did see that post. I did try to do a little bit of research on my own. I really think it’s just a matter of unquestioning tradition. I think there might be a little bit of lift from that bevel, but I would think it’s so totally turbulent down there that it really wouldn’t...

Can lawnmower blades be sharpened with the bevel on the bottom? “It’s just the way it’s always been done!” I can imagine there is lift created by the upward slant of the bevel but I bet it’s not as much as the wings create on a high lift blade. I’m going to experiment with this. Start grinding...

A lot of negative knee-jerk responses. I was about seven or eight years old 1968, I set my pants on fire messing around with gasoline. I didn’t get any burns or scars, but a kid that lived right down the road from me had nasty visible scars on his neck and arm and I assume his torso. So you’re...

Thanks again JWR! Yeah I seem to remember vaguely there’s a large-ish triangular shaped rubber knockout plug… (?). I didn’t even check yet. I think there’s one there, I think I’ve been seeing this thing for decades and never really knew what it was for. Oh no, I don’t want to try to lubricate...

I just went out and tried what you suggested. At first I was a little confused because I have to depress the clutch pedal to start it there’s a electrical safety interlock, but I thought I’d try a bunch of different combinations, Clutch in, clutch out, clutch in, in gear, clutch in out of gear...

Thank you very much JWR! Yes, your knowledge was VERY helpful! You set my mind (a little more) at ease!

I depress the clutch to start, AWFUL scary rattling/grinding sound. It’s such a scary sound that when I start the tractor I immediately react and release the clutch, the sound goes away. Very stupidly I’ve been ignoring this. Actually I keep forgetting! I am shocked every time it happens when I...

Sorry for such a long reply! I forgot to say I wanted to say my brother poured that skirt and it subsided about 6 inches (I had to make a tiny little ramps out of laminated treated wedges for my mother to get her car in and out of the garage) and I thought rather than mess around trying to pour...

I did this, and I was very very proud of myself that I did it all by myself, and that it worked. I have a terrible memory I thought I did this absolutely in the middle of winter when the ground was frozen. I thought I dragged the slabs a across completely frozen ground, apparently I’m wrong! I...

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