Man, those blades look pretty jacked up. Someone must have hit something unforgiving to cause those kinks.RAILTRAC said:Here's a picture of the blades and pan
EddieWalker said:My biggest complaint about the rotary cutter for cutting grass is the dust it creates. If I cut an area with any exposed dirt on it at all, I'm eating dust. My latest thought is to cut an old tire to create a shield along the front of the mower deck to cut down on this. It's an idea that's building in my brain, so I'll probably do it sometime soon.
They do don't they, it's because of the angle of the stump jumper sitting on the track. The blades are offset and angled toward the cutting edge. I'll get a better picture tomorrow. Yes the blades take a beating some people like to crush gravel with it. One of the perils of having a volunteer work force is the different skill levels of the operators. We are cutting grass in some areas that haven't seen a cutter in maybe 20 years. I could write a book about what we have found or should I say hit.3RRL said:Man, those blades look pretty jacked up. Someone must have hit something unforgiving to cause those kinks.
I see why your user name is RAILTRAC. Do you have a train going through your place?
RoyJackson said:If you're looking for a finish lawn look...you'll probably not get it with a cutter.
As Alan wrote, these blades aren't sharpened like a finish mower. They actually have a 1/16th inch (give or take) bevel rather then a sharp edge. The blades are also considerably thicker then a mower blade (3/8th's to 1/2").
The cutters pulverize as much as cut.
I agree after looking more closely at the blades and reading everyones reply sharpening the blades is not a good idea. The blades on the RC1072 are more like bars than blades. Anyways I don't think they would stay sharp very long to matter.
RAILTRAC said:I forgot to mention in the cutter photo. I used a maker pen for comparsion to show how thick the cutter is.RoyJackson said:If you're looking for a finish lawn look...you'll probably not get it with a cutter.
As Alan wrote, these blades aren't sharpened like a finish mower. They actually have a 1/16th inch (give or take) bevel rather then a sharp edge. The blades are also considerably thicker then a mower blade (3/8th's to 1/2").
The cutters pulverize as much as cut.
I agree after looking more closely at the blades and reading everyones reply sharpening the blades is not a good idea. The blades on the RC1072 are more like bars than blades. Anyways I don't think they would stay sharp very long to matter.