Bahia grass wears out mower blades

EddieWalker · Sep 14, 2021

I don't mow with my zero turn in the pasture. My dog run is an acre, and the other areas that I mow is about 4 acres. This includes trails, my driveway and where I'm going to build my hay barn. Basically the areas that we walk. Snakes are a lot easier to see in short grass.

Larry Caldwell · Sep 14, 2021

Is bahia really high in silica? Some plants, like horsetails, have a very high silica content. I know that some grasses are not suitable for horses because they wear the teeth badly. High silica content is why vegetarian's septic tanks have to be pumped more often.

kenmac · Sep 14, 2021

how thick is the metal in those blades ?
I have a Kubota and the blades are about 1/4 thick. I also have sandy soil that tends to wear my blades like your blades are. I have to buy a new set every two years

CADplans · Sep 14, 2021

Get a torch, and braze on some carbide particles to the underside of the blade.

That is what both Cub Cadet, and John Deere did to mower blades to make them wear resistant.
the carbide also makes the blades self sharpening.

Instead of having to sharpen blades every 2 months of mowing, you simply install them, and the blades would erode away above the carbide, keeping the blade sharp.

After a couple or three seasons, the carbide finally wore away, the blades would be dull, and it was time to replace the blades.

It was nice to never need to sharpen the blades, unless a major rock collision occurred,,,

Troy Bilt also sold tines for the Horse tiller with the hard face welded on,, I have owned two sets of those tines.