Is your lawn mower tearing of the lawn grass blades instead of cutting it? Does your lawn look like it has been eaten by a goat, in spite of being cut by the lawn mower? Wait; do not pull your hair by the root. Help is at hand. We will teach you how to sharpen the lawn mower blades at minimum price and effort.

Your Manual Lawn Mower – The Faithful Walk Behinds

Tools: The tools that your will require for doing this job are

- You and your time of about 2 hours or less

- A bastard file of about 12″ long

- A small crow bar to prevent movement of rotor of lawn mower.

- A worktable will be useful for dong the job comfortably.

Procedure: You can use the following procedure as a general guide and make changes to it to suit you. Remember the procedure is not sacrosanct. The results are important, not the procedure.

1. If possible, remove the handle of lawn mower and place lawn mower on the table.

2. Secure it if possible in the clamps. If you do not have clamps, do not bother, secure it against any block, so that the movement away from you is restricted.

3. Fix the crowbar in the blades so that it will not rotate

4. With the help of the bastard file, file the edges of blades so that they look sharp. Work at an angle of 45 degrees

5. When one blade is sharpened, remove the crowbar and turn the rotor to work on another blade. Repeat the procedure until all blades are sharpened.

6. If you have a flexible shaft grinder in your DIY workshop, you will be able to complete the work within 5 to 10 minutes per blade. Make a template of blade profile before you start your work and compare frequently. This is necessary to ensure that you do not over cut at a place.

Safety Tip For You

While sharpening the blades ensure that the stroke is not too long otherwise, you may injure yourself.

Sharpening Blades Of Power Mower

Depending upon the lawn mower the procedure may vary. We have included general statements in this procedure; you would have to change the procedure slightly. Keep the maintenance manual of lawn mower handy if you have one.

Tools required.

- Siphon hose and clean container

- Heavy work gloves and goggles

- Double-cut (medium-rough) flat file

- Lumber scrap

- Socket wrench set

- Rubber mallet*

- Bench vise or C clamps

- Rotary blade sharpener accessory

- Electric drill*

- Screwdriver, or 1/4-in. rod or bolt*

- Blade balancer

- Replacement blade*

* Only if required

The list may look formidable, but tools are generally available with every DIY enthusiast.

Procedure:

The procedure is given for the simple single blade lawn mower, but the same will apply to all types of blades, whether single or double

- Wear hand gloves and clean the engine and the gasoline tank from outside

- Remove spark plug from the engine

- Remove all the fuel from the tank of the gasoline engine. Use the siphon hose so you do not spill gasoline on floor.

- Completely empty out the oil from gearbox if you have one

- Invert the engine and have access to the blade.

- Clamp the engine so it does not move and clean the blade area thoroughly

- With help of a box spanner, remove the nut holding the blade. Usually the nut will be unlocked in the reverse to direction of rotation of engine. You may engage the screwdriver in the cooling fan of engine to stop rotation of engine.

- If you find that you are using too much force to unlock the nut, put one or two drops of rust removing chemical, and try after 30 minutes

- After you remove the blade, clamp it in the bench vise and sharpen it with a file or a grinder. Sharpen only the outer 2 to 3 inches. The area to be sharpened will be known if you see the blade.

- Sharpen only to the required extent. Too much sharpening is not necessary. This is not the knife. It works at the speed of the engine

- After sharpening, check with your thumb. Be careful not to cut thumb. If you have done sharpening before, or seen some one doing it, you will know what we mean by this.

- Balance the blade with help of a small balancing tool on VEE blocks, or even on two foot rulers placed side by side

- Refit the blades, refill engine oil and gasoline and test the sharpness of blades on uncut portion of your lawn

Safety tips:

- Always use safety goggles and hand gloves when working with power tools.

- Be sure to remove the spark plug before starting. Serious accidents can happen if you do not do this.

The days of the Lawn Mower tasks on Sunday are long gone, no more family arguments about chores and duties and work in the hot sun… the robotic lawn mower operating rights is something your kids will have fights on for some time.

This futuristic invention was something you could only dream about twenty years ago, when lawn mower designs were constantly trying to impress the public, when you will have one of those circular disks that shoot across your yard, gently humming and leaving grass clippings in its wake you will feel like your in a robotic dream. Did you think you were dreaming? Well, you are not. Welcome to the twenty-first century and the advent of the robotic lawn mower.
This is no space invaded robot, the robotic lawn mower is self-propelled, battery powered mower that can be programmed to cut your grass all on its own. All you need to do is to set the parameters and the time of day that you would like the lawn to be cut and wait for the robot to go do its thing. Some of the robots can run up to an hour on their powered batteries and when they are done, they return to their docking station to begin charging for its next session, as a obedient worker should do.

Another great feature is that you can program robotic lawn mower to mow in several ways, thus it can follow your mowing plan. You can tell it to begin on the perimeter and work its way to the interior, or it can begin in a spot in the center and work its way outward. Some people like to have the robotic lawn mower to move in a crisscross pattern, creating your own little backyard fairway pattern, maybe even encourage you to work on your approach golf game. Doesn’t the idea of having a small private golf course in the backyard sound nice?.

A robotic lawn mower has several advantages over its noisy, manual, gas-powered classic designed lawn mower cousins. The prime advantage here is naturally the fact that you do not have to do anything other than watch the amazing technology as it winds its way through the yard. The other, more mundane advantage is that robotic lawn mowers are quieter, their gas or oil use are nothing and would not cost you anything, and they are as “green” as you can possibly be, they will not harm the environment m and would not pollute your backyard.

What about those flowers bordering the walk or the maple tree in the middle of the yard? Do not worry. Robotic mowers are equipped with sensors that can detect an object in its path. The flowers, the trees, and even your pets are safe from the wrath of the modern robotic lawn mower. They can operate on just about any slope and most are fully guarded from the elements. So, if a shower breaks out on your mower, it will live to fight those dandelions another day.

Electric Lawn Mowers & Green House Gases

Gas powered lawn mowers have many disadvantages as compared to electric lawn mowers. Gas-powered mowers are dirty, noisy, and require a lot of greasy and oily maintenance. The noise, smoke and hassles of maintaining a gas-powered mower, have led many savvy home owners to consider purchasing an electric lawn mower. As an added benefit to the planet, electric mowers are environmentally friendly, saving not only on noise pollution, but also on green house gases. Other considerations to consider: changing spark plugs, air filters, handling gas canisters, and the loud gas powered lawn mower noise, which can actually damage the hearing.

Electric Lawn Mower Benefits

Electric mowers are quiet, require very little maintenance and are very affordable; in fact, electricity costs can be as little as $10-20 per year. The biggest disadvantage of electric mowers, however, is the cord. A large lawn requires a very long cord that may get in the way while you are cutting the grass. A cordless electric mower, on the other hand, allows you to cut the lawn without worrying about a long and vulnerable cord, of running over the electric cable or your garden hose accidentally. For very large lawns, it’s probably a good idea to go cordless, as the cored length for large lawns could easily become unmanageable.

Electric Lawn Mowers and Bags

Electric mowers, just like gas-powered mowers can use either bags or be used without bags. Going bagless… electric mowers cut the grass clippings very finely, so you don’t need a bag and you also don’t need to dispose of the clippings, as the clippings easily disappear into the soil, adding nourishment, a natural fertilizer, at the same time. However, if you let the lawn grow very tall, this method will not be open to you. To benefit from this easy method of grass clippings handling, you must be conscientious to mow the lawn regularly, so that the grass never grows too tall.

Electric Cordless Mowers – Price

Cordless electric lawn mowers may cost you more money, as there is the added component of the rechargeable batteries. Be sure to keep your mower safely stored in a garden shed with your other garden accessories & hose reels, or secure yard. Maintenance is generally much simpler than the gas powered mower, and the neighbors will also appreciate not having garden noise pollution.

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Regardless of the type of lawn mower a person owns it will have to go through one or more lawn mower repairs at some point of its life, even top manufactures and models that worked perfectly in the beginning will require a tune up of at least one part.

One can prevent serious lawn mower repairs if maintenance is done on the machine regularly. In most cases lawn mowers repairs are due to a lack of attention to the machine.

But by doing maintenance checks every winter before storage and every spring before use as well as cleaning the underneath of the mower by scraping it and using and air compressor to clean the engine, air filter and carburetor you can avoid a number of repairs.

Prevention is often better the cure. Because lawn mower repairs can be costly, maintaining your machine is far more cost effective then neglecting it and then running out to purchase new parts.

That said, nearly all mowers will need a repair at some point. This may be a small repair such as replacing the blade or larger like repairing the small engine that powers the lawn mower. This may include replacing a clogged fuel filter, which is a common reason for why the lawn mower wont start, stalls or dies during use.

Lawn mower repairs are often tricky for the average user because in most cases the actual problem does not show up in the part that needs to be repaired but rather somewhere else in the machines.

For instance if your spark plug needs to be replaced it could be because there are snags in the carburetor. In this case, replacing the spark plug may help but you will also have to get the carburetor looked at. So lawn owners are often playing doctor to their lawn mowers as they try to diagnose the disease behind the symptoms.

Looking at every symptom or problem and trying to decipher what could be the cause is the best way to get to the root of the problem. Consider the problem. Is the problem that the lawn mower vibrates during use? Is it that it wont start?

Often, a lawn mower that will not start may be out of fuel or the ration of the fuel mix may be incorrect. By ruling out each cause related to starting the mower you can find the solution.

However, the lawn mower owner may not be able to get to the bottom of the issue or they may find, during the process, that the mower needs a serious repair. In each case it is best to call in a professional.

Professional lawn mower repairmen, not only fix major repairs but they also help lawn mower owners figure what is wrong with their lawn mower. The owner can then get some quotes on the repair cost and determine if fixing it is the best option or if the lawn mower has seen better days and a new mower is in order.

Lawn mowers are essential for keeping a healthy lawn. And repairing your lawn mower can help prolong its life.

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