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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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 Posted - Sep 08 2013 : 5:43:37 PM
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I borrowed my dad's lawn mower this evening to mow the lawn and just as I was finishing up, I ran over some concrete edging hidden under the grass and bent the lawn mower blade. I plan to take it to a repair shop tomorrow. Question: can they bend the blade back into its original shape or do they replace it with a new one? Does it cost very much? For some reason the mower didn't work very well this evening. The last time I used it, no problem. But this time, it kept wanting to die in the thick grass. My dad overfilled it with gasoline before I used it, would that make it die? It's a fairly cheap brand of mower. He just got it this year.
Cindy
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Sep 08 2013 : 6:03:00 PM
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Thick grass could put extra strain on the pulleys causing the motor to stall. Mow at a higher highroad the set the deck down to the preferred height. Running over the curb could have done more than bend the blades. The spindle that drives the blades could also be damagd. You won't know until you take it in to be looked.at.
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 08 2013 : 7:42:18 PM
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What a bummer! If the blade is bent the shop should replace it with a new one. Once blades are bent the metal weakens in the vicinity of the crease and they aren't safe to use if they are straightened. Depending on the brand of mower and style of blade they can run anywhere from $15 upwards. And Lorena is right, if the blade got bent then the spindle or crankshaft on the mower could have been damaged too. Hopefully it's just the blade that's bent. If the grass was tall or wet when you were mowing it that would bog the engine down and cause it to die. Lifting the deck up to a higher cutting height or cutting no more than half a swath of tall grass at a time may help reduce the stress on the engine. Good luck!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Sep 08 2013 : 8:30:47 PM
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Thanks, ladies! I hope it's only the blade that's bent. I had the mower set as high as it would go. The last time I used it, the grass was just as thick and it worked fine. seem to be having bad luck with mowers. I have an electric mower but it needs a new battery, which I'm having trouble locating.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Sep 10 2013 : 10:43:30 PM
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Well, it turned out to be just the blade that was bent, so they put a new one on it. My dad said the old blade was made with a cheap metal that bends easily--maybe that's why it didn't hurt the crankshaft. I'm glad it was something easy to fix. and it didn't cost much. :)
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
Visit my blog at http://www.farmerinthebelle.blogspot.com/ |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2013 : 8:38:58 PM
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Thanks for the update.....so glad to hear it was just the blade!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
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