"Finger" Helps Keep Stones From Nicking Mower Blade

Finger Helps Keep Stones From Nicking Mower Blade FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Edwin Jordan Grafton Iowa came up with an easy way to keep stones from chipping and dulling the blades on his riding mower “Whenever I sharpen the blade I leave about 1/4 in at the end of the blade unsharpened and that forms a hook or finger that sticks out a ways The finger knocks stones out of the way which helps keep the blade from getting nicked up ” He got the idea after watching the outer edge of the blades on his riding mower get round and dull which pushed the grass away “The finger acts like a hook and brings grass in toward the blade which results in a nice clean cut It’s like dividing the stalks of grass with the tip of a pen ” He says the idea can be used on any mower equipped with a rotary blade including push mowers The finger leaves a tiny uncut strip of grass at the end of the blade “When I first tried this idea I was concerned about leaving uncut strips of grass on each pass where the blades overlap but that hasn’t happened ” he notes Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Edwin Jordan P O Box 301 Grafton Iowa 50440 ph 641 748-2113

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