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conditioner mower blades

  • 11-05-2011 12:31pm
    #1
    vanderbadger
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    folks have heard some story a few times about fitting the blades upside down on your conditioner mower, i think the idea is that if they meet anything they will turn upwards as opposed to bending down, anyone ever hear this or is it a good idea or have I it totally arseways??


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  • #2
    Micheal H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭Micheal H


    That's a new one on me!

    I can't see it being of any benefit whatsoever. The fact that they're in upside down will, first of all, mean you're not getting an optimum cut, and secondly, if you do encounter a stone the cutting edge of the blade will be damaged no matter which way it is in.

    I don't know why changing the direction the blade is going to be bent, is somehow an advantage? If the blade is damaged it'll need replacing no matter what. They're harldy that expensive to be fair.


  • #3
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    well its not the blades themselves that are important its just if they bend upwards and break they wont harm anything whereas if they bend down they can cut into bed ..might be total rubbish its just ive heard it twice now so i wondered if there was any merit to it


  • #4
    Micheal H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭Micheal H


    I won't dismiss the theory as total rubbish, but in my experience bent blades have never done any detrimental damage to the mower bed. Scraped paint and some slight filing of the steel would be the worst that has happened. If a blade is hitting the bed, you'll hear it straight away, mower is turned off and the offending blade replaced before it gets a chance to do any proper damage.

    Feel free to give it a try to see if it makes any difference, but I'll be sticking to the manufacturer's recommendations ;)


  • #5
    jeff greene
    Closed Accounts Posts: 733 ✭✭✭jeff greene


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    folks have heard some story a few times about fitting the blades upside down on your conditioner mower, i think the idea is that if they meet anything they will turn upwards as opposed to bending down, anyone ever hear this or is it a good idea or have I it totally arseways??

    Never heard of that I got to say, firstly I find blades brake rather than bend also wouldn't they bend up or down according to whatway they struck an object IYKWIM


  • #6
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    jeff greene wrote: »
    Never heard of that I got to say, firstly I find blades brake rather than bend also wouldn't they bend up or down according to whatway they struck an object IYKWIM

    I had one that bent down, it broke alright but only after it left a nice cut into bed :(


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  • #7
    Swinefluproof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭Swinefluproof


    The JD mowers have directional blades so if you turn it upside down it makes no difference. The only way it makes a difference is if you put the opposite blade on the disc. I find it tends to leave a bit of a "wig" between the cutting discs if you do. If a blade is going to bend or break turning it upside down isn't going to make much of a difference


  • #8
    massey6480
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭massey6480


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    folks have heard some story a few times about fitting the blades upside down on your conditioner mower, i think the idea is that if they meet anything they will turn upwards as opposed to bending down, anyone ever hear this or is it a good idea or have I it totally arseways??
    Yes thats correct all disc mower blades are designed to cut left or right .Jd blades and kuhn blades when turned the right way up will bend down however turn them over and blade slope is up side down and if you hit a stone they will bend up. A specially usefull on the outer disc when cutting the back swarth have been doing this for years and it spares the bed and you get twice the use out of the blades.However tarrup blades are sloped differently so when you turn them up side down they will still bend down :)


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