We've been getting our daily (sometimes twice) summer storms here in Georgia. Happy to be getting the rain, but it also means a huge growth spurt for the the grass and weeds. I knew I had to drop the deck to clean off all the wet grass, but found an unexpected surprise.
I can't say I'm sure how this happened, but it did - possibly hitting an exposed surface root from a tree? Anyway, it had to be addressed. The bottom of the deck was bent a little up into the deck and interfering with the blade. This is the side without the discharge.
I first thought I'll just use my hand sledge and in a couple whacks, I'll beat it back. But there wasn't enough room to get a good swing even with sledge sideways. So I resorted to my biggest pair of vice grips and was able to bend it back by hand to make sure the blade fully cleared.
While I had deck off, checked the blades and that blade was a little chewed up. I swapped it with one as I have 2 sets, one sharp and the ones currently installed. I'll try to sharpen it at a later date and see what I can do with it.
The grass made a huge mess on the driveway so I had the opportunity to unleash the Billy goat who has been garaged since last fall
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The moral of the story - check your decks!
Dan
I can't say I'm sure how this happened, but it did - possibly hitting an exposed surface root from a tree? Anyway, it had to be addressed. The bottom of the deck was bent a little up into the deck and interfering with the blade. This is the side without the discharge.
I first thought I'll just use my hand sledge and in a couple whacks, I'll beat it back. But there wasn't enough room to get a good swing even with sledge sideways. So I resorted to my biggest pair of vice grips and was able to bend it back by hand to make sure the blade fully cleared.
While I had deck off, checked the blades and that blade was a little chewed up. I swapped it with one as I have 2 sets, one sharp and the ones currently installed. I'll try to sharpen it at a later date and see what I can do with it.
The grass made a huge mess on the driveway so I had the opportunity to unleash the Billy goat who has been garaged since last fall
.The moral of the story - check your decks!
Dan
