One of the joys of owning a home is taking care of the yard.  For a well manicured and gorgeous yard, a lawn mower blade sharpener must be part of the yard tools owned.  Maintaining your mower’s engine will keep it running nicely, but it will not give a great cut on your lawn if the blades are in poor condition. 

Each spring, all householders pack away the snow trowels and snow blowers in trade for rakes and lawn mowers as the just grown grass starts to appear.  Before getting on to the task of really mowing grass, the mower must be inspected and maintained after being put away away for the past six months.  A good cleaning, fresh oil and gas and a close examination of the blades should take place at this time.  If the blade show chips, dents or unusual bending, it should be replaced.  Using the mower will naturally, over time, dull the blade and spring time maintenance should include getting those blades in tip top shape. 

Using the lawn mower blade sharpener of your preference, you can simply get the blade back in as new condition.  First, the spark plug wire must be removed from the mower.  The engine will really start if the blade is revolved by hand while the spark plug is still connected.  Place the mower on its side, being careful to keep the side housing the carburetor and the air filter facing upward to avoid any contamination of fuel or oil in the air filter.  Loosening the center bolt will allow you to remove the blade. 

Once the blade is removed, it should be marked in a way that the owner will know how to correctly reinstall the blade.  After a good investigation into the blade to ensure it is in reasonable condition, you are ready to sharpen the blade.  There are some sorts of sharpeners that may be used, depending on personal taste.  A combo grinder / sharpener may make the job easier, but is a reasonably expensive investment.  An easy hand file is more than acceptable to do the job at a lower cost.  Begin at the top side of the sharp edge of the blade, using the push stroke to cut into the steel.  It should take only about 50 strokes total to finish the task. 

Keeping your yard clean cut is healthy and beautiful ; made feasible with the investment of just a little time using the turf mower blade sharpener to get that blade in cutting order.