Balance Your Mower Blades

[WranglerX]

Anybody balance their mower blades...

Have a JD L120 mower with three blades in deck (48 inch deck)... I use Oregon blades because I get them for about half the prices of JD blades and the last longer...

I take them off at several times during cutting season to resharpen and reuse because it "country" and rocks and gopher mounds and stoick's seem to take their toll...

But what is good process to balance blades other then buying a $50-200 balancer?

And definitely not going with this one.,..

Stens 75-5 Blade Balancer: Lawn Mower Blades: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

And this little guy does not fit the hole on my blades, one step to small, next step to big...

Dale

 

[Industrial Toys]

I always questioned balancing blades when a layer of green "funk" forms quite quickly on the blades of any high production mower, probably throwing them out of balance.

 

[KennyG]

I use the pictured cone and it works for me. Not sure why it wouldn't be close enough any hole size. If you don't think it will work, you can always go back to the old standby, a nail in the wall. Just hand the blade on the nail and see which way it tilts. Doesn't have to be precisely balanced.

 

[Tomtint]

about 40 years ago my grandfather taught me to put a nail in the wall and hang the blade on the nail. if it sags to one side,,that side is heavy.

 

[shooterdon]

Anybody balance their mower blades...

Have a JD L120 mower with three blades in deck (48 inch deck)... I use Oregon blades because I get them for about half the prices of JD blades and the last longer...

I take them off at several times during cutting season to resharpen and reuse because it "country" and rocks and gopher mounds and stoick's seem to take their toll...

But what is good process to balance blades other then buying a $50-200 balancer?

And definitely not going with this one.,..

Stens 75-5 Blade Balancer: Lawn Mower Blades: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

And this little guy does not fit the hole on my blades, one step to small, next step to big...

Dale

If you want to use it, could you make a bushing for the hole that is too small? Busing can be made out of piece of plastic if you cannot work metal.