This guy saved me a lot of time with his helpful video

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^^^ Thanks Otto... lol ;)

Old Tools... I've found it's best to just keep using them and not let them rust away in a corner of the shed.

Recently I bought a "Made in China" bamboo broom handle for $8.00 from the hardware store.
And guess what, Zero flex so it was awful to use! No "spring"... Just awful.

I threw it away and replaced it with an Australian made old school wood handle that cost $12.00.
- So $20 bucks all in to find out what I already should've known. :rolleyes:

Gator blades work great!

https://www.oregonproducts.com/en/products/lawn-and-garden/mower-blades/gator-mulching-blades/c/g6-mulchingblade-p

You bastids ... that's what y'all are....

I've always been perfectly content with my regular ol' unsharpened blades :D.

Yep, that's what I put on the mower last year after recommendations from the board, and they are much, much better than the OEM blades that I'd previously bought and installed. I think the OEM blades were alloyed with lead. I swear they dulled just running the blades through the air. THe Gator blades will still dull, of course, but are much, much better at holding their edge.