Blade SharpeningBlade Sharpening

1 year 1 week ago - By Zach Nash \\ Mowing

If you mow your own lawn make sure you are keeping those blades sharp on the mower. Here at Aspen we sharpen every night, it has happened that we change out blades half-way through the day to insure a good clean cut. Here is a picture that might help you determine if you need your blade or blades sharpened.
Leaf blade A shows what a leaf blade should look like after mowing. Leaf blade B shows a leaf blade injured by a dull mower blade. Leaf blade C indicates that the mower blade is not sharp enough. The white tissue sticking out of the leaf blades (C and D) is plant vascular tissue. Leaf blade D was repeatedly mown with a dull mower blade.

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Zach Nash
Assistant Account Manager
I am going on my 11th season with Aspen. I started out mowing while in college and then moved to Turf Manager for the last 5 years. As of this year I have been promoted to Quality Control Supervisor. I have been working on lawns for going on 23...
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