Who Knew Mower Blades are a Precious Commodity?

I got my money out of this mower blade - from my Craftsman mower. Yeah, I know it is bad for grass to run them this bad, but I not only hate grass (funny since I just planted some), both lawns I mow are mostly weeds anyway.


 

Pretty proud of myself - first time I've changed one of those suckers. Hardest part was finding a 22" blade. TSC - nope only had blades for riders. Hardware Store - nope, no blades at all. HD 30 miles away - again, only rider blades. Lowes in same city as closest HD - nope, nothing at all. And that was it for my search last weekend. To be fair, the stores that only had blades for riders had big empty spots where push mower blades would have been.

This past Thursday I was out in ManchVegas for Dentist and eye appointments and stopped at the HD that is normally 40 miles away from me (but only adds a couple of miles to my trip from Manch if I take highway home). Finally, scored a generic 3 in 1 blade there. Had about a billion adapters with it, and surprise, surprise, one of them fit

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[Cop Car]

OK, OK, on this one thing you take after your father. I have to nag him to get our mower blades sharpened and inspected each winter. I spent too many years inspecting propellers before flying to be insensitive to fatigue issues in the metal; and I hate to see grass pulled apart instead of being cut cleanly, so I am sensitive to sharpness. Oh, well, both you and your dad are lovable, so I shouldn't complain. Glad you got it taken care of.
; )