Hello,
I read somewhere that "they" make a small clamp gadget to go on the underside of a lawnmower deck to hold the blade stationary and prevent rotation when one is putting on a new blade.
The kids at HD didn't know what i was talking about, and I couldn't find anything there like this.
Anyone happen to know what HD, or possibly ACE Hardware, actually calls these gadgets, or who makes ?
Thanks, Bob
2x4 [two by four] ? :-)
Jim
Sears has them. I don't know what they are called.
I never had any problems using a 2x4 as a wedge when I couldn't just hold the blade with a glove...
That stirs a very old memory. I may have seen such a gadget advertised, but never bought one. I usually use the toe of my boot. Many things are advertised, but not really needed.
It's called a 6" piece of 2x4. Jam it between the blade and something underneath the deck.
s
Hmmm. I just grab the blade with gloved hand and wrench on the other hand. Worked all the time.
Amazing thing that there Google
search text: lawn mower blade changing clamp
or you could use this high tech device:
That SHOULD work. BUT people tend to think lawnmower blades need to be tightened to hell and back when a simple finger tight will do. They are self tightening. (unless you have one of those cheesy spline type hookups on a cheapy mower)
s
personally, i just stick the 1/2" impact on them to remove them. And spin them back on by hand, and give the blade/bolt a snugn' by hand going back on. They are self tightening.
sI just use my boot tip to press against the blade and keep it from turning. Been doing it that way for decades.
I like heavy leather work gloves.
make sure you pull the plug so that it doesn't start up on you while you are wrenching on it...
Mark
I use a scrap piece of 2x4. Cost = 0.
The money I saved I put toward things more important.
By the way, if you have a small lawn, consider a push reel mower. They start every time. I know there are drawbacks, but whatever we can do for the planet, we ought to do that first.
Unlike the bolt hole thing, you can use your boot on other mowers, too.
Lee Valley sells them - they're called a "mower blade clamp" (who'da thunk it?)
Follow the link;
The one I'm familiar with is called "Blade Buster"
These are the tools I use to hold my mower blade:
Foot -- wear a boot.
Hand -- wear a heavy leather glove.
I have been using an old wooden pallet slat.
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