How To Replace a Lawn Mower Blade

Lawn mower blades must be replaced after so many hours of cutting, and the steps in this instructable explain how to perform this simple parts replacement.

Broken, dull, damaged, and mismatched mower blades can cause a number of easily-noticed symptoms.

Damaged mower blades can cause excessive vibration in the mower, while dull mower blades usually get noticed by the ugly, irregular patterns they make in the lawn.

Mower blades can be sharpened several times to extend their life and ensure that your grass gets a healthy cut, but they can only be filed so many times before a blade replacement is necessary.

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Homeowners can save themselves quite a bit of money performing simple repairs like this one. New mower blades tend to be reasonably priced, and mower blade replacements usually only require the use of a wrench.

For information about matching a replacement mower blade to your mower, please read the article, Lawn Mower Blade Measurements and Types.

Steps to Replace a Lawn Mower Blade

Mower blade mounting designs vary, but the basic steps are usually the same. Most mowers have use a very simple blade mounting design like the mower we use below as an example .

Step 1 Set the Mower on its side

Always set the mower on the side that does not have a carburetor so that the mower's fuel does not leak out.

Make sure the gas and oil caps are screwed on tightly before tipping the mower.

Comments

[georion]

Small world !!!! i just ordered some parts for a mower from you guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pfred2]

I use a pneumatic impact gun to remove mower blades. Bang and it is done. If I had to do it with hand tools the last tool I'd pick would be a ratchet. I'd use either a breaker bar or the combination wrench like what you're putting the blade back on with. A few taps with a mallet or scrap of wood on the end of the tool in the direction you want to spin would loosen the nut fast.

I get dozens of sharpenings out of a blade too not just a few like you said. I sharpen my tractor blades every other cut and only replace them every other year.

[rimar2000]

I sharp it with the hand grinder. It functions!

[pfred2]

Me too!

[toolrepair]

Make sure to hang on to any mower pieces that help mount the blade, like the retaining plate pictured in Step 3.

[DIY-Guy]

That mower blade and nut look really clean compared to mine. How do you get the nut off when everything is covered with the green-black crud that won't come off?

[evacuumstore]

I agree with rimar2000, all you need to do is sharpen the blade on a grinder.

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[Infinitevortex]

Shouldn't you disconnect the spark plug in order to make sure the mover won't start if you rotate the blade?

[chris15252]

The mower won't start if the control handle isn't pressed down. Even if the control handle was pressed in, it isn't likely you would be able to start the engine by rotating the blade.

[staplefaced]

you should disconnect the spark plug anyway even if it's one in 10000 it can happen.

[toolrepair]

For added safety, I would agree that disconnecting the spark plug is a good decision :)

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