Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 1 December 2025
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 days ago
The last coat of paint has gone on the lawnmower. I failed to keep the paint off my hands this time, so I’m now sprorting yellow spots. We should have a couple of mostly dry days coming up so I’ll be able to get out and cut the grass and see how much difference to new sharp blades make.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Always wanted to sharpen my mower blades.
Also you’d mow more quickly had you painted it red.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 days ago
My last lawnmower was basically a glorifies whipper snipper and had a plastic ‘blade’. Having to worry about things like sharpening a blade is a new thing for me.
I don’t really want the lawnmower to go too fast, I generally keep the speed control closer to tortoise than hare, so red could have been a problem. The yellow is all underneath so is mostly invisible anyway & I’m pretty sure the red thing only works if you can see it.