• bobzrkrOP
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    6 days ago

    Honestly just watched some you tube videos. But after the first time it’s pretty easy. Just change the oil, air filter, spark plug and blade.

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      5 days ago

      If you have a metal file and a vice, you can just sharpen the blade and it will last pretty much forever! Unless that’s what you meant.

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        5 days ago

        I tried sharpening once. But between my kids and wife I always manage to hit a rock, or brick, or toy. And that really messes up the blade. New blades are like $20-30, I don’t have to spend time sharpening them, and the old one is 100% recyclable. So I’ll spend $20 to save time.

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          3 days ago

          My town has a small shop that sells mowers and general landscaping equipment, and for a few bucks they’ll also sharpen blades. I just have them do it annually cause I also grew tired of doing it, amd new blades feels wasteful. Maybe you can find a place to sharpen for you cheaply.