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    Im feeling grumpy because we have had bugger all rain in sydney the grass is almost straw and I'm getting cancelations everyday ( fair enough ) and the forecast for summer is hot and very little rain...its shaping up to be a bad summer for mowing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greenie View Post
    Im feeling grumpy because we have had bugger all rain in sydney the grass is almost straw and I'm getting cancelations everyday ( fair enough ) and the forecast for summer is hot and very little rain...its shaping up to be a bad summer for mowing
    Your right about the weather Greenie its dry ass
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    mowing in sand, these blades are new - this is 2 hours worth of sand blasting a.k.a. mowing (and they sell for $50 each in Oz)

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    I forget the name but here goes,.. welding electrodes that iv'e seen boilermakers use at the steelworks that are designed for hard use surfaces. Each shutdown some machine parts were 'topped up' with a few runs and ground back into shape. Worth a try as the blades your using are designed to wear out so you have to buy more. I think the chance of being off balance is minimal, worth a shot??

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJD Mowing View Post
    Your right about the weather Greenie its dry ass
    Maybe a bit more roughage in your diet dean!ha!last weeks rain has greened this up a bit.luckily not much more forecast between now and xmas...back to grumpy thread;on call customers who wait till last minute and want lawns done before Christmas even though I've told them to book early,then I'll bust my backside trying to do them all and won't hear from again till February..

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    ^^ l'm not answering calls if they're not on my contacts list - getting about 6-10 a day

    BSD, l've got heaps of worn blades, will try sharpening some when things settle down......




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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    ^^ l'm not answering calls if they're not on my contacts list - getting about 6-10 a day
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    Yeh its crazy how everyone needs the garden done this week......

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    Sorry booked out.....see you next tear

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    Got to love Christmas and the presents it brings.
    Trampolines, pop up pools, and swing sets. More sh*t to mow around and do we ever hear "sorry mate here's a few extra $$". Not likely.

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    I was mowing the flat part of a steep block yesterday and left the sp mower to answer the phone. After a minute I heard the mower change tone and turned around to see it rolling down the slope. It got onto the steep/rocky part of the block at a fair pace, did a couple of cartwheels and stopped about 50 metres away with the engine still idling.
    It couldn't get traction to drive back up so I had to drag the thing up to the top again.
    Thankfully, no damage to the mower.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GardeningSolutions View Post
    Got to love Christmas and the presents it brings.
    Trampolines, pop up pools, and swing sets. More sh*t to mow around and do we ever hear "sorry mate here's a few extra $$". Not likely.
    get in from the start and tell them it will take extra time so the cost goes up
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    Looks like we are getting a scorcher on Xmas Day with 40 deg and the same on Boxing Day. Was gonna smoke a ham in the smoker but they have kyboched that idea with total fire bans. Will have to get another carton extra just to make up for evaporation lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by BSD View Post
    I forget the name but here goes,.. welding electrodes that iv'e seen boilermakers use at the steelworks that are designed for hard use surfaces. Each shutdown some machine parts were 'topped up' with a few runs and ground back into shape. Worth a try as the blades your using are designed to wear out so you have to buy more. I think the chance of being off balance is minimal, worth a shot??
    Called hard facing, not worth the effort on mowing blades
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Looks like we are getting a scorcher on Xmas Day with 40 deg and the same on Boxing Day. Was gonna smoke a ham in the smoker but they have kyboched that idea with total fire bans. Will have to get another carton extra just to make up for evaporation lol
    Not in Victor Harbor. 33degree forecast. It's like living in another country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    mowing in sand, these blades are new - this is 2 hours worth of sand blasting a.k.a. mowing (and they sell for $50 each in Oz)

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    Hi Red,

    I used to sharpen with a angle grinder and used a blade balance I bought from Dean, works great. Yes we did not have sand just lots of rocks and red dust so did the same job. Usually got at least 2 sharpens out of each blade before they wore out.

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    never, they want to pay the least amount as possible

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