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| |  | Pet Supplies | Home » » » American Lawn Mower Company Reel Mower Sharpening Kit #SK-1 | | | | | | | Description: | | The American Lawn Mower Company reel mower sharpening kit is an easy way to keep reel blades in top cutting form. This do-it-yourself kit allows users to sharpen their own mowers at home. The kit contains everything you need for safe and effective sharpening, including a detailed instruction manual, grinding compound, application brush, and a special back-lapping crank. The kits is designed for use with 1705-16 and 1815-18 push mowers. Cutting down on mowing time, this sharpening kits gives you an environmentally-friendly, perfectly cut lawn. | | | Features: | |
• Reel mower sharpening kit keeps reel blades in top cutting form
• Cuts down on mowing time; environmentally-friendly
• Do-it-yourself kit allows users to sharpen their own mowers at home
• Includes grinding compound, application brush, and back-lapping crank
• Designed for use with 1705-16 and 1815-18 push mowers
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 58 reviews |
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 works great!Jun 30, 2010
I was skeptical about using this product although most reviews are pretty good. When it arrived in the mail I immediately tried it out and it was so much easier to cut the grass. The instructions are very easy and clear and once you sharpen your lawn mower blades it will be even easier to do in the future since you won't have to go step by step in the manual.
it worked!Jun 22, 2010
The house I rent had a reel mower that I began using, but it was rather dull and not cutting effectively. I couldn't find any local lawnmower place that would sharpen blades on the reel mower, and I was considering just buying a new one. Thought I'd try this kit first because it's rather inexpensive. Followed the directions, and now the mower cuts much better!
Reel Mower Sharpening - It Really WorksJun 10, 2010
After calling and driving around much of the city in a futile search for someone who would sharpen my reel mower, I ordered the kit. It worked great. My mower had sat in a damp basement for four years, so it was dull and rusty. In about an hour it was shiny, sharp and adjusted to cut efficiently. My lawn looks great.
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Expertly Sharpens Blades...A Couple Of TipsMay 30, 2010
I bought an old time hand push mower about 3 years ago. Though I have definitely found it to be inferior to a power mower in its ability to pass over many a tall blade of grass or weed, its superiority in its ease of use and dependability has sold me on them for life. I would never use a power mower again. (Not with my size lawn anyway).
The rotary blades on the hand mower do not sharpen, nor do they cut the same way as the single blade design of a power mower. While power mowers can be easily sharpened at an angle with just a file if necessary, the rotary blades of the hand mower are sharpened flat across the face of the blade. Something very difficult to do by hand even if you had the mower completely disassembled. This very simple three piece system consists of a brush, a crank handle, and a small container of grinding compound. The instructions that come with the kit are pretty simple without a lot of detail, but describe it well enough for you to get the job done. Personally, I found the hardest part of the whole job at the very beginning. Removing the small "C" clamp that holds the wheel on. Though the instructions simply stated that one should pry off the C ring by merely "sticking a regular slotted screw driver into the opening" of it, for me there was nothing at all "merely" about it. No amount of prying, twisting, pushing or swearing allowed me to get a grip on the C clamp with just a screwdriver, or even two of them. All I ended up doing for 15 minutes was chase it around the axle. I finally got it off by concluding that I would sacrifice it by ruining it with needle nose pliers, and then putting on a new one. (As it turned out, I easily reshaped the original clamp and reinstalled it). After removing the clamp the wheel slips right off and you have to remove the gear wheel that assures the forward action of the blades when it motion. It is not attached in any way and just lifts off. But one word of warning here. Neither the directions or any other reviewer at the time of this writing mentions that the gear wheel directs its forward motion by the wheel slipping over a little "key" or steel sliver that slides into a slot on the gear shaft. The key is loose after removal of the gear wheel and can easily fall out and be lost while moving the mower around during the sharpening process. Make sure you either keep an eye on it in the shaft, or remove it to a safe place. The actual sharpening process is quite easy, just time consuming. You spread the compound onto the blades with the little brush supplied and then turn the mower back wards with the crank provided. You will get tired, but you can rest and restart. Give it a good ten minutes. The more you crank the better the sharpening job. Oh and the crank does not slip over the entire shaft, it is snug and has to be wiggled on. You may want to tap it with a light hammer or screwdriver so you don't have to keep stopping and pushing it back on during the spinning process. When you're done, the reassembly is very easy, (don't forget the little key if you removed it), and after cleaning up the excess compound, your mower will cut like its a brand new model. It really did make quite a difference for me and I highly recommend this simple kit that will perform the job easily. Push mower blades stay sharp a lot longer than power blades so a sharpening job every other season, or even every three should be enough. Under that schedule, this kit should last you through many years of your mowers use. Highly recommended....
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Perfect Reel Mower Sharpening Kit!May 27, 2010
As described. Great booklet with great instructions. Did the job and would def recommend product. Perfect!
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