How to Sharpen Your Lawnmower Blades the CORRECT WAY/ BAD Boy Elite Zero Turn

In this video I demonstrate how to remove, sharpen and replace your lawnmower blades the correct way.
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[@bltefft]

Good stuff. Enjoyed listening to "The Fireball Mail" as you sharpened, too.

[@papawsplace]

Glad you enjoyed it and ta=hanks for commenting.

[@lotar2369]

I absolutely feel confident I could sharpen my own blades now. YOU sir, have finally made it extremely clear to me. Thank you for taking the time to make this video!

[@papawsplace]

Glad to be of help Lotar23. Lots of people sharpen their blades to sharp and that's why they dull so fast. Thanks again and God Bless!

[@user-lh1il1ul1u]

Good job Festus, you the best…

[@papawsplace]

Thank you much! I like Festus. 👍

[@jstringer213]

Thanks brother!!! A big help!! Got a zero turn "bad boy" myself...down here in coastal Virginia...country living is the best!

[@papawsplace]

Glad to be of help my friend. Drop in anytime!

[@daytripperhd]

thanks. i have not sharpened mine ever, but will now.

[@papawsplace]

Here is a better video to watch that I made later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYGQnIGhZr9sj9U

[@skilletthandle]

Excellent video Sir. Appreciate you description thru out. Like the music also. Thank you for your time.

[@papawsplace]

Thank you!

[@CuriousKL]

I recommend using an 80 grit flap wheel.

[@papawsplace]

80 grit works great.

[@CuriousKL]

I recommend having 2 sets of blades. When the set on mower needs to be sharpened, simply swap sets. Then sharpen the dull set to be ready for the next swap.

[@papawsplace]

I actually have 4 sets for my mower I use daily mowing yards.

[@magdumpmonday]

cool deal Im gonna go ahead and sharpen mine end of this summer. I will have about 20 hours on it by then I imagine. just gonna figure out how to jack it up. I got a tractor jack I could use and some old tires for safety maybe. nice vid I subbed.

[@papawsplace]

Thank you my new friend. Feel free to drop in anytime.

[@conradb7200]

Thank you sir for a great, very helpful and easy to follow video!

[@papawsplace]

You are very welcome, thanks for watching.

[@charlesbeall2589]

Thanks Festus, you helped a lot!😉

[@papawsplace]

You are welcome, but here is a much better video on blade sharpening.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYGQnIGhZr9sj9U

[@cancelchannel3394]

There's more to shapening lawn mower blades than just running a grinder across it, you have to balance each blade by removing equal amounts of metal from each end, so you don't ruin your spindle bearings

[@papawsplace]

Things don't have to be so complicated my-friend. But I will say a person needs to have common sense and not grind one end down more than the other. Maybe I should have mentioned that. 😉

[@cancelchannel3394]

@@papawsplace wasn't trying to complicate things, just trying to help give first time DIYers, complete information that experience hasn't taught them yet 😉

[@papawsplace]

I really appreciate this reply. I've never balanced a blade in my life, but I should have mentioned to not take off more on one end than the other. I know what you're saying but somethings in these times we are living in has over complicated things. Thanks again and God Bless!

[@cancelchannel3394]

@@papawsplace love your videos, learned alot about changing hydraulic oil in my 2017 Badboy ZT Elite

[@papawsplace]

Glad I could be of help. Thanks for watching.

[@brucelayden8076]

thanks for the informative information , appriciate it

[@papawsplace]

Your welcome and Thank you for commenting.

[@drdonvulcan8353]

Been do so for many a year, but today I went to school on mower blade sharpening,Thankyou.

[@papawsplace]

Don't forget to check the balance on the blades, I forgot to add that in the video. Thanks for commenting.

[@stoneykirby1538]

Great advice. Thank you

[@papawsplace]

Thank You!

[@cindymcdevitt952]

Thank you

[@papawsplace]

Your welcome

[@SamW604]

Very helpful video. Thank you.

[@papawsplace]

Your are welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@darylboggs2917]

Love your video, especially your comments. Obviously you have been doing this a long time and have learned from your experience and your mistakes. Regarding blade wear, especially the rounding of the corners and the effect of leaving a "rooster tail" strip between the blades. Have you ever known blades to wear and actually get shorter? I measure the length of my blades after removing them and get, say, 16.15". Then when I try to find the proper replacement blade, the manual says it should be, say, 16.45". Hard to believe they could shorten that much from wear. The corners are also rounded a bit, and the rooster tails can be pretty bad where the blades overlap. Any comments?

[@papawsplace]

First I want to say thank you for viewing and commenting. As per blade length, They will wear short over time but I believe the biggest issue is blades now-a-days are built to the specs. Meaning you could buy 3 sets of new blades and all 3 could be, 1/16" difference. But yes the rounded corners is the biggest issue.

[@weekendhomeprojects]

Great video my friend.

[@papawsplace]

Thank you, Sir and Thanks for, dropping in. Drop in anytime. God Bless!

[@josephwilliamson99]

I’ve tried to tell people, they don’t need to be sharp like a knife. I tell them, just think of a weed eater, the line isn’t sharp and it cuts the grass.

[@papawsplace]

That's correct, they are doing them blades more harm than good.

[@JamesWilliams-rl2io]

I balance my blades

[@papawsplace]

Yes sir, I really should remake this video. I balance blades also when I know they are out bad enough.

[@timmydahl5765]

You left out balancing your blades, if you got a bunch of out of balanced blades you will tear up you mowers parts up. But I feel with the knowledge you showed in this video, you have to balance them and may of left that part out. Some new ppl doing this may nit know balancing is important

[@TahoeREServices]

why not sharpen with grinder while blade is still on mower?

[@papawsplace]

1: you never know if your blades are balanced 2: I can take them off and do a much better job and faster. 3: I can inspect my blades for other damage while I got them off. 4: That just doesn't make good since to me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 But thanks for that question friend.

[@stevenmay1471]

A little southern brothers sent me to your channel

[@papawsplace]

Thank you much Steven! and feel free to drop in anytime my friend. A little Sothern Brothers are some good folks. God Bless!

[@stevenmay1471]

What part of Louisiana are you in (parish)

[@stevenmay1471]

Because my dad is a swamper my mom is a logger

[@papawsplace]

Oak Grove / West Carroll Parish

[@papawsplace]

What you you mean by a swamper. A swamper to me is an employee that works under a equipment operator on a construction job or someone on an off shore oil rig.

[@robertarmentrout4794]

Sharp blades are good

[@papawsplace]

Just not to sharp.

[@martymar9713]

thxs bud!!!

[@papawsplace]

I'm gonna redo this video one day because my focus was on telling people not to over sharpen the blades and I did not show the part that you need to balance the blades. But Thanks for the view and comment.

[@brentjohnson6654]

New subscriber here. I am trying to remove my Bad Boy MZ Magnum 54”. One guy at the dealer mentioned they were reverse threaded. They aren’t budging with a 3’ breaker bar. Was this blade you removed as easy the first time? I have anti seize for when I mount the blades again. Any help you can provide this country hobby mechanic would be appreciated. All the best! Good video.

[@papawsplace]

Thank you for the Sub. I've always used an impact wrench but they shouldn't be that tight. I have never had a lawn mower with lefthanded threads on the blade myself. Righty Tighty - Lefty Lucy when you are looking up at the bolt from the ground.

[@brentjohnson6654]

@@papawsplace thanks. I used a Ryobi impact wrench I purchased today and it came off after two hits. I was amazed. As I loosened the first one I realized I needed to crank the mower up higher. I have a front wheel life from Harbor Freight and it works pretty well. Thanks for writing back. I now have new blades and understand how to do it. Also I am going to sharpen the old ones as you taught me on the video. Thanks again!

[@papawsplace]

@@brentjohnson6654 Glad to be of help my friend.

[@MyFinnisSUCHagoodboy]

Not just new to blade sharpening, but to using a grinder also. What kind of wheel/blade do I use for this? Thanks.

[@papawsplace]

I like using the 60 grit Flap Disc

[@MyFinnisSUCHagoodboy]

@@papawsplace thanks!

[@papawsplace]

anytime

[@stbenardnot510]

If you have ever seen a hydraulic hose blow, you would never get under anything like you are. You are not fast enough to get out of the way. I blew a hose one time with a load of manure in the bucket. Bang! It was on the ground.

[@papawsplace]

You are so correct.

[@sproulman1]

You have to balance the blades or they will ruin your spindle bearings ...

[@papawsplace]

Yes I agree. in this video I did forget to tell people that. But YES I balance my blades. Maybe I should do a video on balancing blades. 🤣🤣

[@sproulman1]

@@papawsplace no problem most know you have to balance blades . Nail is way we did it years ago but I bought plastic balancer now ...

[@papawsplace]

I really need to redo this video because of leaving the balancing part out.

[@davidperry7511]

You don't bounce your blades

[@papawsplace]

I don't bounce them. 😂😂 but I know you mean balance them but I know I forgot to put that in the video. I really need to make a new video on this.

[@michaelmcelwain2053]

Clean your deck.

[@papawsplace]

I need to make a video on cleaning the deck. 😉

[@bobhartley4790]

Long winded fella

[@papawsplace]

😉

[@nicktravascio8337]

Either fast forward or don’t watch. Why criticize. Must be a northern thing.

[@papawsplace]

🤣🤣