I was in bunnings today and looked at these - no way would i do swingbacks. They blade is wafer fin - I could just about bend it 90 deg by hand if I wanted to. The bolts would just shear the blade off
Tyler, not sure which one you saw instore - they've got a bunch of different ones that look confusingly similar. having just checked the blade itself is exactly 2mm thick - while untreated you must be a strong sucker if you can bend it in half by hand. If the holes weren't set stupidly close to the end of the bar I dunno if they'd really have the ability to shear off as 2mm of steel would take some ripping through?
I'm looking at it from the perspective if those tree nuts are stuffing the blade up so quickly, how long before the plastic deck going to end up completely obliterated.
I think I'm going to have to rake any of those off before mowing - my mother is in a rental home at present, as coming out of a divorce - looking to buy - so it's not a long term issue. Her next yard will certainly be smaller than this one - hence while it's not the 'ideal' mower for this property I know it works fine and will be fine for her next smaller yard.
I know ego is too expensive at over $1k, but could you push budget to $650?
Good idea but she has this mower and spending more $$$ isn't an option - alas divorces are expensive, especially in your 70's. So no thats ok I will just make do with this as is likely only for a few more months.
