I think it was the right one i was looking at. It was $340 and had a little edge to edge cutting thing behind the front wheels. In the long run, the mower is probably a good fit for her.
I was able to deflect the tip of the blade a good 15mm without much effort at all and I am not that strong (especially with a stuffed left shoulder). If I really wanted to I think I could have bent it pretty decently.
The way I am thinking about it is if you drill a 10mm hole for a blade bolt it is going to weaken it.
The original blade has a side profile of 2mm high and 50mm wide. Hence profile is 100mm^2.
If you drill a 10mm hole in that blade, you are effectively reducing the cross section down to 80mm^2 at its worst point. If your then hanging a heavier blade off of a point that has 20% less metal, I don't know how it would go. The stress raiser effect just seems too high for me.
If it was a regular mower bar blade that is thicker, I wouldnt give it a second thought, but this worries me.
