Does This Odd Mower Blade Actually Sharpen Itself? Let's Find Out

On a crisp quiet night I can hear my mower blades dulling themselves.

Dwight Yoakam would still be alive in Slingblade if he was hit over the head with this.😂

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They intro always makes my day. I didn't know rubber could be sharpened.

A nylon string on a weed wacker works about the same.

There’s no blades made for anything that my brother-in-law can’t destroy.

So it basically turned your mower into a giant weedeater. lol. Nice.

8:12 mark. That squirrel ran for its life!

Rubber blades, plastic cams, composite airplanes...where's your dinner?....Al Scott

You put it through the torture test. I think it did good. It looks like the main safety feature is, it doesn't send rocks off like bullets. The rubber blade absorbs most of the energy when it hits something hard.

Remember the 'Flymow"?

My Dad was a Lawn Boy man-love hearing it run-wonderful memories-thank you!

That thing ranks up there with Briggs Check-n-Add 😉 That won't cut your foot if you hit it, it will bluntly tear it off 🫨

It looks like with just a small amount of wear, it will be robbing horse power from a mower due to the rough edges.

Just the thing I was looking for, to mow my rock garden in the desert.

12.95 in 1970s dollars is a little over $100 today. That thing was expensive back in the day! For a blade that can’t be resharpened and has no lift. One season of homeowner use, at best.

I wonder if this rubber blade would protect the crankshaft from getting bent when hitting a hard object.

I found this from Farm Show magazine. Kind of wish they still made these. Rubber Mower Blade "Our rubber mower blade cuts grass as well or better than steel thanks to the nylon fibers that run through it," says John Chung, representative of Safe-T-Blade, Inc., manufacturer of a new rubber lawn mower blade that virtually eliminates danger to toes and fingers from spinning blades and reduces the danger from thrown rocks and other ob- jects. The combination rubber-nylon blade has a steel mounting insert at center. One size replaces any 17 to 22-in. blade. You simply trim off the ends of the blade to fit. "It'll never rust, chip or break and you never have to sharpen it because as the rubber wears the nylon fibers that do the cutting are exposed. It's the only lawn mower blade that's self-sharpening and self-balancing, requiring no maintenance. It also works better in damp grass because grass won't stick to it as easily," says Chung, noting that the blade virtually eliminates danger to operators. "When the blade strikes an object, it absorbs the impact, greatly reducing the chance of injury and reducing the danger of flying rocks or objects. It also protects the crankshaft" They used to advertise them in Farm Show magazine. I always thought they would be good for my rocky mountain property in Vermont. Hidden tips of rocks, and boulders destroy my blades and spindles. Might be worth a try. I believe a different company sells something similar today.

I bet if you look at the grass that you cut tomorrow. The tips of those blades of grass will be all brown and frayed.😊😊

lel! 8:11+ Squirrel is like: "There goes the neighborhood."