Re: Re: Brush Hog Blade Sharpening
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Posted by Mac on June 29, 1998 at 11:34:41:
In Reply to: Re: Brush Hog Blade Sharpening posted by Paul Fox on June 28, 1998 at 15:17:33:
: : I just bought a used brush hog and want to sharpen the blades. Right now they look very blunt and not very sharp. Is it normal practice to have the blade cut almost at a right angle to the side of the blade and not pointed like a knife blade? : Duane: : I'll be watching for replies to this, and I've got an idea that you'll get a lot of different opinions. Here's mine...I've used a 5' Woods Dixie Cutter for 10 years now, and I've had a set of blades sharpened exactly once, at considerable expense. I cut everything from what is basically lawn to brush, alders and poplar up to 4" thick, and after the first pass, I can't tell the difference between brand new blades with the traditional knife-edge on them, and old beaters that are about as sharp as a baseball bat. I don't see the advantage. Like I said, my opinion, and I'll be interested to see others. I agree with the responses up to a certain point. I keep my 10 ft
Woods sharpened once a year - to about 60 degrees - because it may cut
fine in the summer green grass, but when it comes to dry sedge, etc, in the
fall and winter, I have found that I need sharp blades to get this dry stuff cut. I use a 5 inch sanding disk and it only takes me about 15 minutes to sharpen
the blades (4 of them). Not a bad investment of time to satisfy the anally-retentive
farmboy that likes neat, well groomed pastures!!!! And with the disk you don't have to
remove the blades.
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