Do these blades need to be prepped in any way before installation?
1585486
No they simple need to be bolted to the spindle of your lawn mower deck. Just make sure the teeth are facing up or the blades will not work as intended.
1585487
No. I unpacked them, installed them, and was mowing within minutes. I had already removed the old blades, which was by far the hardest part.
1585488
I'm not sure yet, I have them but have not yet installed. From the looks of them I would say they don't need prep.
1585489
No all you have to do is take off your regular blades and put on the gator blades and start chopping they work great I Love them
1728607
No, I don't think so. These blades come off when you push a button on the unit. They are much easier to use than taking them on and off with a screwdriver.
1279278
You can add the blades to your order. I am using the Merkur blades in my razor. I would recommend though that after each shave to take the blade from the razor and dry all the moisture from the blade and then put a thin coat of baby oil on the blade and place it back into the razor. This will extend the use of the blade for more shaves. The oil keeps the edge of the blade from rusting and the blade keeps a sharper edge longer.
1118934
Oops...I hit "enter" too soon. To install the blade, you have to retract the blade guard, pull it up and away from the blade housing as much as you can (the guard is a little flexible), then wrangle the blade in and lower the blade guard. Stupid, but true.
1176175
Yes, They came pre-gaped and ready to use out of the box. I installed them myself and had no problems and great performance.
1384309
I actually had the same problems and I used them on myself. I made the huge mistake of "zero gapping" the blades I think straight out of the box they are crisp enough. And the problem with this is since the screws are so small they adjusted their self during cutting and often times I would leave scratches and marks. To combat this problem I ordered the t-wide blade for it for the blade adjustment screws are a little bit larger and the blades stay in line and finally I just left at factory without zeroing the blade . I did this and I haven't cut my self since I hope this helps
1697531
Not that I know of. Perhaps contact the company, I don't think the blades need oil for sure.
51886
My metal is edge was painted over. I ran a file over the blade to give it a honed edge before installing it by attaching it to a vise. A vise, a file and 5 minutes and you'll have a better edge.
519037
No they should look fine just get all the air bubble out if you get any, I would measure security film out 1st pre cut with a cardboard templates so it can be just right.
690132
I did not try to take the blades off. I think it's probably not safe to. On the new assembly that I got, there is no screw or nut.
706150
Yea they are screw in. I never used the ones I bought. Dont trust the spider clips to hold the blades in place. Lotta guys like em but I dont want to have to worry about blades flopping loose when a buck is getting close.
1756210
Please unscrue the two scruse on the back of the blades, when you do this then you will see 4 small scruse! Tighten them down and you shouldnt have any more poblems,
1872715
Absolutely not. I had some old blades that I practice with. Also sought advice from employee's who use the same equipment at lawn mower repair shops.
1870575
I just bought extra blades but I have cleaned and sharpened them before. Hope this helps.
1487727
Yes, it's as simple as just screwing down the two screws. Shouldn't take more than one minute to replace the blade.
2247593
Absolutely... a rag with little WD-40 to get the 'oil' off the blade and you're ready to go. GREAT edge and taper on the blade as well. Enjoy!!!
1340910
I don't know. The instruction booklet does not say. There are a couple of phillips screws that hold the blade cover in place, so it may be possible to pull them off without too much trouble, but I don't see any blade #s on there.