Do people do this?
It may pay to do it as i had my 3rd cut of a new clients lawn today and have been stepping the height down as requested. The first 2 cuts were fine but today i hit something with an almighty thump and blade pretty much stopped. Upon inspection it was a 3 inch steel pipe which must have been an old swing or something that had been cut off pretty tight to the ground. The first cuts didn't reach it but today i hit it pretty solidly.
It's safe to say it is the worth contact i have ever had, the blade pretty much stopped and the mower is vibrating pretty badly, what do you reckon? I know I am looking at a badly bent blade at the very least if i am lucky but could it have bent the shaft or what else may have bitten the dust??
Oh and its a honda hrx 537
Oh the pain...... Bring on the sympathy/chastising
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I have a Hayter Double 3 that I acquired off a pub I do maintenance for. It has severe shaking and an extremely bent crankshaft, apparently due to someone catching a large lump of metal chain that was tied around a street sign (assumption being someone had locked a push bike to it sometime). I always try and check long grass before mowing - or do it over with my swinging blade Hayterette to avoid machine damage.
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