When to Replace a Mclane Bedknife

When should a bed kife (bedknife) be replaced on a Mclane reel mower? Compare a new bed knife with an old bed knife to help determine if your old bed knife still got life on it or will be needing a new one. This video will also take you step by step in replacing a bed knife (bedknife) on a Mclane reel mower.

[@dennisbaron6623]

Bed knife was different because you when from a greens bed-knife to a standard bed-knife. McLane has two different versions, greens bed-knife are flat and stay low to ground, the standard bed-knife is curved up which sits higher from the ground.

[@machinegundroner9411]

Great video. You make it look so easy.

[@perjian1697]

That lawn is so beautiful it looks like astro turf! Cheers!

[@fertinthedirt]

Another great video! Very well explained

[@TheLawnSauce]

Thanks! One day, you may need to do this to yours.

[@kingkon164]

Great video

[@DC5nuT]

Great vid!

[@RioTheHitman]

Great vid

[@TheLawnSauce]

Thank you. I appreciate the feed back.

[@michaelatkins1617]

Great explanation. Now the other problem I have is how do you get the reel blade out.

[@TheLawnSauce]

Good question. I have a new reel I want to put in myself.

[@stanleyhenry3700]

Great piece of information. You have made it very simple.
My 25" 7-blade Gr series Mclane reel mower has an issue. The reel turns but gets hard to turn at a certain spot. I am not sure what is going on. Any thoughts on what to do?

[@tombo552001]

Aloha nice video

[@rickrparker]

As the reel heats up during mowing the center of the bed/blade will tighten ever so littler

[@rickrparker]

I would love to see the solution of the head light. Can you share that please?

[@TheLawnSauce]

I dont mow to much in the dark. In this video, I just got my lightbar headlamp and clamped it onto my grass catcher. Your comment had me searching on amazon. There were a few clamp on battery powered LED lights that I thought could work nicely.

[@esmondtakeshita5908]

My reel mower spins if it’s on a hard surface with no problems, but once it touches grass the reel stops. I just lapped the bed knife, would a worn down bed knife do this?

[@GraemeBiggs]

ok I have to know how you rigged up the lights on your grass catcher!

[@enzomoya1689]

Great explanation on your video! Is that a sticky light bar on your catcher?

[@TheLawnSauce]

I actually just clamped on my Lightbar headlamp (led strip style headlamp) to the edge of my grass catcher. It’s a temporary install for when I mow in the dark.

[@rickrparker]

Is that a led light bar on your mower? I got to have one.

[@TheLawnSauce]

i just used my my led lightbar headlamp and clamped it on my grass catcher. It was ok, a little dim. Perhaps a longer light strip would work better. I did see some clamp on, battery powered lights on amazon that I thought could work.