Originally Posted by Deejay
Hi E man, mate, just so as I have got this straight, are you saying that you had the reel sharpened ages ago, then recently you had a new bed knife fitted by your local mower shop?
If this is the case, this is not the way to go. The cylinder reel and bedknife are ground at the same time so as they match each other....that is why I recommend that the owner take the reel and soleplate complete (with the bedknife still attached) to the engineer/machinist for the re-grind. wink

Here is a pic of my bedknife (not a great pic, but you can see where it has been ground):
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Hi DJ thanks for your reply. Here is my bed knife and its not ground down. I think when i got the cutter sharpened ages ago the bed knife was replaced at the time. It doesn't appear as thick as yours so maybe that's why. As far as i understand the bed knife only positions the grass in a certain way(how is this done ie does it keep it vertical?) When i got the cutter sharpened just recently they couldn't do the bed knife(i wish i knew this before) but i don't want to spend the cash unless i really have to.