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What kind of blades are you using?
Type of blade does not matter.
Bahia is abrasive as sand.
It will dull bush hog blades much faster than corn stalks.

I have to mow 2 acres if bahia around the farm house all summer. If you let it grow for more than 14 days it will bog a 6' bush hog and 55hp JD tractor.
 

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Didn't know if you seen any of the Oregon line.
https://www.oregonproducts.com/en/sand-blade,-21"/p/99-502

I guess some have a "hardened" cutting surface for longer running intervals.
I’ve tried some of the Gator line in the past, basically the same dulling/re-sharpening results. Out of Rotary, Husky, or the Gator blades...I get a little better longevity and more cuts before re-sharpening, out of the Rotary blades.
 

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You guys grow a lot of meth there, right?
We grow lots of fat chicks here.
lol well you can keep them there and stay warm in the winter

maybe send a couple to steve

No, gfy, I'm straight!!! Lol
lol i had to say it slacker

Use them Oregon Gator blades myself.
Dallas must use a gay blade, with all his queer talk.
lol i sharpen my blades on rocks
its quicker and easier than a grinder

and i have to know who i can turn my back on
theres only a couple here im worried about turning my back on

we will let you guess lol
 

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IMG_20200914_151640.jpg Hate these switches they lose connection and wear out easily.
Sister's place I'm going to rip all of them out and put standard one's in.
 
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View attachment 258557 Hate these switches they wear out easily.
Sister's place I'm going to rip all of them out and put standard one's in.
Who makes ‘em is the biggest factor. I’ve had 14 Leviton switches of the same style in my kitchen/breakfast area (they were already here when I bought the home in ‘07)...and have never had a single one fail yet.
 

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I’ve tried some of the Gator line in the past, basically the same dulling/re-sharpening results. Out of Rotary, Husky, or the Gator blades...I get a little better longevity and more cuts before re-sharpening, out of the Rotary blades.
We cut 10 acres of Bahia at the in-laws place in Swainsboro. Thats what bosslady is up to this week. Cant let it go more than 2 weeks. Get 2 cuttings out of a set of blades before sharpening. OEM Gravely and have tried Oregon blades. About the same. Usually it wears through the ends at the airlifts and starts splitting.
 

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Who makes ‘em is the biggest factor. I’ve had 14 Leviton switches of the same style in my kitchen/breakfast area (they were already here when I bought the home in ‘07)...and have never had a single one fail yet.
Third one of the switches two of the wall sockets fail
This is not heavy gauge wire like the old stuff
These thin wire's lose contact easy.
 
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Cobalt or HSS...?

Yeppers.

theres only a couple here im worried about turning my back on

Jail changes a man dot dot dot

Who makes ‘em is the biggest factor. I’ve had 14 Leviton switches of the same style in my kitchen/breakfast area (they were already here when I bought the home in ‘07)...and have never had a single one fail yet.

Yep. I've got Leviton rocker switches upstairs. Never had one fail in 25 years. Standard switches downstairs....I've replaced a couple 3 ways.
 

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We cut 10 acres of Bahia at the in-laws place in Swainsboro. Thats what bosslady is up to this week. Cant let it go more than 2 weeks. Get 2 cuttings out of a set of blades before sharpening. OEM Gravely and have tried Oregon blades. About the same. Usually it wears through the ends at the airlifts and starts splitting.
...the outermost hi-lift wing is the most vulnerable point on all of ‘em. It wears the quickest, regardless of mfg’r. Then the second hi-lift wing starts to go.
 

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Third one of the switches two of the wall sockets
This is not heavy gauge wire like the old stuff
These thin wire's lose contact easy.
Obviously not 12/3, or 12/2 and a ground if ya wanna term it that way, Romex. That *s-wordt looks about like 14ga at best now that I look at the pic again.
 
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