Balancing Lawn Mower Blades: Nail vs. Balancer

August 16, 2021

In this video

  • Do new lawn mower blades need to be balanced?

  • Testing the effectiveness of using a nail vs. using a blade balancer

  • The cost of a blade balancer

When a mower blade is damaged in any way, it goes out of balance. And damaged or imbalanced blades will cause your lawn mowers to vibrate more and run noisily and inefficiently. However, even new, undamaged blades could become unbalanced. How would you check it?

Most of the time, green industry professionals use nails on the wall to check the imbalance of the blade. But how effective is your nail on the wall compared to an actual blade balancer?

In this video, I’ll compare balancing blades using a nail against an actual blade balancer. You’ll see which offers the best test of imbalance.

Once you balance your blades properly, you will find that your commercial or residential mowers run a lot smoother. As a bonus, I’ll also describe the cost of different blade balancers.

Watch this video and share your thoughts in the comments!

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