On Tue, 11 May 2021 23:45:18 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 11 May 2021 22:25:10 -0400,
wrote:


My elecric lawn mower has for years occasionally left cresent-shaped
strips an inch wide, even though I was sure I'd covered the area.
Suddenly this spring, the same mower seems to barely cut.
But I usually don't get started mowing this early, when it's still cool
out. 60 to 65.
Does warm weather make grass plump and easier to mow?????



Clean out all the old and new grass build-up from the deck.
and clean & sharpen the blade.
https://tinyurl.com/454m9nj6
John T.


I appreciate your going to the trouble to answer.
But despite that, the question is still pending.
Does warm weather make grass plump and easier to mow?????
Does warm weather make grass easier to mow for any reason at all?????


Warm or cool weather - doesn't matter ... if your deck is
all clogged up with grass and your blade is gummed up
and dull - you'll get a poor result. Be sure to unplug it.

https://tinyurl.com/jbvf2a8p

John T.

Then it's very strange that it's cut just about the same for years, and
all of a sudden it's doing so much worse this week.

I'm even tempted to not sharpen the blade until after it gets hot here,
to see if maybe you and Clare are wrong, at least about my grass, and it
does cut better when hot out, even with the same lawn mower.

Sharpen the damned thing!!