With proper maintenance, a riding mower can last for decades. This includes regularly replacing the blades to ensure you get ...

If your mower uses the typical right-handed thread, as with replacing any blades, you need to tighten to the manufacturer's specified setting. This requires a torque wrench, which allows you to ...

A dull blade damages your grass, so it’s key to sharpen or replace a lawn mower blade regularly. Consumer Reports shows you how to do that task.

A typical mower will have one blade like the Craftsman 37700 I serviced for this guide (one mounting bolt). Some, like my Honda HRR216VKA, have two blades, an upper and a lower (two mounting bolts).

The average electric lawn mower has between 2 and 2.5 pound-feet of torque. The average of a gas-powered mower is between 4.5 and 8.75 pound-feet, which is about three times more power.

Some, not all, mower blades incorporate reverse-threaded fasteners, so you'll want to know if your mower is one of them before you start potentially applying torque in the wrong direction. The ...

Sharpening your lawn mower's blades can certainly help to keep them in good shape and cutting grass as effectively as they should, but eventually, they will require replacement, not just rejuvenation.