blades for a 59

[coppersmythe]

good evening all from the hot , humid deep south . i have a 59 mower , on my loboy i bought from harold . it needs new blades ( about 2 years too late ) . where would be a good place to get them ? first time for me to replace them ( seven years ?) . not sure what i need to know , woods , IH , other ? left hand bolts ? thanks , coppersmythe...................PS: i have been on a free chase bear hunt in canada ( successful ) , and laying low in the swamps down the road from my house , filling up the freezer with bass , sac-a lait , big blue crabs , and channelcats ...............sometimes you just have to disconnect from the insanity of "modern" life

[tmays]

I need to pop on down and join you in eating some of that!

[tst]

look at the old blades, if they are woods many have the part number stamped in them

[john2189]

woods 59- right hand thread - blades are woods 6950, I get mine at napa , cant remember the napa number but they can cross them , much cheaper than woods dealer. Or Ebay

[Urbish]

I got a set or Oregon brand blades on Amazon for really cheap

[tarawa]

Read my post on new blades. I ordered them on ebay. Very good quality, but were meant for a mower that spins counter clock wise. Doesn’t cut well on the back side of the blade!

[coppersmythe]

thanks for the input , i hope the bolts come off easily , they have been on too long . coppersmythe..........................

[john2189]

thanks for the input , i hope the bolts come off easily , they have been on too long . coppersmythe..........................

15/16” 6 point socket and impact, corners could be worn. right hand threads they will come right off. Napa number 7-04426 for the blades. I think they were $16.00 each I bought last fall.

John

[Gary S.]

I bought the Oregon's from someone on ebay. Like them so much I should have bought another set......

[k hutchins]

I stick with Woods. In 25 yrs l've gone through 4 or 5 sets, but thats mowing 5 acres every 7 days or so from Apr-Oct. They have good steel in them and can be resharpened a number of times until they get too narrow. I get mine from Alderman's here in Mi. I save shipping, they're only 30 mi up the road.
Also as far as removal, l use an impact and socket. Never fails. Then just a dab of grease on the thread when reinstalling to help next time.
JMO FWIW