Pullstart 62,888 #1 Posted May 12, 2023 I think I know what this is for. I don’t know what it’s called. I picked it up for a buck at an estate sale and would like to swing it around. It looks like some of the teeth need peening back straight, and a beveled edge is applied to the bottom? In it’s current state, it is holding onto more grass than it is cutting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #2 Posted May 12, 2023 I had one like that too Kev. Nice yard art anyway Sharpen the teeth with a chainsaw file? Maybe called a scythe mini... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,508 #3 Posted May 12, 2023 That's a beard trimmer and comb Bubb. Big fellas in the loggin' camps use to use em. Paul Bunyan types. Might cut weeds n grass though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,299 #4 Posted May 12, 2023 We always called it a sling blade. I have one that was my ole man's. he used a file on the bottom of the blade to sharpen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,561 #5 Posted May 12, 2023 That's what people who don't own 's use to whack weeds... Not sure why they don't own 's, but I'm not a psychologist so I won't hazard a guess... A Haiku... Hand tools do exist But Wheel Horses are better Can't ride a hand tool 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwerl58 704 #6 Posted May 12, 2023 I have one and we call it a sling blade also. Mine was passed down to me. The handle bolts and blade bolts need to be kept tight. Sharpen it with a flat file and it works well for clearing a path through tall grass. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #7 Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: We always called it a sling blade. I have one that was my ole man's. he used a file on the bottom of the blade to sharpen. They had grass "back then?" 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,299 #8 Posted May 12, 2023 No grass , just weeds and pine needles and cones. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,741 #9 Posted May 12, 2023 I have one at my Dad's and it is free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #10 Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) I used to have one. But I kept stepping on it and whacking the kiwi's! Edited May 12, 2023 by squonk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,299 #11 Posted May 12, 2023 @squonk you sure it wasn't a rake or a hoe that wacked you in the head not the kiwis. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,408 #12 Posted May 12, 2023 Cool, first time I've ever seen one with both ends supported. I've got one in my shed with a golf grip on it. It's what I grew up using to cut the ditch weeds around the culvert. Looks like you can still buy new, called a grass whip. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #13 Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: @squonk you sure it wasn't a rake or a hoe that wacked you in the head not the kiwis. Those "mowers have short handles" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
