On a crisp quiet night I can hear my mower blades dulling themselves.

Dwight Yoakam would still be alive in Slingblade if he was hit over the head with this.😂

There’s no blades made for anything that my brother-in-law can’t destroy.

A nylon string on a weed wacker works about the same.

My favorite!! Lawn Mower Mysteries and Oddities!! Thank you Taryl!

They intro always makes my day. I didn't know rubber could be sharpened.

So it basically turned your mower into a giant weedeater. lol. Nice.

Rubber blades, plastic cams, composite airplanes...where's your dinner?....Al Scott

Remember the 'Flymow"?

Just the thing I was looking for, to mow my rock garden in the desert.

No mower blade sharpens itself!!

That Lawn Boy™ sounds great.

My Dad was a Lawn Boy man-love hearing it run-wonderful memories-thank you!

8:12 mark. That squirrel ran for its life!

It looks like with just a small amount of wear, it will be robbing horse power from a mower due to the rough edges.

That little Lawnboy cuts better than one of the newer Ego Power electric mowers.

You put it through the torture test. I think it did good. It looks like the main safety feature is, it doesn't send rocks off like bullets. The rubber blade absorbs most of the energy when it hits something hard.

I bet if you look at the grass that you cut tomorrow. The tips of those blades of grass will be all brown and frayed.😊😊

Waiting for a male Karen to say (in Taryl’s high pitched comment voice) “You should recycle those bottles,not chop them up”

That thing ranks up there with Briggs Check-n-Add 😉 That won't cut your foot if you hit it, it will bluntly tear it off 🫨

I found this from Farm Show magazine. Kind of wish they still made these. Rubber Mower Blade "Our rubber mower blade cuts grass as well or better than steel thanks to the nylon fibers that run through it," says John Chung, representative of Safe-T-Blade, Inc., manufacturer of a new rubber lawn mower blade that virtually eliminates danger to toes and fingers from spinning blades and reduces the danger from thrown rocks and other ob- jects. The combination rubber-nylon blade has a steel mounting insert at center. One size replaces any 17 to 22-in. blade. You simply trim off the ends of the blade to fit. "It'll never rust, chip or break and you never have to sharpen it because as the rubber wears the nylon fibers that do the cutting are exposed. It's the only lawn mower blade that's self-sharpening and self-balancing, requiring no maintenance. It also works better in damp grass because grass won't stick to it as easily," says Chung, noting that the blade virtually eliminates danger to operators. "When the blade strikes an object, it absorbs the impact, greatly reducing the chance of injury and reducing the danger of flying rocks or objects. It also protects the crankshaft" They used to advertise them in Farm Show magazine. I always thought they would be good for my rocky mountain property in Vermont. Hidden tips of rocks, and boulders destroy my blades and spindles. Might be worth a try. I believe a different company sells something similar today.

12.95 in 1970s dollars is a little over $100 today. That thing was expensive back in the day! For a blade that can’t be resharpened and has no lift. One season of homeowner use, at best.

"It's just a flesh wound" comes to mind.

Thank you mr.malden It always facilitates me to see what people have dreamed up over the years...good and bad.

From over here in Australia, I'm glad you kept that thing. That compression "bounce" once the blades were on says that rebuild I watched you do was a good one.

This is entertaining to watch. I didn't know blades like that existed but was neat to watch what it could do.

I think Trojan was the parent company trying to branch out back then. 😂

I wonder if this rubber blade would protect the crankshaft from getting bent when hitting a hard object.

Interesting that this blade comes from AZ where home lawns are scarce because of water scarcity. Landscaping at homes typically consists of desert plants, cacti and crushed rock. Maybe they had golf courses in mind.

If you think that blade is self sharpening, you have a good imagination.

Their line of rubber roto-tiller blades work well too!

lel! 8:11+ Squirrel is like: "There goes the neighborhood."

I sharpen mine going over tree roots and rocks...

WoW now that’s an interesting one that I’ve never seen before I wonder who sold these and how many did they end up getting stock with…👀🤷🏼‍♂️

I really enjoy the mysteries and oddities!!! keep them coming :)

Thank ewe for that demo!! Reminds me of my two neighbors. Mrs Wessel had the Lawn Boy and Mr Johnson was working on a circular ring with 4 blades . He was using a Blue Boy mower that was made in Largo Florida in the 50’s to mid 70’s. Our Blue boy had a 5 hp Techimish on it! In 73 dad was mowing down by the lake and parts exploded all over thelake!! 0:51

My dad bought roughly 1/2 case of those things at a local park and swap in Mesa AZ. We put those things on every mower we could, including Grandpa's 8hp Wards rider. they lasted forever, and the trick was to grind an edge before installation. I never saw any of them get chewed up like your test blade. That 1960's riding mower had the same set on it for over 20 years. I love 'em. it's a shame they stopped making them. I would have put them on all my mowers when I had my business. Glad you were fair with your review, heck, that one was 40+ years old! Take Care!

It seems pretty good especially for being 50 yrs old. The rubber is pretty high quailty to still be flexible. I could use it on my lawn because I have nothing to hit but I have a 33 inch blade. Good video grass rat.

I find it fascinating they garunteed "no serious injury" with this product.I wonder if they were sued out of existence?

I learned something today

I wonder how many emergency room cases were the result of people testing that theory that the blade wouldn't hurt them like a steel lawn mower blade? 😂😂😂

Taryl! Thanks for your help today. I appreciate that you’re still a down to earth guy who is always willing to help!

Love the pro job Like cutting hair with a butter knife.

My dad liked those old law boy mowers because he had a bank at the end of his yard and on 4 strokes all the oil goes to one side great videos 👍🏻🤘🏻

More mowing footage please and a mower cam would be nice!

As soon as they cut it to length there goes the balancing aspect. Another gimmick in the good ol’ days. Thanks for sharing. Watching from Sydney Australia.

I'm gonna do that thing with the bottle. That should keep the neighbors dog from coming over

When the Blades are sharpen correctly you can hear a hissing noise when you cut!....thx for the vid

Impressive! Lawn Boy is running well too, who fixed that up! Could maybe try it on Ronnie's foot! 😂

I love this series! I subscribed just so I could see more please!

Thanks for the video.

I going to stay with my old school metal blades for my mowing. Thanks for the odd rubber blade test. All blades on mowers are dangerous.

Pretty neat,, definitely an oddity. Oh and I got my z bender today, thanks taryl and crew.

I love you guys :D

The beer bottle is probably what cut the blade.

Awesome video as always; keep up the great work.

I had a lawn mower just like that Lawn Boy back in theearly 90's. I loved it! Super light weight. Great drive system. Lasted more than 10 years.

Neat find, nope I've never heard of that. I'm betting it would still cut your foot off 😆. Kinda looks like it was made out of the same kind of rubber like a tire??? Who knows?? Cool video Taryl!!

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

That old Lawn Boy sure runs good I wonder if its the blade 😆

Hey Taryl great video just wanted to say I was introduced to the Rubber Blade About 1978 - 1980 and it didn't take off in sales I was living in Phoenix Arizona at the time repairing sm. engines.

I have never heard of the safety blade before

Seeing this makes me remember all the hours I spent fighting a Lawn Boy mower as a young kid. Even today the useless drive wheels slip on flat ground. Somehow only finding traction when they can fight you. Yet whenever that assistance would come in handy they just spin. It easily stalled too just like I remember. That was always fun trying to yank the cord hard enough to get it going again. Or even better having to push that heavy thing back to the front or back door to get help. I remember the very first time I got to use a "cheap" push mower. I was still young enough to struggle with the weight of the Lawn Boy. Yet this "cheap" mower we bought for our camp. I found easier to mow with on steep ground. I could pick it up when I needed to. It was so much lighter. So much easier to move around. So much easier to start. So much better in every way. I wondered why anyone would buy a Lawn Boy. They were really overrated and underwhelming to use.

I remember those blades, they also said you could use it in the winter to blow snow up to 4 inches of it.

Taryl you should do a test with a pipe in the ground to see if it would save the crank.

" I'll put it on #2 ," How appropriate.

Running over a glass bottle for science. Or something.

I remember as a kid seeing them cutting grass along the highway with Bush hogs that had rubber slats for blades. Mid 70s

Does the rubber blade protect the mower from Std's?

I miss all the cool stuff written on packaging back in the day. Got a Domino's pizza yesterday and the box was pretty cool like that.

That rubber blade is perfect for Little Johnny.

That was Excellent !!! 🤔 Not so sure that it would reduce the chances of phalangeal departure, whether it be the toes or the fingers. Just say'n........

This is exactly the kind of absurdity I have come to expect and appreciate from the Taryl Fixes All channel. Plastic mower blades that require the end user to complete manufacturing for fitment, from a company based in an area of these United States known for being remarkably devoid of grass or anything green for that matter. In the south someone would most likely pat them on their head saying, "Ah bless his heart."

The claim that it won't cut your foot reminds me of one of Bill Engvall's "stupid" skits. "There was a guy inventing a shark-bite suit. There's only one way to test that..."

How Lawn boy took a push mower and put a 2 stroke motor on it and made it twice as heavy as a 4 stroke push mower is mind boggling!

If that was sold today,some idiot would put it on their mower then put their foot under the mower to test it out

Tayrl at 12.99 back in day when that blade was being sold, I would think that would have been 3 times the price of a regular steel blade.

Haha pretty good! Love the introduction.

love that you used the lawn boy to test this blade, one of the best mowers ever made

Truly a mysterious oddity. I wouldn’t want to use it on a really nice lawn, probably leaves a raggedy cut that would turn all brown the next sunny day. Seems fine for field mowing though.

You forgot you balance it, Come on Taryl!!!!! And don't ask me to mow my grass,,,, 🤣

LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD TAKE YOUR HAND OFF

This is hilarious Taryl!!!

Awesome video God Bless you and your family Amen

The real test would be to run over your bare foot. Seems to work relatively well. Love to hear the ole Lawn Boy - used them for many hours of mowing back in the day.

Rubber------the new plastic!

When I was a kid in the early 70 s the was a mower blade metal except the ends were turned up and rubber so you could blow snow

AS WITH ANY RUBBER BLADE, YOU JUST BEAT THE GRASS TO DEATH 😂 👍

@6:00 Uses the ole bad boy Dewalt 24v XRP. I am our building manager and the guy who fixes everything. Those drills are WAY better than the newer ones!

There is nothing safe when it's spinning very fast and has sharp edges. Keep body parts away from sharp spinning objects.

What is your favorite old push mower?

It's amazing what a 'dull' blade can do. I just changed blades on my Toro Wheel Horse 520h a couple of days ago, for freshly sharpened ones (someone at Taryl's shop sharpened them all for me) and the old ones were so dull they could not have possibly been any duller. Yet they were cutting grass last season, not perfectly but they were cutting.

Cool!!

Cool but the big thing I would where it shines it would have a better chance of saving your crank shaft if you hit a big rock or metal. Keep up the cool vid's.

Hay there man ! Another great video ! Cheers 🍻

love it

When I was in high school, we moved into a house where the previous owner had left a rotary mower behind, since they couldn't use it where they were moving. It was a nice mower, so we used it for another 20 years. After the first season, we were putting it up for the winter. We flipped it over and cleaned out the deck and sharpened the blade. It was then that we realized that the previous owner had put the blade on upside down. So the dull side had been cutting our grass all summer. We never noticed anything wrong. It worked fine. Needless to say, we didn't have to sharpen the blade. We just turned it over, and used it the next season. It did seem to cut a little better with the blade installed properly, and bogged down less. But the take-away is that you really don't need a very sharp blade to cut grass with a rotary mower.

I found them online back in 1975, they probably go back further...and yes we do have grass and lots and lots of golf courses and ball parks etc.. El Mirage, Arizona

I am currently working on something that will make that self-sharpening blade obsolete, although my progress is sketchy. Grass that will cut itself.

Taryl, you shoulda done a meat-test with it. Like run over a turkey leg or something.