How To Backlap a McLane Reel Mower

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3 жыл бұрын

Its easy to back lap a McClane reel mower! Let me show you how I do it. Hopefully you can pick up some tips and or confidence to do your own.
Items Featured in this video:
1) Backlap adaptor for McLane reel mowers made by Reelrollers.com.
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@randyiihill6446 11 ай бұрын

🎉 I've back lapped my Mclane reel mower many times over the years. I learned the hard way. Your instructions are excellent.

@utuberatlanta 2 ай бұрын

Best backlapping video I've seen yet on KZfaq Thank you so much

@TheLawnSauce Ай бұрын

I'm glad you found the video helpful!

@stanleyhenry3700 Жыл бұрын

Lawn sauce. You are my go to guy in understanding my reel mower issues. The first time I tried to backlap my mower, I had problem re-installing my chain. I had to undo my adjustments of reel to bedknife to get it on. You did not experience any problem. You are the best instructor so far in my opinion.

@derekcanada4426 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best McLane backlap video I’ve seen to date. I’m motivated to get in the garage and get my mover cutting clean. Thanks!

@TheLawnSauce 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

@jeffjones990 11 ай бұрын

Great idea about adding three nuts and bolting the adapter onto the sprocket. Thanks for the video.

@not2leight 10 ай бұрын

Aloha! Too Good! Learned a lot! Mahalo for sharing!🌴

@BermudaBoss Жыл бұрын

Great instructions, great video 👍

@TheLawnSauce Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@alanminnema6778 Жыл бұрын

Great video ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@sm1tty031 2 жыл бұрын

great video. Subscribed

@gregbachran5579 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@TheLawnSauce Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment!

@lonnielove01 2 жыл бұрын

Just it your way and so much easier!

@KanasKleanouts Жыл бұрын

Cherry video. Keep it up! Aloha!

@TheLawnSauce Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@imager8763 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@doridasman Жыл бұрын

808 style! Supah nice...mahalo!

@TheLawnSauce Жыл бұрын

Mahalo!

@kevinsheehan8202 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I have a McLane I have back lapped and found I could have been doing it the wrong way. Will try your method and thanks a bunch By the way what was the name of the guy you talked about. My stepson lives on Oahu just retired from PD. Mahalo

@tombo552001 4 ай бұрын

Aloha, question? how long do you usually take to back lap? I do it about 20 min, just wondering.

@TheLawnSauce 4 ай бұрын

Good question. I run the drill about 4-5 minutes. It all depends on the sound the backlap is making. You can tell as the grinding sound gets smoother as it goes. It seems to do the trick for me. I guess it also depends on the grit of the backslapping compound. If you have a finer grit, you may have to run it longer.

@alceja3522 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent t video!!hello i just back lapped mine yesterday and the middle of the blade doesn’t seem to cut. Does that mean I have to adjust the bed knife or sharpen some more, ? Thx you

@ath1895 2 жыл бұрын

I got the same problem. Seems the middle part of the blades doesn't touch the bedknife but the ends do so when you backlap the middle section of the blades doesn't get sharpened. Did you resolve your problem? anyone else have solutions?

@fertinthedirt Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have to do the paper test but by cutting the one side of the basket was full in half the time as the other so I think mine has to be sharpened

@TheLawnSauce Жыл бұрын

Mine does that too.

@butette 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice video on how to backlap a McLane. I noticed your chain is a bit loose like mine. Do you know where I can find info on how to adjust the tension?

@jbeezy126 2 жыл бұрын

that's what im looking for

@absbse Жыл бұрын

My blades do not move because of rust how do I free them I have cleaned the rust but still no movement?

@weldonbabuchna5287 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! I noticed on you HOC labeling, you have it labeled per the owner's manual, but I cannot get my mower down to 1/4" cut. After much google searching, they say the newer models DO NOT cut down to 1/4" (3/4" is lowest it goes) even though the manual still states it does. I have the GR 25" model - bought it about the time your video was published. Can you actually get your mower that low? Thanks again for the video.

@TheLawnSauce Жыл бұрын

I can get my mower to a 1/4” and it should be the same for the 25” Mclane unless you have the greens mower edition. Couple of things come to mind. There are 3 vertical holes on both sides of the mower chassis where the front roller bar pivots. To get it down to 1/4” you’ll need to move that pivot point to the upper most whole. There’s a 26” long screw going through the front roller pivot that you’ll need to remove in order to relocate the front roller bar to upper most whole. The upper most whole is setting A with the cutting height range of 1/4” to 11/16”. The middle hole is setting B with the cutting height range of 7/8” to 13/16”. Depending on which hole your front roller bar pivots on, you also need to adjust the position of the screw where notched lever connects to the front roller bar. In my video you’ll see two small labels, “A” and “B” on my front roller bar indicating which screw hole the notched adjuster connects to depending on which hole the front roller bar pivots on. Hope that makes sense. If you still can’t get down to 1/4”, perhaps you may want to look at the diameter of the front wheels or in my case the Grooved Front Roller (from ReelRollers.com). Perhaps you may have after market front wheels that are larger diameter. Taking a look at the practical application aspect. I’m cutting zoysia which can get supper thick and dense like a tightly woven carpet. Even at the lowest setting of 1/4”, it’s not cutting the grass blades at a 1/4”. My issue is that my zoysia is too thick and dense. Because of this, my mower kind of floats on top of the grass instead of rolling at dirt level. In order to get a true 1/4” height-of-cut, I have to run a dethatcher or scarifier like the Sunjoe to thin out the canopy so that my mclane can get deeper down, closer to dirt level to a achieve a true 1/4” height. Hope this helps.

@weldonbabuchna5287 Жыл бұрын

@@TheLawnSauce Thanks for the reply. All makes sense and I do have my settings all in the "A" position. The only difference we have is the front roller. I have the grooved front roller from McLane installed (ordered that way from McClane so I don't have the front wheels). I'm not sure if there is a difference in diameter between the Reel Rollers grooved roller or the McClane model. Another KZfaqr compared the McLane grooved roller to Reel Rollers smooth roller and grooved roller. He noted that the McLane roller will raise the lowest cutting height to about 3/4" and the RR smooth roller is around 1/4"-3/8" so they must be skinnier. When (if) I get my yard more level and smooth, that 3/8" cut on bermuda lawn would look sexy!! BTW, used this video to help with first-time attempt with backlapping. Helped a lot and I will probably use your adapter hack with the extra nuts!! That thing drove me to cussing!!! Thanks again for your video and reply

@TheCureThatKillz 2 жыл бұрын

What is backlapping and what does the compound do?

@TheLawnSauce 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking. Backlapping is the process of re-honing the cutting reel to the bed knife. The compound can be thought of as liquid sandpaper. Just like sandpaper, the paste has grit in it that aids in the grinding of the metal cutting edges. The cutting reel is spun backwards while back-lapping compound is applied. The compound works it’s way in-between the cutting edges and grinds the metal as the blades pass each other. The end result of backlapping will be a perfectly honed cutting edge.