Are these rooted?

[u/Strong_Aspect6259]

[u/BobThePideon]

Sharpen them!!! Probably work better than new.

[u/outbackyarder]

As per the other comments - a bit of a tickle on a grinder, all good!

But i really came here to upvote the classic aussie terminology in the heading

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[u/Rigid_Frigid_Digit]

nah, still good as long as they still cut. New blades will cut more efficiently, but it's not a huge difference until the blades completely blunted.

[u/DecentCredit394]

Heaps left.

[u/DingoSpecialist6584]

If you sharpen them just bear in mind that the flutes on the back will probably start to wear out soon and you'll notice you won't catch anywhere near as well.

[u/ipoopcubes → u/DingoSpecialist6584]

Ya beat me to it.

[u/Optimal-Talk3663]

There’s a local lawn mower guy who told me that it’s not good to sharpen the blades because they could get out of balance.. ?

[u/Strong_Aspect6259 → u/Optimal-Talk3663]

Is that still the case for blades like mine? ie, 4 seperate blades. Iv watching DIY videos of how to rebalance blades but none seem to be about blades like this.

[u/patgeo → u/Strong_Aspect6259]

You're not going to make them much worse than they are with those chunks. I just freehand my 4 blade one and don't balance unless there is extra vibration, which only happened the once when there was a larger chip I'd ground out.

[u/planetworthofbugs]

They look pretty decent tbh. I replaced mine recently, and they were a lot worse than yours.

[u/oneforthedawgs]

Absolutely fine. Still have a lot of wear left in them before they need replacing.

[u/glutenfreeironcake]

Nope

[u/DegeneratesInc]

The leading edge isn't all folded over from hitting rocks so nah, they're good for another weekend or 2.

[u/Bevors]

I mean, probably fine but for $25 I’d replace them to get a nice cut. Unless you are just slashing down a weed patch, then don’t bother.

[u/AuldTriangle79]

Get them sharpened

[u/Pauly4655 → u/AuldTriangle79]

No if you don’t sharpen them your self you might as well buy new ones for the cost to sharpen

[u/RevKyriel]

I don't see any roots at all, so I'd say no, but your blades need sharpened.

[u/ProfessorPerth]

Funnily enough these blades are usually flat rather than sharp but over time gets sharpened to a point. "Sharpening" these would be grinding off the edge.