# Tough blades for tough lawns **URL:** \ **Category:** Suggestion and Feature Requests\ **Created:** [April 13, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029 "2025-04-13T03:30:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/21 "2025-05-16T13:38:24Z")
Thank you for replying, Bryan. I’ve been through both sets of gold titanium coated blades and have ordered more but they haven’t arrived. The grass is dry, I can’t mow early morning because it’s damp. The safety guards have to go, I hope they are easy to remove. Two days after a cut it looks like I never sent the Yarbo out, I’m an Australian living in Georgia and I’ve never seen grass grow so fast. I grew up in a drought. ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/steve/32/816_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/22 "2025-05-16T14:51:07Z")
@missdolliedarko , The finger guards are easy-peasy to remove. Remove the blade disks. On the exposed deck, you’ll see a circle of screws that are recessed, along with screws that are proud (sticking out). Remove the screws that are proud, and the guard brackets come right off. Put the screws back to keep stuff out of the empty holes, purely for the sake of OCD. ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/23 "2025-05-16T16:22:11Z")
I’ll piggyback on what Steve said here. If you have an impact drill and Allen bit for it, use that to bust the discs screws loose. Sometimes they are a little tight ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/steve/32/816_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/24 "2025-05-16T19:19:22Z")
…and use a soft-jawed clamp or make some soft-jawed vice-grips to hold the disk when doing so. HANDS CLEAR, lol ---
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/25 "2025-05-16T21:26:06Z")
Steve, you were absolutely right, it was easy-peasy! Your directions were spot-on, and with the guards off, we’ll see how she runs now. Huge thanks for your help and support, it made all the difference. And yes, the screws _definitely_ went back in because my OCD doesn’t take days off. The plates were a breeze since I’d already been removing them with every jam…which, yes, was as fun as it sounds. You and Bryan were brilliant, I seriously couldn’t have done it without you two. Thank you both a ton! 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/steve/32/816_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/26 "2025-05-17T00:11:18Z")
Don’t forget, as others have said (probably even me, in this same thread) The two disks spin opposite of each other. If you swap disks from one side to the other, you get a fresh set of edges! Then NEXT time, flip the blades to the second hole (if your blades have them), then the LAST time, swap the disks back. Four edges, two swaps and two flips! ---
**Author:** ![brysach2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/brysach2/32/338_2.png) [@brysach2](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/brysach2)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/27 "2025-05-19T02:19:03Z")
I just discovered that the gold-colored blades were already included in the spare parts that came with my mower. We’ll see how they work. ---
**Author:** ![brysach2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/brysach2/32/338_2.png) [@brysach2](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/brysach2)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/28 "2025-05-23T02:01:06Z")
The gold-colored blades don’t cut any better than the originals. Hopefully they will hold an edge longer, though. ---
**Author:** ![ken.w.gregory](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/ken.w.gregory/32/922_2.png) [@ken.w.gregory](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/ken.w.gregory)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/29 "2025-07-13T19:21:27Z")
Yarbo blades available from the Yarbo store on [Amazon](https://a.co/d/cTRMXvI). @Yarbo-Forum do the Yarbo blades on Amazon come with screws? ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/30 "2025-07-13T19:33:20Z")
They do! Come with loctite in them already too. ---
**Author:** ![Yarbo-Forum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/yarbo-forum/32/126_2.png) [@Yarbo-Forum](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/Yarbo-Forum)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/31 "2025-07-14T06:36:34Z")
Yes, we do provide the matching bolts, the same as those sold on our official website. ---
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/32 "2025-09-28T15:58:08Z")
My Lawn Mower Pro Module arrived, and I did a happy dance in our driveway! Buuuuuut…the celebration was short-lived. It clogged, right at that finger guard, the original bane of my existence. ![Yarbo Jam](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/a/ad65b084585a9122f6605c8e02c064a521f584e8.jpeg) So naturally I went to remove it, but unlike the original module, this one isn’t as easy. So here’s the real question: _can I safely remove that nut and the disk to take the finger guard out?_ ![Yarbo FG](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/2/241a50a178fbbf34bbd6a588a358a7f186f1dd27.jpeg) Because right now, grass is getting packed in there, and I’d really like to try out those straight blades without clearing the jam every pass. ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/33 "2025-09-28T16:32:27Z")
Yes you can safely remove that. However you’re the first I’ve seen have an issue with clogging on the new design. Maybe try it with the straight blades first and see how it goes. How low are you cutting? Is it clogging because you’re cutting low and tall grass? Genuinely curious here because the PPP have been testing the M1P with straight blades for months and there has been no reports of clogging. Same with the discs and finger guards. ---
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/34 "2025-09-28T17:39:35Z")
Hi Bryan…I had a feeling you’d be the first one to reply. 😁 My grass is actually short for once, thanks to a dry spell here in South Georgia, which is a rarity in itself. I’ve kept it on the same setting as always, 1.7, which worked perfectly with my first lawn mower module and is the ideal height for us. But of course, leave it to me to be the first one to end up clogging things. _Sigh_. ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/35 "2025-09-28T17:44:08Z")
I know all too well about the dry spell. My grass got crunchy the last month. Finally getting some rain again. That’s interesting about the cut height. I was expecting you to say 0.8 inches. 😂 If you do remove the guards, make sure you put the screws back in the holes to keep stuff from getting in there and potentially to the motor. ---
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/36 "2025-09-28T18:17:51Z")
Well Bryan, I suppose the finger guards won’t be a problem anymore. While I was waiting on a reply, I put the original module back on, drove Yarbo out to the paddock with the remote to resume mapping and it burst into flames. So…no Yarbo now. I guess you cannot swap modules? ![Yarbo Burn](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/c/c522757492b4fbd9e3e1154f318d04c5e576238d.jpeg) ![Yarbo Burn 3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/d/d4596763956ff8dcafa408c9c270c82b64fdf22c.jpeg) ![Yarbo Burn 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/f/f106513b4e08fa18efdaf18e57504d4327903f85.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/37 "2025-09-28T18:32:18Z")
Oh wow! Looks like your power board fried. You can definitely swap modules but it’s recommended to power off when doing so (eliminates weird software glitches). But, I don’t believe that would’ve caused this. ---
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/38 "2025-09-28T18:35:05Z")
It was off, the fire started when I pressed the power button 😪 Will it be covered under warranty? ---
**Author:** ![rgloverii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/rgloverii/32/956_2.png) [@rgloverii](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/rgloverii)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/39 "2025-09-28T18:54:25Z")
Oh wow! Sorry you had to experience this ---
**Author:** ![missdolliedarko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/missdolliedarko/32/6675_2.png) [@missdolliedarko](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/missdolliedarko)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029/40 "2025-09-28T19:06:57Z")
I can tell you, it was quite the shock. I’m saddened, because my Yarbo has always been a reliable workhorse. A week ago I received a _Power Board Issue_ alert when I attached the Leaf Blower Module. Yarbo support explained that the problem stemmed from a malfunction in the module itself, the M25 connector cable wasn’t making proper contact, which caused repeated disconnections. Now I can’t help but wonder…could that flaw have been the cause of the fire? [Previous page](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/tough-blades-for-tough-lawns/1029.md?page=3)