Description

Product Name: Lawn Mower Blade Guard
• Part Number: 16500.01 (This is the manufacturer’s unique identification, used for accurate ordering)
• Function: Installed on the cutter beam of a lawn mower or mower conditioner, it supports and coordinates the power blade for cutting.

Detailed Product Description
1. Function and Application
The blade guard is the cornerstone and foundation of the mowing equipment’s cutting system. Its primary functions are as follows:
• Providing Cutting Support: The front end (lip) of the blade guard forms a “cutting board,” allowing the power blade to reciprocate at high speed within the blade guard groove, shearing grass or crops like scissors.
• Protecting the Blade and Drive System: When the cutter encounters a hard obstacle (such as a rock or metal block), the blade guard absorbs the primary impact force, protecting the expensive power blade and drive components, such as the gearbox, from damage.
• Guiding and Securement: The blade guard precisely guides the power blade’s trajectory, ensuring smooth cutting. It is also the foundation of the entire cutter assembly, upon which other components (such as friction plates and pressure elements) are mounted.
• Improved Cutting Quality: A well-designed blade guard guides grass smoothly into the cutting zone, resulting in a clean cut and ensuring low stubble and high harvest quality.
2. Product Features
• High Strength and Wear Resistance: Typically forged from high-quality high-carbon steel or alloy steel and undergoing a special heat treatment process, this blade guard possesses exceptional hardness and impact resistance, enabling it to withstand the wear and impact of long-term, harsh operating environments.
• Precise Geometric Design: Its shape and angles are carefully designed to ensure that grass is smoothly guided to the cutting point, minimizing clogging and achieving an efficient, scissor-like cut.
• Original Equipment Guarantee: Part number 16500.01 indicates this is a genuine part, perfectly matched to the corresponding mower model (such as the John Deere 800 and 900 series, or similar models), ensuring the same installation dimensions, mechanical properties, and durability as the original equipment. 3. Applicable Machines
This part number is commonly found on some John Deere mower conditioners. Be sure to verify before purchasing, as it may also fit similar models from other brands, such as Case, New Holland, and others.
Possible compatible machine examples (subject to verification!):
• John Deere 728, 739, and 739R mower conditioners
• John Deere 825, 835, and 845 mower conditioners
• Or other John Deere equipment using the same cutter deck