WITom Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Just thought I'd pass along a link to the new Fusion blades from Oregon. They look pretty impressive! http://www.oregonchain.com/OEP/pdfs/2005_FusionFlyer.pdf
BLT Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 Their statement is confusing, real hard material and easy to sharpen. Kind of like gasoline and water, the two don't mix.
RayS Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 Bob, The gator blades that they make seem to me like they are alot harder than OEM blades you don`t have to sharpen them nearly as much. But if there is a coating on the fusion blades you would think that would be gone after a good sharpening.
KVANDY12 Posted April 19, 2005 Posted April 19, 2005 I think they mean that we wouldn't have to have a special grinding stone to sharpen them. LIke diamond imbeded or something like that. But I'm with Ray on how deep is the hardness in the metal or a coating. I have gator blades and they are a heap better than OEM blades.
WITom Posted April 19, 2005 Author Posted April 19, 2005 From what I read about them, it isn't really a coating, it's somehow "in" the steel cutting edge. Actually, I stumbled upon these while looking for Gator blades for my deck. I have a Deutz Allis 1914 (Sunstar) with a 42" deck and wouldn't you know, they don't make Gators for that deck. This deck uses 14 1/2" blades, with a 1" center hole, and they are "formed", rather than a straight blade. No such Gator exists. They make'em for the 48" decks, but not mine. Bummer. WI Tom
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