Fusion Blades online

[hdcab]

Does anybody have a link for online sales of fusion blades for a 52" 2006 fastrack Pt # 795526? Local dealer cost seems high. PJ, what is msrp for this blade set (3)?

[mowerconsultant]

Does anybody have a link for online sales of fusion blades for a 52" 2006 fastrack Pt # 795526? Local dealer cost seems high. PJ, what is msrp for this blade set (3)?

I dont have parts pricing to post online, sorry.
You can compare to some other dealers in the area.

Pj

[premierlawnlakeland]

Do they manufactor the Fusion blades for Hustler???? Say there spec sheet and saw every other make not Hustler. Where can we pick these up at and do you have pricing on them????

[G. Ramey]

My dealer just talked me into a set of fusions, I have been useing gators for a couple of years. The fusions cut good with less dust I think, but my dealer wants $50 for a set of three for my 52 mini z. I havn't had much luck finding fusions on line. Does anybody know a good source?

[mowerconsultant]

The Fusions are made by Oregon for us.
I am not familiar enough with internet blade sources to know where else you can get them other than your Hustler dealer.

Pj

[hdcab]

Thanks for the replies. I have looked on Oregon's website and a few others, but all I see are stock blades. My dealers price is $60 for a set for my 52". That seems a little steep to me. Anybody chime in if they know another source, even another dealer with a better deal.

[JimmyJ]

I own a 60" Z and have not had good luck finding Hustler blades other than at the dealer. I think I pay $18.00 each plust tax. I just bit the bullet and bought a couple of sets and keep one set sharp and ready to go and the other on the mower. I just cut some really thick two foot tall bahalia grass around some trees in a two acre patch in prep to get in there with my tractor and bushhog and cut the open areas. I jacked the mower up to change the blades and I just let it back down as they did not need changing. They were still in excellent shape. Well worth what I paid for them.

[Nelson Lawns]

http://www.expressmowerparts.com/
http://www.expressmowerparts.com/
http://www.expressmowerparts.com/

The best price!

[mowerconsultant]

http://www.expressmowerparts.com/
http://www.expressmowerparts.com/
http://www.expressmowerparts.com/

The best price!

They may be the best price, but I dont see Fusions on their site.....

[djagusch]

Ah, the quest to save a buck.

I've tried the 7 to 10 dollar blades on the mower and they don't last as long (the edge dulls quicker and the lifts wear away). They are easier to sharpen because they are softer but they dull so much faster.

So during the mowing season I use the $18 blades and are very happy. But for spring/fall clean ups I use the cheap ones and just save them for the next clean up season (if they lasted).

So short term you will save a couple bucks but will spend more in labor (sharpening and changing them and buying new ones (because they last about 2/3 of the life of the good ones).

[puppypaws]

Do they manufactor the Fusion blades for Hustler???? Say there spec sheet and saw every other make not Hustler. Where can we pick these up at and do you have pricing on them????

Hustler's fusion blades are made by Oregon but Hustler has arranged a deal to lock up their fusion blade sales with Oregon. Oregon is not letting Hustlers fusion blades be sold to any other outside source except Hustler.

This is very smart business sense on Hustlers part, there was a structured deal formed between Hustler and Oregon. Maybe Hustler agreed to pay Oregon more for their custom blades, if Oregon did not sell their blades to another outside source. This cuts everyone else out of the competition and leaves all the profit to Oregon, Hustler and their dealers. I doubt Hustler's fusion blades cost Oregon more than 2 dollars each to produce, if that much. Hustler pays 4 then makes 15, and the dealer makes 5, you now have a $60.00 set of blades. Good business, and you have all the profit locked down to the manufacture, the parts distributor and the distributors dealer. You cut the dealer out when buying on-line, this is where you see the savings difference, you still pay the distributors profit but there profit want be as high because they could not buy from Oregon as cheaply as Hustler.

John Deere has been doing this with their parts for years, it is very smart business sense. Anything that breaks on John Deere's equipment has to be replaced with JD name brand parts, this give them the ability to charge any price they feel the public can bear, which is usually high.

[hdcab]

Sounds like a monopoly to me ! Joking, sort of... Hustler is a great mower, but the price you pay for additions are outrageous. Parts that are specifically Hustler (flex forks etc.),I can see having to go through the dealer for. But, fusion blades made by Oregon which are offered for other mowers on the web is a little selfish to me. We are talking about a mass produced lawn mower blade. Would you want to buy your tires on your Ford truck only from your Ford dealer!! Just my two cents worth....

[Nelson Lawns]

Yes Fusion blades are the best. but for the price i can buy and replace blades for less. My friend and I have been using these blades for 3 years with no complaint. Over 1000 hrs. of mowing total using these blades. they last as long as regular hustler blades.

I am slow to recommend someone because I'm always shopping for a better deal, but I have not found it so far.

www.expressmowerparts.com

[blackandgold]

Buy from your local dealer so they will be there when you need them.