"Clark" ...
"Art" ...
Clark wrote:
Here is a pic of the new and old blades, keep in mind the old blades
have TWO hours on them, cutting (mostly) grass.
I am also posting the "monster" stick pic, keep in mind, I'm 5'6" and
have small hands (insert joke here), the pic is of me holding the
stick.
Oh and the other pic is my version of safety first,

So am I right or wrong about the blades?
I can take, tell me honestly.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4zwkoq1
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4ys0vt3
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4zav954
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6fet181

Thanks again.

It's fairly obvious that the replacement blades are of better quality.
What opinions are you wanting?

Well the part number is the same, the opinion I was looking for was
whether or not Sears put sub-standard blades on the mower it shipped.

This kind of reminds me of the tires that car companies put on that wear
out after 25K miles and then you get a real set that lasts 60K. Yep, it
looks like they put on cheap blades. Blades are a consumable.
Tomes