Ten years ago, the Village of Buffalo Grove decided to “test run” two sets of carbide nose blades and undercarriage scraper blades and compare their performance to the traditional steel blades they have been using. After the switch, they never looked back. Since changing over from hardened steel blades to Winter® Equipment carbide blades, the Village of Buffalo Grove has saved:
- the monetary cost of 14 hardened steel edges.
- $5,000 in repair parts each season.
- 20-25 man-hours on shoe repairs each season.