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Offline Kevin23

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How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« on: Jan 08, 2011, 06:15 PM »
I'm getting tired of hearing how me taking the lazer to go find fish leaves my fishing partners only able to fish the holes they are at... So I decided to go ahead and buy a second auger. I know.. they should buy their own but at least this way I have a backup if something was to ever happen to mine.

So I had a gift card thinger from sportsmans guide, and a discount. Ended up ordering a 5" mora and payed $40. (money is a little tight to get another lazer)

Now I got to thinking about using an old mora when I first started ice fishing, auger was probably a good 25 years old and drilled like crap. Wondering if the new augers are any better than the old ones? I hope I didn't just buy a $40 shanty anchor...
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Offline CT-iceguy

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 08, 2011, 06:24 PM »
They're pretty good, my 6inch cuts just fine and i haven't changed the blades in 3 years...

When it was new it was pretty fast, but nothing like my nils.
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 08, 2011, 06:30 PM »
as long as the word Sweden is on the bottom of the blades, you will be fine...I have a 7" with Swedish blades that cuts through the ice like butter  12" ice today, about 10 seconds drilling through it.
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Offline huletts1

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #3 on: Jan 08, 2011, 06:34 PM »
Quote from: topher7694 on Jan 08, 2011, 06:30 PM
as long as the word Sweden is on the bottom of the blades, you will be fine...I have a 7" with Swedish blades that cuts through the ice like butter  12" ice today, about 10 seconds drilling through it.
Spot on. I have a 15+ year old mora 4 inch that cuts like a champ, with the swedish blades
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Offline oletimer

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #4 on: Jan 08, 2011, 06:51 PM »
Quote from: huletts1 on Jan 08, 2011, 06:34 PM
Spot on. I have a 15+ year old mora 4 inch that cuts like a champ, with the swedish blades
X2!! Drilled a lot of holes with mine. Even bought new blades, never had to put them on... ;D
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #5 on: Jan 08, 2011, 07:18 PM »
Don't worry about it, take the Lazer with you and tell the buds you expect to see 40 new holes when you get back. ;)
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Offline pooley

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #6 on: Jan 08, 2011, 07:23 PM »
i bought my 8" mora in 1984 and it still cuts like a champ, with swedish blades. ;D
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Offline iceman260

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #7 on: Jan 08, 2011, 08:56 PM »
Let your friends use the mora, you use the lazer. They will soon buy their own.
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #8 on: Jan 08, 2011, 09:46 PM »
You should have just bought a spud bar to leave with your buddies.
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #9 on: Jan 08, 2011, 10:47 PM »
My father bought the mora 6 that i use now 28 yrs ago an he handed it down to me 10yrs plus. I do not have any trouble blowing holes with the auger although a power head would be nice($$$)! I plan on handing it down to my kids in the ne'er future and with some Swedish blades im sure it will serve them just fine.Just my .02.
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Offline Nor Easter

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #10 on: Jan 09, 2011, 12:37 PM »
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I plan on handing it down to my kids in the ne'er future

You cheap B@$turd! Grinch! Selfish Hoarder!  >:( Definition of ne'er  ;D ;D ;D

BBK,
I don't think there is any difference in the old 80's Mora vs the newer ones of the same design. I lost an 8" one back 10 years or so and replaced it with another, same color and design. I see no visual difference. But what everyone says about cheap and quality blades rings true. If you still had that one from years back, a fresh pair of Svedish blondes err, blades, would probably revive it just fine!  @)
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #11 on: Jan 09, 2011, 12:49 PM »
How have they improved you ask????

They haven't.

I had one way back when.....way back...when I was graduating from a spud to an auger. It was brutal then, and they're brutal now. The spud was easier :-\

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Offline Beets

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #12 on: Jan 11, 2011, 11:21 AM »
In one word "NO": chinese POS
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #13 on: Jan 11, 2011, 02:42 PM »
theyve gotten worse my 5 and 8 inch are both about 13 years old with swedish blades and they cut alright.my buddy just bought a 6 inch mora and i looked at the blades and from china.we cut about 20 holes and its starting 2 wobble and cut like crap.ill bet thats why it was on sale at gander.everthing is more expensive these days and made cheaper..
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Offline donho

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #14 on: Jan 11, 2011, 08:32 PM »
Had the same problem when I bought mine two years ago chinese blades called strikemaster and told them I was having trouble cutting holes and all they wanted was the serial# off the blades and they rushed me a new set of swedish blades free of charge in two days cuts like butter and they were very friendly on the phone also PS probably wouldn't tell you this if I had stock in the company call them! Donho
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Offline Kevin23

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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #15 on: Jan 12, 2011, 08:40 PM »
Came today and guess what! CHINESE BLADES. Drilled two holes in the pond and it seemed to cut alright, when they dull I'll be giving strikemaster a call.
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Re: How Have Mora's Improved Over the Years?
« Reply #16 on: Jan 13, 2011, 09:07 AM »
They didn't improve over the years.

My dad has a Strikemaster Mora 6" because he needed an auger and didn't want to spend much. Its all china made blades and all. The auger cuts very well (for a Mora) but the edge of the blades tend to fold over fairly easy. I take a flat diamond hone and remove the bur on the edge at the end of every season for him.
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