<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The only reason I can think of for an un-mowed strip would be blades that are too short. I think that would be true for any deck - regardless of the number of blades it has.<div class=""> <div class=""> <div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Regards, Dean A. Stuckmann 5432 County Road U Newton, WI 53063 </div> </div> <div> <blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 22, 2019, at 2:04 PM, <a href="mailto:david@atpoint618.com" class="">david@atpoint618.com</a> wrote:</div> <div class=""><div class="">Thanks for letting me know about the R36. Not sure what an unmowed stripe means but if it's what I think it means (a stripe between the blades that doesn't get mown) then I'll pass. I can't imagine why you'd like that or put up with it, really but maybe I'm misunderstanding. I'm down to an E12M or New Idea/whatever equivalent (for now, hopefully E15 or 20 in the future). Otherwise I'm going to take the plunge and get the Ryobi or some other kind if it comes along before I can't wait any longer... thanks for all the help and leads I've gotten from everybody really appreciate it. On 21 May 2019 at 8:47, david atpoint618 com wrote: <blockquote type="cite" class="">I'd also consider the small riders like the G.E. ER8-36 or New Idea R36. </blockquote> I have the New Idea R36. It's easy to maneuver around stuff. I found that I liked mowing with it so well that I never bothered to put the mower back on the E15. It does have a few downsides. The major one is that it has only 2 deck motors, so it leaves an unmowed strip in the middle of each pass. Of less concern is that those small wheels get stuck easily, and that the clutch is grabby. A minor one is that the deck is harder to clean after mowing than the flip-up deck for the E16. But I still like the R36 a lot, and prefer it to the E15 for mowing. I use the 15 for snow moving in the winter, and for hauling stuff around in the summer. If you needed more mowing time, you might be able to fit a good-sized 36v nominal lithium battery (maybe LiFePO4) in the back. Also, adding a real solid state speed controller would make it more civilized, IMO. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to the "etpost" address will not reach me. To send me a private message, please use the address shown at the bottom of this page : <a href="http://www.evdl.org/help/" class="">http://www.evdl.org/help/</a> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = References: (ET) In Search Of...Again From: david Prev by Date: (ET) In Search Of...Again Next by Date: Re: (ET) Running but still odd things, tiny screw head on the thermal breaker, left or right? Previous by thread: (ET) In Search Of...Again Next by thread: (ET) free and for sale Index(es): Date Thread _______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list <a href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" class="">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a> https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak </div></div></blockquote></div> </div></body></html>