<div dir="auto"><div>Nothing beats the gas Craftsman set up for leaf collection? I beg to differ! I had one. It was OK. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But the I5 dragging the mighty Noggler picks up more leaves, chops 'em finer, and holds roughly ten times as much material. Admittedly it's ALMOST as loud as a gasser and it's bloody huge, but it's all electric.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And I don't have to run it in reverse, either.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">;)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--Charlie<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, May 24, 2019, 1:49 PM Chris Zach <<a href="mailto:cz@alembic.crystel.com">cz@alembic.crystel.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Well, I think one could reverse the arms and mounts and hook the deck up <br>
backwards. The problem is the roller bar would probably get bent when <br>
you hit the first pothole or small tree branch.<br>
<br>
Mowing in reverse during leaf season seems to be the best way to go. Mow <br>
forward one row, back up for the row, then do the next one. Cuts down on <br>
the load as you're cutting in one direction, mulching in the other.<br>
<br>
Still nothing beats the gas Craftsman tractor, bagger, and a pair of 55 <br>
gallon drum liners. Which of course has a dead starter gear again.<br>
<br>
On 5/24/2019 1:44 PM, Hank Ralston wrote:<br>
> Mike,<br>
> <br>
> I have the GE 3 half circle baffle installed including the plate. <br>
> Village will not pick up grass cutting as each new residents finds out <br>
> too late.<br>
> <br>
> I see that there are some other mounting holes in the deck. That is <br>
> what we tried to use when I had a rear section added that really didn’t <br>
> work well. Agree with an earlier comment regarding caution about <br>
> putting too much strain on the motors. The appropriate way would be to <br>
> find 3 more dish like housing to retrofit underneath. My engineer <br>
> schooling never took in the science, and even it did it would be 5 <br>
> decades out of date.<br>
> <br>
> We reasonably small lot, so reverse, as needed, it will be. Just need <br>
> to tighten the steering.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks,<br>
> <br>
> Hank<br>
> <br>
> *From:*Mike Finck via Elec-trak [mailto:<a href="mailto:elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a>]<br>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 23, 2019 1:50 PM<br>
> *To:* Elec-Trak Tractor <<a href="mailto:elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a>>; Hank Ralston <br>
> <Hank@RalstonAgency.com><br>
> *Subject:* Re: (ET) Why does our mower mulch better in reverse?<br>
> <br>
> Hank,<br>
> <br>
> When you say "mulch insert" are you describing the blank plate covering <br>
> the discharge? My only thought goes to the baffle system underneath. <br>
> There are two baffles, one to be used for side discharge,(sort of blocks <br>
> cut grass from blowing/moving towards the rear of the deck. The second <br>
> baffle is for rear discharge and is mounted towards the front of the <br>
> deck leaving the rear open towards the rear discharge. I imagine the <br>
> "wrong" baffle might result in better mulching in reverse.<br>
> <br>
> MIke<br>
> <br>
> On Thursday, May 23, 2019, 9:19:58 AM EDT, Hank Ralston <br>
> <Hank@RalstonAgency.com <mailto:<a href="mailto:Hank@RalstonAgency.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Hank@RalstonAgency.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Our ET15, 3 head deck with mulch insert the mulching is best in <br>
> reverse. A reason why? Any remedies for this?<br>
> <br>
> Thanks,<br>
> <br>
> Hank Ralston<br>
> <br>
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