<html><head> </head> <body style="margin-bottom:45px"> <div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">What's a noggler ?</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></div><div id="LGEmailSignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:9pt;"><i>Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">------ Original message------</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>From: </b>Charlie<medievalist@gmail.com></medievalist@gmail.com></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Date: </b>Fri, May 24, 2019 8:32 PM</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>To: </b>Elec-Trak;</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Cc: </b></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><b>Subject:</b>Re: (ET) Why does our mower mulch better in reverse?</div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Nothing beats the gas Craftsman set up for leaf collection? I beg to differ! I had one. It was OK. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">And I don't have to run it in reverse, either.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">;)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--Charlie<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="ltr"><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>> <a href="mailto:<Hank@RalstonAgency.com"><hank@ralstonagency.com< a="">></hank@ralstonagency.com<></a><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>> <a href="mailto:<Hank@RalstonAgency.com"><hank@ralstonagency.com< a=""> </hank@ralstonagency.com<></a><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>> *Office:****<a href="tel:(585) 697-0880">(585) 697-0880</a> *<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Elec-trak mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a>><br>> <a href="https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak</a><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Elec-trak mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a><br>> <a href="https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak</a><br>> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Elec-trak mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Elec-trak@cosmos.phy.tufts.edu</a><br><a href="https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak</a><br></blockquote></div></div></div></div> </body></html>