<div dir="auto">I've been off grid for a few weeks, and I'm just reading about your project now. Go Chris!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I had to build the stab-mounted rear frame from vague pictures, and it's an important piece. Steve Naugler mounted the blower on the back of his E15 without it, but I didn't like the cart grinding against the blower housing on turns. I'm glad Harold was able to find you one.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm using 6" (I think!) wire reinforced transparent hoses which makes it theoretically easier to spot clogs (which I haven't had) and lets me monitor the flow of chopped leaves at a glance. The hose runs from the front mower deck along the right side of the tractor and up over the rear fender and has very little ground clearance but doesn't drag. Works GREAT, but would probably be even better with a belly mower.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My big leaf collection trailer is pretty rusty and I'm planning to cut the cap/hood down to fit my slightly smaller cart and scrap the big one. The big one holds vast quantities of chopped leaves, but I'm tired of having two carts cluttering up the stable... I have to drag everything out to work on my casting foundry.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The chopper turbine blade is very heavy, and the better balanced it is, the happier you will be, I think. Vibration is an issue, and noise too. I strongly recommend you spend some extra time on careful balancing (although I haven't any techniques to share, Steve did mine).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--Charlie</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 9:33 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">Ok, I think I have a good clue. Goska linked to a post about the <br>
bearings which states that the drive motors used 6203 and 6205 bearings. <br>
RJ sent over a PDF document which showed the breakdown of the motor types.<br>
<br>
It looks like this is an e10M motor which uses the same bearings as the <br>
large mower motors. I can tell this because unlike the E8M motor this <br>
one has the armature go all the way to the fan attachment. So according <br>
to the PDF, this motor uses the 1007 and 1008 bearings.<br>
<br>
So if the right bearings are 6203 and 6205 bearings then I should just <br>
buy a case of them and swap out the bearings on my older deck motors and <br>
this one. Then on to the next problem.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
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