RE: (ET) info/help needed

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

Anthony,

 Make sure your mower motors are spinning freely, no bad bearings. Also the
brushes may need to be checked. Connect each motor one at a time to see if
they are drawing about the same amount of current. BE CAREFUL if the blades
are spinning !

New drive belts will help "use two NEW ones" do not over tighten. 

check, replace all bad wires and connectors. If it gets hot, find out why!
Make sure you use the right size wire and GOOD connectors, crimp and 
solder.


I was told the lift motor is a Delco (power window).

All this work will be worth it!

  Dwight 




Dwight L. Hazen, Indiana University, UITS 
Bloomington, In. 47408-7378 812-855-5367 hazen indiana edu
http://php.ucs.indiana.edu/~hazen/ Ham Radio wb9tlh arrl net


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Bailey [SMTP:a636ccr semovm semo edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 10:25 AM
> To:   Elec-Trak
> Subject:      (ET) info/help needed
> 
> Hello all, still making progress on my WheelHorse C-185... At the 
> moment my charger is dead, 0 volts out but the transformer is making 
> a normal humming noise. From what I've read in the HomePower mag 
> article that's one or both of the diodes. So I've got replacement 
> diodes on order. Its a good thing I pulled the charger out as there 
> is a frayed wire that I've got to fix. But I also noticed my electric 
> front lift motor was unplugged and also the wires going to it had 
> faulty connectors. I replaced the connectors but still the lift motor 
> won't work, I've got the 18 volts going to it from the lift switch. I 
> could just replace the lift motor, I guess. Any ideas?
> 
> Also I'm still not getting reverse to work. Two of the open relays 
> behind the dash (one for forward and one reverse) work when I switch 
> it from forward to reverse and vice versa. It sounds like the reverse 
> contactor is working when I change to reverse and then push down on 
> the accelerator pedal. I'm still checking the voltages and trying to 
> follow them around the circuits.
> 
> The tractor seems to use a lot of power to mow & just drive around. I 
> looked at my mower deck motors and one of them has a bad wire 
> (frayed, just barely making contact and the wire insulation by the 
> bad part is melted from the heat) going from the circuit breaker to 
> the motor, so I'll fix the wire and hopefully that will help the 
> power useage of the mower deck.
> 
> My belts are slipping at times in the LL gear so I'll have to replace 
> the belts and that should help some also.
> 
> Any help is very appreciated, Tony
> ----
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> Anthony Bailey (mailto:a636ccr semovm semo edu) Apple Computer 
> Technician for Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 
> MO  63701