Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 9:22 AM
Subject: RE: (ET) Shock repair
follow-up
I have seen
one mount at the deck pull right through (decks tend to get rusty; you can
make a sheet metal brace) and then the other side BEND at the weld without
breaking.
The deck
does indeed tip up easily. I have thought about putting a light chain on
the bottom and snapping it to the frame, but my real suspicion is that the
problem is the back roller is either too small in diameter or doesn't extend
all the way to the end. I have noticed it usually catches near the
outside edge.
As far as
the front casters; I have seen 3 different designs. The most interesting
(to me) was an die-cast-aluminum design that weighed a lot less. Easier
on the lift I suppose. In addition, two of the decks I have owned had a
FRONT roller as well as the back one; 3 did not. The front roller is
about 6" wide and mounted dead-center in front. These are the decks I
kept as they don't dig-in.
Larry
Elie