RE: (ET) Mower deck

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

Steve,

 It may be your rollers are worn down so much that the brackets on the end
of the shaft is rubbing the ground all the time increasing the chance that
it will catch on something?

  Dwight

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-----Original Message-----
From: SteveS [mailto:ssawtelle fcc net] 
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 9:56 AM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) Mower deck

Interesting ideas.

While we are on the subject, has anyone modified their decks so they don't
swing up when the rear of the deck catches something in reverse? I get real
skittish everytime I go in reverse while mowing.

SteveS
E12S


----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Mower deck


>
> Has anyone evaluated modifying these decks to 'conform' to the ground?
> I've considered hinging it at two points, for 3 sections.  The idea is to
> avoid
> scalping high spots, or leaving long grass in small depressions, or at 
> the
> base
> of hills that have a fairly sharp transition.  (Yes, my lawn has many of
> these
> features!).  Just a thought so far...
>
> I've also considered putting a spring below the mower deck on the front
> castor spindles to smooth out the deck movement on bumpier ground,
> and to reduce transmitted forces to the deck and castor mount.
>
> -Chris
>
>