I bought a brand new deck from Bill Gunn. Rear discharge and it has no baffles. Bill says they aren't needed and infact get in the way.
John Briese
>From: Andrew Poush
>To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Subject: (ET) E-15 Rear Discharge Mower Refurb
>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:35:11 -0500
>
>I'm doing a quick refurb on my front mounted mower deck after owning
>my E-15 for a year.
>
>I have looked at the "Attachments Catalog" on Elec-Trak.org and the
>reference numbers that follow are from there. I'm about to order
>some rear rollers (MR-4) from Bill Gunn. I noticed that my deck is
>missing the baffles (MR-8). Does anyone out there have experience
>that the baffles actually improve the mowing significantly? I have
>used the deck without baffles for a year.
>
>I am taking off the blades to have them sharpened and balanced. Any
>tips on how to do that?
>
>I'm also taking one of the large diameter mower motors off to have
>new bearings installed. Any recommendations how to remove the
>motor?
>
>Thanks,
>Andy
>E-15
>Roanoke, VA
>