Re: (ET) mower blades

[Dave & Debbie Barden <daveb seanet com>]

I would buy one or two sets.
dave
seattle

> A better question: If we could get Gatorblade to make some blades for 
> us, how 
many of us
would particpate in a GROUP BUY of the blades??
> 
> Count me in for 2 sets!
> 
> Don Barry
> E-15
> Houston
> 
> >>> Barry Woods <barry woods wright edu> 05/19/03 09:05AM >>>
> Has anyone had any luck in finding a set of high-lift blades to fit the 
> 42"
> front mount mowing deck?  The blades I ordered from  Bill Gunn have very
> little lift and the appearance of the lawn after cutting, even with 
> freshly
> sharpened blades, is disappointing.
> 
> If my measurements are correct, the blades look to be 14 1/2" in length 
> and
> the center hole seems to be about 5/16".  I can find 14 1/2" blades but
> nothing with a center hole that small.
> 
> I tried mounting two blades on each motor, at right angles with the fiber
> washer between them. It did give somewhat better lift and did not seem to
> draw anymore current, but no matter how hard I tighten them they will not
> stay perpendicular to each other and one will swing around and stop 
> directly
> under the other after mowing  row or two and them the advantage of two is
> lost.
> 
> Gatorblades make a mulching blade that does not require a closed deck.  I
> figure this would stop some of the back pressure and not draw as much
> current as a regular mulching blade would  with the discharge chute 
> blocked
> off.  I contacted them (gatorblade.com), but they said they do not have 
> that
> would fit.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> Barry
> 
> 
> E-15, Dayton, OH
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher Zach" <czach computer org>
> To: <wombat dssinternet net>; <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>; "Dave &
> Debbie Barden" <daveb seanet com>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: (ET) ryobi
> 
> 
> > Well, the Prizm's running voltage is 300 volts at 52 amp-hours. Thus 
> > the
> > batteries are run in two strings of 25, connected at the ends by
> contactors.
> >
> > Pretty high voltage. However the car can *move* since the batteries can
> > deliver 4C without sagging too much (200amp max draw at 300 volts is a 
> > lot
> > of power).
> >
> > The Hawker Genesis batteries are probably the best in the business. 
> > They
> > will crank a V-8 motor without trouble, and I have used one on my 
> > garden
> > tractor for a year with no trouble. I think the max current you can 
> > draw
> on
> > them is something like a thousand amps. And they weigh only 24 pounds
> each.
> > Small, compact, high power.
> >
> > I am thinking of wiring up three of the old ones together and seeing 
> > how
> far
> > they take the Elec-trak (loaded with 6 volt batteries of course :-) 
> > Based
> on
> > my calculations, six of them (two strings of 3) should provide enough
> power
> > to run the tractor for 30 minutes or so.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dave & Debbie Barden" <daveb seanet com>
> > To: <czach computer org>; <wombat dssinternet net>;
> > <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: (ET) ryobi
> >
> >
> > > 54?!  how did you wire them, what's the pack voltage?
> > >
> > > this wkend I just got a sears cordless mower running that I rescued 
> > > from
> > the
> > > dump.  The 24v charger came in the mail friday, the 12v sealed batts
> > measured
> > > 2.2volts each!  but after 2 days on the charger came up to 12.7v.  I 
> > > ran
> > it but
> > > only for a coupla seconds.  my charger did the same thing only the 
> > > green
> > > "ready" led ever lit up.  the red "charging" led never has come on.
> > >
> > > there's not much grass here in my neighborhood here in town to test 
> > > it
> on
> > so
> > > I'll have to wait till next wkend when I bring it the farm.  I plan 
> > > to
> use
> > it
> > > for the lawn in close to the house and flower beds and the E-trac on 
> > > the
> > other
> > > 1/2 ac of lawn.
> > >
> > > dave
> > >
> > > > Could also be that after sitting for years the battery is fully
> > sulfated.
> > > >
> > > > If it's a 12 volt 26amp/hour battery then they cost $50 new from
> > > > www.surplusev.com. I just bought 54 of them for my electric car;
> really
> > nice
> > > > batteries. Have been thinking of trying to run the E20 with a set 
> > > > of
> six
> > of
> > > > them :-)
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Neil Dennis" <wombat dssinternet net>
> > > > To: "Elec-trak" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:42 AM
> > > > Subject: (ET) ryobi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I've got probably the same model, the battery indicated "charged'
> > after
> > > > > running the charger for several hours but wouldn't start the 
> > > > > mower.
> > If
> > > > > I remember, I found an open connection somewhere, after fixing, 
> > > > > the
> > > > > mower would run with the charger plugged in but about a minute on
> the
> > > > > batt.
> > > > >
> > > > > It sits in my garage, too cheap to try and find a new batt, 
> > > > > wonder
> > what
> > > > > they cost.
> > > > >
> > > > > wombat
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