Re: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality

["SteveS" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

I agree on the sharp blades.

On the rollers, I would be careful about using well-worn rollers. When I
first used my mower it would sometimes flip the mower deck up when I was
reversing. This is because a worn roller doesn't hold the roller brackets 
up
off the ground high enough and they catch on the ground. It's real scary to
have the mower flipped up running full tilt! New rollers pretty much fixed
that problem.

- SteveS


----- Original Message -----
From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
To: "'D Howell'" <dervatl yahoo com>; "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford 
com>;
<>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: RE: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality


> Yes.  Especially at the OUTSIDE EDGES of the blades.
>
> Larry Elie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D Howell [mailto:dervatl yahoo com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:03 PM
> To: Elie, Larry (L.D.); elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: RE: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality
>
>
> On the front rollers, I checked to make sure they have
> the same number of spacers between them (currently 2)
> and the deck.
>
> I suppose I should move the tapered rollers to the
> outside.  Do you think the dull blade (on the front
> motor) would cause the cut to be unlevel?
>
> Darryl
>
>
>
> --- "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com> wrote:
> > Did you level the rollers in back and the casters in
> > front?
> >
> > BTW, the 'tapered' rollers, if they exist get the
> > lower diameter toward the outside to prevent
> > getting a 'divot' when turning sharp.
> >
> > Larry Elie
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: D Howell [mailto:dervatl yahoo com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:36 PM
> > To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> > Subject: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality
> >
> >
> > I'm not very pleased with the quality of cut my deck
> > is producing.  I bought my I-5 a couple months ago
> > and
> > have restored the tractor.  (Hopefully pics will be
> > place on the Elec-Trak page soon --- I've sent them
> > in).  The deck, I haven't done anything to yet.
> >
> > I've read the post about bent motor shafts and
> > blades
> > causing bad cuts.  I've checked the blades on all
> > three motors.  There are slight differences (when
> > you
> > rotate them 180 degrees and measure distance to
> > deck)
> > but less than 1/4 inch.  The middle motor gets
> > hotter
> > than the other two.  It's also the one with the
> > least
> > sharp blade.  Maybe that's the cause of the
> > additional
> > heat.  It's also the motor that seems to leave the
> > grass the highest after the cut.  Is it possible
> > that
> > the deck might be warped too?  The rear rollers are
> > wooden.  A couple of them are larger on one end than
> > the other (shaped like a Christmas tree).  I put
> > them
> > in the middle, which would minimize their effect.
> >
> > The cut job is just not level across it.  Any ideas?
> >
> > Darryl Howell
> > Smyrna GA
>
>