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Re: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality
- Subject: Re: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality
- From: "SteveS" <ssawtelle fcc net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:28:24 -0400
- Delivery-date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:22:16 -0400
- Envelope-to: elec-trak-outgoing cosmos phy tufts edu
- References: <BAY7-F120hVH0aHO62L0001af74@hotmail.com>
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Oh yeah, I meant to echo that too. I have four old decks and I think only
one is truly flat. I think on some decks there was a problem of flexing at
the motor mount? I believe I saw a service bulletin about adding a
stiffener
at the motor base.
- SteveS
----- Original Message -----
From: "john briese" <goodguyforsure hotmail com>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality
> I would check the deck itself for straightness. My old deck was very
warped
> and bent, this put the blades in different planes.
> John Briese
> I-5
>
>
> >From: D Howell <dervatl yahoo com>
> >To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> >Subject: (ET) Mower deck -- cut quality
> >Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:36:13 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >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
> >
>
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