Re: (ET) mower deck questions

[Jeremy Gagliardi com]

Speaking of mowers.  I was using mine this past Saturday (second chance in 
2
months with all the rain).  The middle motor turned off about 30-40 
minutes into
mowing and felt hotter than the others.  With a 5 minute rest, I heard a 
slight
*click* sound and when I turned it back on, all 3 motors were running 
fine.  

Q1:  Is there a heat switch that resets when cooler, or is my motor 
(brushes?)
going bad?

I think I know why the motor overheated.  My blades are as dull as the seat
cushion, and perhaps the middle blade is unbalanced.  I am having a set
sharpened but won't be ready till next Saturday.  They are _SO_ dull that 
it
cuts the same with the beveled or the blunt side facing out--NOT good for 
my
grass, but what can I do until I get the sharpened ones back.

Some more questions:
Q2:  My working mower deck does not have the rear flap strip--the rubber 
strip
that sits above the rollers.  Is this a safety/performance problem, or can 
I
operate without it?
Q3:  Also, I had to remove the steel walls that normally surround the 
blades (is
this called the grass deflector assembly?) because it was very rusty and 
bent to
hell and kept interfering with the blades' movements.  Is this a
safety/performance problem, or can I operate without it?

For both Q2&Q3, I have been operating with them.

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On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:10:55 -0400, "SteveS" wrote:
> One missing document from elec-trak.org is the mower manual, which is 
> why I
> posted it at:
> 
> http://users.rcn.com/ssawtelle/
> 
> You may have some subtle differences (I have only seen one mower deck 
> with
> the chain extensions on the springs), but it's a good start.
> 
> The tiller I don't know....
> 
> - SteveS
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Richardson" <scr echoweb net>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 7:24 PM
> Subject: Re: (ET) mower deck questions
> 
> 
> > I just got a mower deck for my E-15 a week ago and I didn't know it 
> > needed
> > the guide bar until I saw one on the non functioning E-15 I got at the
> same
> > time I got the deck.  Does anyone have any up close pictures how the 
> > deck
> is
> > attached ?  I also need a picture of the bar or mount that is used to
> attach
> > the tiller to the E-15 if some one may have that also.
> >
> > Thanks very much
> >
> > Steve Richardson
> > scr echoweb net
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Coate" <jbc coate org>
> > To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 10:32 AM
> > Subject: (ET) mower deck questions
> >
> >
> > > A few questions as I look more carefully at the mowing deck...
> > >
> > > - both of the support arms have a black plastic sleeve maybe 3" 
> > > long. Is
> > > this supposed to provided protection from where the arm rubs against 
> > > the
> > > front bracket? Is it time to replace since there are holes worn 
> > > through
> > > the plastic?
> > >
> > > - one of the arms has a "C" clip thing on it, but the other arm 
> > > doesn't.
> > > Are these clips to keep the black plastic sleeves from sliding off? 
> > > How
> > > important are they?
> > >
> > > - above the roller bar is a black rubber strip. With the deck 
> > > adjusted
> > > up fairly high, there is a gap between the rubber strip and the 
> > > rollers.
> > > Is this gap normal or has it worn off and I should replace the rubber
> > strip?
> > >
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > > _________
> > > Jim Coate
> > > 1992 Chevy S10
> > > 1970's Elec-Trak
> > > http://www.eeevee.com
> > >
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