(ET) finally something smooth enough to mow...

[Dave & Debbie Barden <daveb seanet com>]

Early this spring we bought a small house on 4ac with about 3/4 acre of 
lawn 
just .4 of a mile from our original very hilly and lumpy 5ac piece.  This 
weekend I took the E12S out for it's first trial mowing on a real lawn.  I 
have 
no idea what deck this is but it is side discharge and doesn't have any 
kind of 
rear flap.  Seems to me it should.  shouldn't it?

I thought this lawn was flat smooth, but it's not.  I also discovered that 
tall 
grass is not this setup's forte.  I managed to stall(?) one or two motors 
more 
than once.  They didn't feel overly hot though.  Is there something 
besides a 
thermal cut-out?  If I waited a minute or so all 3 motors would run again. 
 but 
I noticed when one or two motors quit the other motor(s) took a long time 
to 
spin down after throwing the switch instead of stopping almost instantly.  
Is 
this normal under these circumstances or would it indicate something else 
is 
wrong?  

Besides missing a rear flap it seems to be missing the bracket and springs 
that 
help hold and control the rear of the mower deck.  I'll check with Bill 
but if 
anyone has these parts laying around extra and unused and would like to 
sell 
them please let me know.

thanks,
dave 
seattle
E12S
E15mod