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

[Dave & Debbie Barden <daveb seanet com>]

thanks.  I do think my deck is set a little low for my rather thick and 
rough 
farm lawn.  but I am puzzled about the rear top edge of the deck where 
there is 
a row of 4 or 5 holes 3/16 or #10 size, sure looks like something should 
go 
there.
dave
seattle
E12S
E15mod

> The flap is only on the rear-discharge mower.
> 
> The only shut-off is the thermal one located on the top (front mower) or 
> side 
(belly
mower).
> 
> The spin-down should happen in 1.5 sec. from a contactor EXCEPT for the 
> motor 
the thermal
interlock 
> has disconnected.
> 
> If it isn't mowing well, check the blades, raise the deck and go SLOW.
> 
> Larry Elie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave & Debbie Barden [mailto:daveb seanet com]
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:07 PM
> To: pheinzerling uakron edu; goodguyforsure hotmail com;
> elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu; daveb seanet com
> Subject: (ET) finally something smooth enough to mow...
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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