(ET) Lift strap substitute

["SteveS" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

I have my E12S on loan to my sister and I when I was up visting this 
weekend
she 'fessed up that she got the lift strap caught up in the mower. The 
mower
won.  There wasn't enough left to make a new end, so I went down to the
local hardware store to find web strapping and a sewing awl. Being lazy and
not wanting to sew, I looked around and spied a 4' dog leash hanging up 
that
looked like the right material, plus it had a nice 'handle' loop at one end
and a clip in a small loop in the other end. I realized I had a 'no sew'
fix. I hacksawed the clip off (too bad it was a nice clip) and put the
staple through that end. The handle end went to the mower. Only possible
problem is the free end of the handle loop was folded under so at the sewn
part of the loop there were three thickesses of material. I had to turn the
strap so the 'bump' was down other wise it would catch on the metal
cover/support  just behind the lift roller.

We are still going to get the right strap but for an emrgency fix, this
seems to work - and only $4.50!

BTW, it also looked like a motor had blown, but it turned out to be a stuck
brush.  Phewww!

- SteveS
E20
E12S