Re: (ET) Mower deck motor(s)

["daveb" <daveb seanet com>]

the PO I got my etrac from was actually going to mount the motor on etrac 
with belt drive to the deck as well as on the deck.  Unfortunately I was 
not 
paying too much attention to his ideas as it was low down on my priority.  

but a motor mounted like that could perhaps drive other implements and cut 
down on the number of motors required ...   just another thought... and 
another project  :^)

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From: Christopher Zach <czach computer org>
To: daveb <daveb seanet com>
Cc: "Kleinbrahm, Bob" <rkleinbrahm firstrepublic com>, elec-
trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Sent: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:03:41 -0400
Subject: Re: (ET) Mower deck motor(s)

> Well, that is an interesting possibility: Take a Craftsman deck or
> something, mount an electric motor on it and weld on the points to
> attach it to the Elec-Trak.
> 
> A big question is what is the supply of motors in this earth, and how
> quickly are they being depleted? I'm repairing my motors mainly because
> they are fix-able and they won't last forever.
> 
> Chris
> 
> daveb wrote:
> 
> > I've had it pointed out to me that the direct drive design of the 
> > E-trac
> > mower deck makes it vulnerable to serious damage if the blade(s) hit an
> > immovable object or large enough rock.  My last etrac acquisition came
> > with an extra 36v motor and Jacobsen belt driven deck.  The idea of
> > course being that the belt will slip when the blades hit something 
> > large
> > and hard.  this is part of an unfinished project though and i've not
> > started it.
> >
> > Has anyone already done this?
> >
> > dave
> >
> >
> >
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> > From: "Kleinbrahm, Bob" <rkleinbrahm firstrepublic com>
> > To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > Sent: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:23:46 -0600
> > Subject: (ET) Mower deck motor(s)
> >
> >  >
> >  > I recently sent 3 mower deck motors into Bill for repair work.  Bill
> > had determined that the motors had spent some time "Under Water" and
> > were not worth rebuilding.  The deck came with my E20 purchase last 
> > Fall
> > and had not yet been used by me this year.  Bill suggested that he 
> > could
> > put together 3 replacement motors for me out of his stock.  He put new
> > bearings etc., in motors and checked them all out on his test
> > equipment.  Well, needless to say I have used the deck on three
> > occassions now and had one of the motors freeze up on me.  Took it 
> > apart
> > and found a magnete has shattered on one can.  Bill wants $105 for a 
> > new
> > can with magnetes, ouch!  I need the motor to help manage my 12 acres 
> > of
> > property and went ahead and placed the order with him.
> >  >
> >  > Does anyone have spare deck motors that they would like to sell?  
> > Has
> > anyone else experienced the magents failing?  Bill's comment was "Yea,
> > that happens sometimes."
> >  >
> >  > Thanks,
> >  >
> >  > Bob
> >  >
> >  > Bob Kleinbrahm
> >  > Senior Network Engineer
> >  > First Republic Bank
> >  > San Francisco, CA.
> >  > 415-288-1478
> >  >
> >  > 
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