Re: (ET) Just sayin'

["Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>]

I haven't tried it; I believe the brackets would need to be modified to
allow the complete 180.
Also, the 'corners' of the rear roller bar can 'catch' sometimes on uneven
ground, and rip turf.
So you'd probably want to make sure the outermost rollers didn't have wear
induced taper.

-Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
To: "Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>
Cc: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Just sayin'


> Drive backwards, hm? How about simply rotating the mounting arm brackets
> 180 degrees and mounting the deck backwards? Can that work?
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Meier wrote:
>
> > You'll find a few postings from a couple years ago in the archives 
> > about
> > using the mower deck in a likely unintented fashion.  I found that
driving
> > backwards (with a rear discharge mower deck), the deck would act as
> > a mulcher and sweeper.  It very nicely 'cleaned' the area swept, no
matter
> > what size the leaves/etc were.  I use this method on a small hill at 
> > the
> > edge
> > of the property, backing perpendicular to the slope, and collecting the
> > result into a strip (or a pile if you plan carefully).  If there isn't
too
> > much
> > material, I'd just do long strips and leave the fairly finely ground
leaves
> > where they landed.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
> > To: "Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>
> > Cc: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 9:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: (ET) Just sayin'
> >
> >
> >
> >>*nod* Makes sense. Also the volume issues with regards to leaves and
> >>their density means you will probably have to dump the load every 3
> >>minutes anyway.
> >>
> >>The Craftsman tractor had a grass bagger that really worked well. One
> >>could also wait for the leaves to dry for a few days, put 50 gallon 
> >>leaf
> >>bags on the output (2) and rake the leaves with the tractor. The blades
> >>would shred the leaves to dust, and the bagger would fill the 50 gallon
> >>bags *stock full* of dense leaf stuff.
> >>
> >>Something like that for the Electrac would be neat, but the motors on
> >>the mower deck simply are not going to cut it so to speak.
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>
> >>Christopher Meier wrote:
> >>
> >>>I have an AgriFab brand unit, bought it at "Fleet Farm".
> >>>Also have the dethatcher attachment for it.
> >>>
> >>>We have a cottonwood tree that drops thick waxy leaves
> >>>beginning late summer, almost until the last tree begins to
> >>>drop it's leaves.  If I leave these leaves down on the turf
> >>>for any longer than a few days, the grass is killed off.
> >>>
> >>>The ground is a bit uneven, and the sweeper, when set to
> >>>a depth that is low enough to pick up most all of the lawn
> >>>droppings, will mechanically 'wear' the grass in the area of
> >>>that cottonwood.  If I frequently sweep to keep the leaves
> >>>off to keep the amount of kill down, the mechanical 'wear'
> >>>thins the grass.
> >>>
> >>>Point being, don't expect the sweeper to cure just any
> >>>leaf problem.  And I've been pining for a few years now
> >>>to have a vacuum unit to eliminate the mechanical wear.
> >>>Sweepers seem to work best on thick healthy turf that is
> >>>maintained like a golf course.  My lawn is not even close
> >>>to that, just the wear and tear from the kids playing out
> >>>there makes that near impossible.  So in my case close
> >>>sweeping has some thinning action on the whole lawn.
> >>>
> >>>I'm planning to eliminate that tree, it's 'old' for a cottonwood
> >>>anyway, we're tired of the months of cleanup each year, and
> >>>we can replace it with a more desireable tree.  And if we put
> >>>in geothermal this year (currently looking into that), the ground
> >>>loops will go in the area where this tree and it's leaves fall;
> >>>it just coincidentally happens to be the closest and best location
> >>>for that field.
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>From: "Chris Zach" <czach computer org>
> >>>To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> >>>Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 9:32 PM
> >>>Subject: (ET) Just sayin'
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I sold my Craftsman 16hp Lawn tractor the other day to my Dad. I'm 
> >>>>now
> >>>>100% electric.
> >>>>
> >>>>Now to get a lawn sweeper, and to figure out how to pick up leaves.
> >>>>Anyone got an Elec-Trak lawn sweeper? :-)
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris
> >>>>
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