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Re: (ET) Rear wheel flanges

I wonder if this is why the last decks that Bill Gunn sold had no baffles at all. I bought a new rear discharge deck from him and it has no baffles. 
John briese


From: "Tim" <rimmer59 hbci com>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Subject: Re: (ET) Rear wheel flanges
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:54:33 -0500

Tom,
Thank you for pointing me to the Service Bulletins, I was unaware of these. PSB #5 answers my long time question of...what deck layout gives the best cut with 3" Kentucky Blue Grass; rear or side discharge?
This is GE's answer..."Some lawn conditions such as long, limp or wet grass and no sweeping are not well suited to the rear discharge kit due to the front baffle pushing over the grass immediately before the blades hit it. The side discharge kit design is best suited to long limp or wet grass and leaving the clippings on the lawn. The large space between the mower front and the blades without baffling, and the rear baffle vacuum action for a second cutting, combined with the broad scattering of the discharge, give the cleanest appearance."
It goes on to say..."An easy test for difference is to operate the tractor- rear discharge mower in reverse and observe the appearance. In this case the rear discharge is acting like the side discharge does in the forward direction and provides a good comparison before making a changeover." 



Tim

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Thomas Pattee
  To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu ; rkleinbrahm firstrepublic com
  Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 4:54 PM
  Subject: (ET) Rear wheel flanges
Actually, it was common enough for GE to issue a technical paper/service bulletin on it in January 1971. In essence, you clean the axle, and then prime/bond the hub to the axle with a resin-based (loctite) product. Check the GE Product Service Bulletins section under elec-trak.com>general discussions>manuals category. You need to be a member and logged-in to access this section. 

  Good luck,

  Tom


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