(ET) Mowing heavy grass....

["Elie, Larry \(L.D.\)" <lelie ford com>]

I'm too slow wise and too soon old.

I've run ET's for something like 10 years.  They aren't made for heavy
grass; the motors shut down on the themal cutoff eventually, and
re-start in a few minutes.  But I was short one of the long screws, so
had the cap off a motor.  When I mowed, I noticed the OTHER 2 MOTORS
shut down, but that one never did.  The bearings felt fine.  Oh.  I
pulled the other 2 caps off.  I mowed 1' plus grass for over an hour and
it never shut down.  The thermal switch is in a little oven, if the cap
is off, the themal switch stays cool.  No, I didn't damage a motor; GE
must have left some margin in, or perhaps the motor is just disapating
the heat better without the cap.

Larry Elie