Re: (ET) mulching

[David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com>]

Hey Hump

What does Bill Gunn get for his front mount decks and does he have deck
motors that will fit the GE deck?
Dave
Weymouth MA

On Fri, 26 May 2006 11:14:03 -0400 (EDT) "Tim Humphrey" <hump evgrin com>
writes:
> 
> 
> 
>  I agree that there are two types of original blades, those with 
> high lift and those with low lift. I also agree that
>  the high lift blades will mulch better than the low lift blades. 
> But, I don't think GE intended the high lift blades
>  to be mulchers. Instead I would speculate that they were intended 
> for use on the side discharge decks, since more
>  airflow would be required for side discharge. The rear discharge 
> doesn't need any airflow really...just cut it and
>  drop it. So of course by being able to use a low lift blade power 
> consumption is reduced.
> 
>  I personally wouldn't consider the side discharge option "lucky". 
> Unless you use a bagger. I am much happier with the
>  rear discharge. In fact I have one of the "new" Bill Gunn built 
> decks, it has no side discharge option, strictly rear
>  discharge, and no baffles.
> 
> 
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> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
> >> [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of 
> David C Robie
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:25 AM
> >> To: msbriggs alberti unh edu
> >> Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> >> Subject: Re: (ET) mulching
> >>
> >>
> >> You must be one of the lucky guys who HAS an outlet.  That was a 
> special
> >> 'side discharge kit' for the deck.  The grass is dicharged to the 
> rear
> >> from all 3 blades on most of em.   As for mulching type blades, I 
> have
> >> dsearched a pretty darned blase catalog for even regular blades, 
> can't
> >> find em that short with a single small hole.   Some of the GE 
> blades were
> >> mulchers you can tell em by an upturned wing at ther end.  It 
> circulates the
> >> grass up like a fan, keeping it  circulating up and down through 
> the cut
> >> more than once. The regular blade has no wing.
> >>     Local ag dealer said that perhaps an electric mower has such 
> a blade,
> >> will have to try Home depot etc for them.
> >> Dave
> >> Weymouth MA
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 23 May 2006 14:08:24 -0400 (EDT) Michael S Briggs
> >> <msbriggs alberti unh edu> writes:
> >>>
> >>> I tried searching about this from the webpage, but keep getting 
> a file
> >>> not found error whenever I try searching. So, I'll just ask the 
> list.
> >>> Can
> >>> an Elec-Trak be converted to a mulching mower (presumably by 
> putting
> >>> on mulching blades, and covering up the outlet out which the 
> grass is
> >>> normally sprayed)? I'd assume you could do that with essentially 
> any
> >>> mower
> >>> - just wondering if anyone has with an Elec-Trak, or if there's 
> some
> >>>
> >>> reason you can't (odd design of the mower deck, etc.).
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Mike
> >>>
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