Re: (ET) mulching

["Tim Humphrey" <hump evgrin com>]

Unfortunately Bill is no longer in the business of supporting Elec-traks. 
Now your go-to man is Harold Zimmerman.

Bill used to be basically a one man factory service center for the 
elec-trak's.  He had the means to re-manufacture
any part that you needed if he didn't have it in stock. Such as a new 
mower deck....  But he decided the business just
wasn't big enough to continue to support and had to bow out.

Now Harold is your best bet for parts support. I don't think he has quite 
the re-manufacturing capability that Bill
had. But he may be leaning in that direction, I just don't know. He's on 
this list. Hopefully he'll respond with
something like..... "I've been busy, and now have the means to build a 
completely brand new Elec-Trak." ;-)


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untreated, it develops into Arrogance, which is often
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> 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.
>>
>>
>>  --
>>  Stay Charged!
>>  Hump
>>  "Ignorance is treatable, with a good prognosis. However, if left
>> untreated, it develops into Arrogance, which is often
>>  fatal. :-)" -- Lee Hart
>>
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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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