Harold Zimmerman on 11/17/06 sold me a flange
for a mower motor which was vibrating. The flange did a good job in
reducing
the noise. I may need two more flanges when I get my E-20 going again
in a few
days. Yesterday I noticed both outside motors generate loud noises or
vibrations which the flange helped reduce on the center motor. I was
cutting
very tall grass down at the roadside. I remarked to my wife who was
watching
traffic that the E-20 was performing perfectly in 10 inch grass and
weeds next to
the ditch. When we closed the gate and started mowing the front lawn,
the main
motor stopped. A safety wire became disconnected, the switch or the
controller
failed when I was in close quarters between the bushes in the yard.
Somehow I
panicked a little and switched to reverse while in cruise control and
back
again quickly and the main motor stopped. I towed the E-20 into the
garage. The
cruise control has been so nice to use but I should have disengaged it
before
reversing. Maybe a connection has come loose and the controller is
unharmed. The
connection from the brake pedal through the seat switch & key
switch to the
micro switch which selects the 5K foot or dash pot will be checked
tomorrow. Ralph
Vogan published the E-20 Wiring Diagram which I used to wire the dual
pots. It
has been a near perfect setup until yesterday. Does anyone think that
the Alltrax
DC 300 would be harmed by quickly switching from forward to reverse and
back? I
know one thing, I will not repeat the action!