Re: (ET) replacement rollers for rear of mower deck

[Pieter Litchfield <pieter_litch yahoo com>]

I'm looking all over, but can't find my messages relating to
rollers and the deck in the files here.  I bought a kit from some
member of this forum which consisted of new rollers for the rear and two
ball-shaped wheels that required holes to be drilled in the roller
adjustment bracket.  These ball shaped wheels (not original
equipment) have completely solved the rear roller bar bracket digging
into the sod, and their shape allows them to slide sideways on
corners.  They can be seen on many modern tractor mowers.  I'd
strongly recommend this setup to ET deck owners, and I regret that I
cannot find the name of the vendor here.  Maybe if you are still out
there you will identify yourself.


At 11:47 AM 6/23/2008, you wrote:
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
> >
> [
> mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Joel
> Parks
> > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:55 PM
> > To: Elec-Trak email list
> > Subject: (ET) replacement rollers for rear of mower deck
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Anyone have a suggestion for off-the-shelf or
> > very-little-modification-needed material to use as replacement
> rollers
> > for
> > the rear edge of my E15? (ok, RJ, it's an E15HA ;-)
> >
> > I seem to remember some discussion about this a couple years
> back.  I
> > think
> > someone mentioned machining them out of Delrin or Nylon or
> something.
> > But I
> > don't have access to the right machines for something like
> that.
> >
> > I'm ripping up the yard on turns and reversing, with the bracket
> ends
> > that
> > hold the rod that the rollers run on.  I have no idea what
> diameter the
> > rollers were when they were new, but the outer rollers now have
> a
> > distinct
> > taper to them and are nowhere as large diameter as the inner
> ones.  I
> > imagine they were all the same, uniform diameter when new?
> >
> > Jim Coate, are you going to be selling rollers like these ?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Joel
> >
>
> I just this last week replaced all of my rollers. I searched for
> quite
> awhile and ended up discovering that Harold Z's rollers are the best
> solution. He not only provides these specifically for ET's, but he
> has
> the best prices I found for any roller.
>
> -- 
> Stay Charged!
> Hump
>
> Heres a clip from one of Harolds recent posts;
>
> Yes I am still very much in the business of supplying Elec-Trak
> parts
> and I thank all my loyal customers for their past support and hope
> to
> continue to supply your parts needs in the future. I have had many
> parts reproduced,for example I just received a shipment of relays
> yesterday that I had made up and manufactured in the USA. I have
> parted out approx. 25-30 machines and sold another 15 or so as
> working
> machines. In addition I have purchased Elec-Trak parts inventory
> from
> about 12-15 former dealers.I have a price list of common parts which
> Don Barry was very kind in posting on the
> www.Elec-Trak.com
>  website .
> This can also be mailed or faxed if you contact me.
>  Somebody mentioned using credit cards for payment and am happy to
> say
> that I have been accepting cards for several years.
>  Barry,I don't know why your email didn't come through,I can only
> hope
> you had the wrong address. If anybody has similar problems,please
> don't hesitate to give me a phone call or fax with your needs.
>  Sincerely,
>  Harold Zimmerman
>  Clean Power Supply
>  Ephrata PA
>  717-859-4234 Phone
>  717-859-4824 Fax
>
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