Thanks for the ideas, folks. It sounds like a standard tall deck motor
might not have enough oomph to swing the larger blade, and of course those
are the only spares that I have here. (Wouldn't you know, I mostly prefer
the smaller and more nimble R-36 for mowing, but have no spares for those
motors.)
I hadn't given any thought to trying to have the Yard Machines' motor
armature straightened and removing the sheared off bolt. Last time I took a
small motor to a motor shop - probably 20 years ago - they wouldn't touch
it. They said replacement was usually cheaper. But I could certainly call
round again. At over $300, replacement is out of the question.
It would be great to find a donor parts machine, but these MTD / Yard
Machines e-mowers are much less common than the Black and Decker e-mowers.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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