Re: (ET) Mowing

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 12 May 2012 at 3:43, paulsouc ymail com wrote:

> It does cut short very well at low speeds though too short for my
> grass. 

It's been a long time since I cut grass with the front mount deck - mostly 
I 
use my New Idea R36 for mowing now - but that's my observation too.  I 
can't 
get it to cut my grass as long as I would like.  I consider it too short 
even with the deck at its highest setting.

I think this is because 40 years ago, when these machines were designed, 
people mostly cut their grass shorter than we do today.  I could be wrong.

I notice that my electric push mower, which has something of an aero 
blade, 
not flat like the ET's, does a better job of drawing up the grass for 
cutting - though it works best for this on the shorter cutting settings.  
However, it draws 9.5 amps from a 36v battery - 340 watts! - just 
spinning, 
not even cutting anything.  I wonder how much more energy those "gator" 
blades would use, compared to the originals, and whether you'd be risking 
motor overheating with them.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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