Re: (ET) Mower deck crisis!

[Steve Welch <oneoldbird icloud com>]

I'd be interested in seeing pictures of your deck setup...  Also what 
brand of deck did you go with?

Steve


On May 28, 2014, at 3:57 PM, james <jmurray1232 rochester rr com> wrote:

> I decided to go the "converted" route with a few changes.  My mower deck 
> of choice is a brand new 54 incher...because bigger is always 
> better....!  I discovered a source for new 1hp mower deck motors, 
> mounted them to the new deck, built a nice frame to contain it all and 
> then  headed out across the lawn....:-)
> 
> That is when the wheels fell off the fantasy. :'( Seems a 54 inch mower 
> with a full width striping roller will not turn in front of our 
> tractors. Going straight was great, turning not so much.   So I would 
> recommend  a fully suspended mower deck on casters.
> 
> My other problem is the motor height.  I would love to shove my deck 
> under the middle of my tractor.  I have a new idea  mid mount one.  But 
> it is exceptionally tall.  I would love to have one of the cub cadet 
> Zeon mower decks to play with....!
> 
> My current configuration has me towing my mower and this works 
> surprisingly well.   I have lots of run time and the modern 1hp motors 
> don't seem to use hardly any more juice than the old mower motors.
> 
> Maybe at the swap meet in Vermont there might be some new inspirations!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/28/2014 8:30 AM, tb wrote:
>> Several years ago when I needed a deck I started researching whether an 
>> older ICE deck might be convertable, available, and relatively cheap, 
>> for use on the E-T.  Another lister ended up providing me with a E-T 
>> deck so I never finished the project, but still think it may be 
>> possible.  Anyone done it?
>> 
>> Thon
>> 
>> 
>> On May 27, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Graham Allan wrote:
>> 
>>> I mostly just lurk here since I don't generally have that many 
>>> troubles with my E15, but things have come to a head this weekend with 
>>> my decrepit mower deck!
>>> 
>>> I had to do a fair bit of welding around the mounting arms last year, 
>>> where the sheet metal was splitting - it was ugly, but held things 
>>> together in that area. However now the shell of the deck is just 
>>> splitting apart around the front caster mount, and all around the side 
>>> exit; even with the side cover plate in place, it's generally weak and 
>>> has been flexing a lot. It looks beyond welding this time, unless I 
>>> really have no alternative, so I'm looking for a new deck or shell.
>>> 
>>> I will be checking with our usual trusty suppliers, but these aren't 
>>> exactly easy to ship so I wanted to post on the off-chance there might 
>>> be something around locally - I'm in Minneapolis/Saint Paul.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any leads!
>>> 
>>> Graham
>>> 
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