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Re: (ET) Darn, E15 motor out too
I've been running a B&D 36v motor on my deck for three years. Using a
simple plywood adaptor plate to match up holes and height. Open frame
design but is working fine. I even hit a few thumb sized sticks without
breaking it!
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> On Mar 27, 2016, at 10:33 PM, Darryl McMahon <darryl econogics com>
> wrote:
>
> Now that there are a few 36-volt mowers on the market (Worx, B&D, Toro,
> Earthwise, Sears), I'm thinking about waiting for a couple to arrive in
> my life (due to dead batteries) and rigging up a front attachment to
> drive those from an ET. (Currently I push a 24-volt hand-me-down relic
> which just needed a better charger and 2 replacement wheels - still on
> the original batteries which have 2004 stamped on them. But I don't
> have much lawn to mow.)
>
> Darryl
>
>> On 3/27/2016 10:34 PM, David Roden wrote:
>>> On 27 Mar 2016 at 18:22, Christopher Zach wrote:
>>>
>>> WHY PUTTING IT IN STORAGE WRECKS MOTORS?
>>
>> I've seen brush holders corrode from moisture in my garage and barn
>> during
>> winter storage. This caused the brushes to bind.
>>
>> I suppose something similar - say, rust on the inside of the motor
>> housings -
>> could be causing your magnets to break loose from the housings.
>>
>> I've been wondering for a while how practical it would be to adapt
>> motors
>> from 36v push mowers for ET decks. Examples:
>>
>> http://www.ereplacementparts.com/motor-assembly-p-599369.html
>>
>> http://www.ereplacementparts.com/motor-assembly-p-1106816.html
>>
>> I'd be surprised if these motors were as stout and sturdy as the
>> original GE
>> motors.
>>
>>
>> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
>
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