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Re: (ET) mid-mount blades

I machined up some adapter/washers and bought a set of Neuton blades.  Had to trim the length a bit but they worked good.  There are a lot of electric mowers out there and you might be able to find one that is closer to size.


Good luck!


On 7/16/2018 5:09 PM, Rob Brockway via Elec-trak wrote:
I found traditional gas engine blades vibrated badly and drew way to much current because they move way more air.  There was not much torque left to mow deep grass.  I machined adapters so I assumed the balance issue was in the blades.  
Rob in NH

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On Jul 16, 2018, at 4:22 PM, Chris Tromley <ctromley gmail com> wrote:

[resend to get the To correct]

I tried some Gator(?) blades (probably have the name wrong), meant to shred leaves in place to feed your lawn.  They required some adaptation since they have  3/4"(?) hole instead of the tiny one our tractors use.  I remember I got pretty darn close with some standard washers to fill in the gap.  They vibrated like crazy.  But later I found that you can balance blades pretty well with just a nail or something to hang the blade and a grinder to buzz off excess material, and figured the Gators were vibrating more because they were way out of balance than my crude adaptation.  Never got around to balancing them because now I shred my leaves to make compost that I then use on re-seeded portions of the lawn.  Works pretty well on my challenging soil.

For everyday use, I haven't ever seen a reason to try anything but the stock blades.

Chris

On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 1:30 PM tb <tbamc gbta net> wrote:
I don't see anything in the archives on blade options, in the past 10 years or so. 

Other than stock blades any new/good choices?

Thanks.

Thon

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