Re: (ET) In Search Of...Again

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 21 May 2019 at 8:47, david atpoint618 com wrote:

> I'd also 
> consider the small riders like the G.E. ER8-36 or New Idea R36.

I have the New Idea R36.  It's easy to maneuver around stuff. I found that 
I 
liked mowing with it so well that I never bothered to put the mower back 
on 
the E15.  

It does have a few downsides.  The major one is that it has only 2 deck 
motors, so it leaves an unmowed strip in the middle of each pass.  Of less 
concern is that those small wheels get stuck easily, and that the clutch 
is 
grabby.  A minor one is that the deck is harder to clean after mowing than 
the flip-up deck for the E16.  

But I still like the R36 a lot, and prefer it to the E15 for mowing.  I 
use 
the 15 for snow moving in the winter, and for hauling stuff around in the 
summer.

If you needed more mowing time, you might be able to fit a good-sized 36v 
nominal lithium battery (maybe LiFePO4) in the back.  

Also, adding a real solid state speed controller would make it more 
civilized, IMO.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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