Re: (ET) Ok, which way do the blades go?

[john j casey <jjcrmc verizon net>]

Hey Chris,
Go to My Electraks and see bulletin GEZ-5182A , Mower Assembly-Rear 
Discharge….really good exploded diagram of the mower.
Then scroll all the way down to the Wheelhorse section for bulletin 
810147R1 and find in the dialogue…”Install blades with the lift area 
(turned up section) facing the mower deck.”

Should clear thing up.

Cheers, Jack

> On Jun 14, 2019, at 8:35 AM, Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com> wrote:
> 
> Ah, maybe that's it. The reason is this:
> 
> In order to have the blades with the lowest tip point towards the grass 
> I had to mount them so they spin CCW from the view of the bottom of the 
> motor.
> 
> All three of my motors were spinning the wrong way when mounted in my 
> new deck. I had to change the wires to make it fit properly.
> 
> Looking at the instructions included with my new blades it looks like 
> the lowest point should be facing the motor, not the grass.
> 
> So maybe that's the way to do it for mid-mount decks, but not 
> front-mount?
> 
> Meantime the new blades are nice. Much sharper and better balanced, 
> there is still some vibration from one of my newer motors and I'll have 
> to figure that out sometime. But lots better.
> 
> C
> 
> 
> On 6/14/2019 7:20 AM, tb wrote:
>> According a couple of pictures in the factory Assembly  Procedure 
>> section, the tips of the blades point up—at least on the mid-mount 
>> deck. ;-)
>> Thon
>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:31 PM, Harold Zimmerman - Clean Power Supply 
>> <cleanpower mailbug com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Chris,
>>> The tips of the blades drop down to the grass.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Harold Zimmerman
>>> 
>>> On June 13, 2019 at 1:29pm -0400, you wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Wow, I got two answers, CCW from the top, and CCW from the bottom. Oi.
>>>> 
>>>> C
>>>> 
>>>> On 6/13/2019 10:27 AM, john j casey wrote:
>>>>> As you sit on the seat it be counterclockwise.  Looking at the 
>>>>> blade, the bent part (just opposite the nasty edge) is toward the 
>>>>> motor.  How do I know this?when removing blade for sharpening I need 
>>>>> a glove for the left hand.
>>>>> Jack
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When viewing the blades from underneath the deck, do they rotate 
>>>>>> clockwise or counterclockwise?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Are the blades mounted like this
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  Motor
>>>>>> _------_
>>>>>>  Grass
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Or this
>>>>>> _     _
>>>>>> -----
>>>>>> Grass
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> C
>>>>>> 
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