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

[Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

Then I have them on right, thought so. Someday I'll figure out how this 
new deck got the harness wired up backwards....

Never a dull moment.

On 6/14/2019 1:10 PM, john j casey wrote:
> 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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