Re: (ET) Front deck roller wheels

[Dean Stuckmann <dstuckmann icloud com>]

I assume that the springs are installed? If so, going to a heavier spring 
would transfer more weight to the front wheels.

Take care,
Dean

> On Sep 24, 2021, at 4:37 PM, Chris Zach via Elec-trak <elec-trak cosmos 
> phy tufts edu> wrote:
> 
> It's not a bad idea: You can buy the brackets that will support a wheel 
> on Ebay and I think the original decks were designed for this. For some 
> reason though they went with the bar.
> 
> When going up a good hill I tend to lift the deck so it is just barely 
> off the ground. That puts a lot more weight on the nose of the tractor 
> and it steers better.
> 
>> On 9/24/2021 3:54 PM, joeaverage frontiernet net wrote:
>> Hello again,
>> On my maiden voyage with the E15 last night I saw a few maintenance 
>> issues and a design issue I want to try to address.
>> When I try to turn hard on a slope, perhaps the grass is a little 
>> slippery - and it understeers.
>> No sweat, I can imagine once I have my lift back together with a new 
>> strap, I can lift the deck a little and get my steering back.
>> However the ends of the roller rod has these brackets that scrape the 
>> ground and they are surely part of the reason the tractor is not 
>> steering well.
>> Has anyone put rear deck wheels on these front mowers? I recall a Sears 
>> (MTD) lawn tractor I once owned had deck wheels that had rounded edges 
>> that could be adapted to fit this deck I think.
>> Surely this has been addressed already but I did not check the archives.
>> Looking forward to your wisdoms.
>> Thanks,
>> Chris in Tennessee
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