Re: (ET) stuff to move

[JEFFREY ANTONUCCI <jlantonucci comcast net>]

The New Idea mid mount machines used an electric lift and I quickly 
changed mine over to a manual lift from an E12M because how do you set the 
mowing height accurately with the electric lift? and my wife kept breaking 
straps because there is no shut off in the up position.


> On 05/13/2026 8:45 AM EDT Chris Zach via Elec-trak <elec-trak cosmos phy 
> tufts edu> wrote:
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>  
> Hey James!
> 
> Saw your message, didn't realize mid-mount mowers had an electric lift. 
> Those motors can be cleaned out and repaired quite easily; and running 
> them on 24 volts or even 36 volts will not blow them up if you reduce 
> the fuse size appropriately.
> 
> Even the rear tiller goes up and down nicely with a rebuilt motor 
> running on 36v with a 10a fuse.
> 
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