RE: (ET) Snowblower

[Chris Meier <ChrisM pptvision com>]

There is a web browsable archive at http://www.egroups.com/list/elec-trak/.
Please don't try to 'join' the eGroup list (read the group info!).


On Monday, December 20, 1999 2:43 PM, JeffT softlanding com
[SMTP:JeffT softlanding com] wrote:
> 
> I'm very new myself. I don't know if there is an archive you can search. 
> I
> do know that Bill Gunn of Technical Services can provide attachments as
> well as spare parts and documentation. He is at 608-868-6220.
> 
> Anyone else?
> 
> Jeff Tickner
> C/S Developer
> SoftLanding Systems
> 603-924-8818 ext 536
> 
> 
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>                     "Waldo T.

>                     Boyd"                To:     JeffT softlanding com

>                     <wboyd@netdex        cc:

>                     .com>                Subject:     Re: (ET) Snowblower

>

>                     12/20/99

>                     03:29 PM

>                     Please

>                     respond to

>                     wboyd

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>

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> 
> 
> I put myself on the ElecTrak list because I bought one in the 1970's.
> Would
> you please tell me address to start search for what has gone before on
this
> subject?  I chanced upon
> the name ElekTrak and so far what I have discovered is the "list" .  I'm
> very
> much interested in putting my old ElekTrak back in service --would
> appreciate
> any help anyone has to offer.  And I'm interested in a source for a
> roto-tiller
> ...never had one before with the old ElekTrak.  It came with a 
> three-motor
> grasscutter.
>     Thanks much, anyone!  --Walt   Waldo T Boyd  wboyd netdex com
> 
> 
> JeffT softlanding com wrote:
> 
> > A couple questions arising from the tiller thread.
> > I hooked up the snowblower on my new E15 just to move it around the
yard.
> I
> > don't have my charger working yet so I'm using a small automotive
charger
> > to charge the batteries in pairs temporarily so I didn't have a full
> > charge. I had two problems.
> >
> > The front lift could barely pick it up and I thought I needed a better
> > charge, but I had the lift strap connected directly to the pin on the
> > snowblower. Should I loop it through that pin and attach the end to
> > something else (on the tractor or snowblower) for compound leverage?
> >
> > Once I had picked the snowblower up the left side was almost dragging 
> > on
> > the ground due to the concentration of weight from the motor on that
> side.
> > Are there stabilizing arms (besides the springs) that level the
> snowblower
> > that I am missing?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > PS I don't have a manual but I will be ordering one from Bill. I agree
> that
> > he does not make it convenient to get parts and documentation.
> >
> > Jeff Tickner
> > C/S Developer
> > SoftLanding Systems
> > 603-924-8818 ext 536
> 
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