RE: (ET) RE:

["Steven Naugler" <snaugler earthlink net>]

Larry and others,
        A minor point on the front axles.  I've seen both cast and square 
tubular
on all varieties of GE tractors.  I believe the cast is the early design
and the tubular is the later design.

Steve N.


> [Original Message]
> From: Elie, Larry (L.D.) <lelie ford com>
> To: <elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu>; sf bright net <sf bright net>
> Date: 8/22/00 2:44:00 PM
> Subject: (ET) RE:
>
> The Wheel Horse & New Idea tractors were actually built on the SAME LINE
as
> the GE.  
> ALL accessories are interchangeable.  Only the electronics and controls
are
> different.  
> 
> As far as I know, the E-20 has quite a different control system than the
> other GE's.  
> First off, it is a foot speed control to compete with the hydrostatic
> controls of the 
> time.  Secondly, it has wider tires (although I have seen some E15's with
> wide tires) 
> front and back.  Third, it has the same cast front axle as the E15 (the
E12
> has a 
> square tube axle) which weighs a bit more than that of the E12.  Someone
> with an E12 
> will have to tell you more about the differences.  The controls on all 
> the
> WH and NI's 
> are different as I recall.
> 
> Larry Elie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sf bright net [mailto:sf bright net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:43 AM
> To: elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
> Subject: 
> 
> 
> Hi fellows,
> 
> A few questions to help me choose a tractor:
> 
> Did Wheel Horse and New Idea [or anyone else] build tractors duplicating
> the Elec-trak E-15 and the E-20?
> 
> Are they considered on par with the E-traks [again I'm focussing on the
> largest models of E-trak]?
> 
> Are mechanical parts interchangeble?
> 
> I notice that the E-20 has a wider track than the E-15 plus and extra 50#
> weight and 2 more hp.  Are there other significant differences?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> 
> Steve F.
> 



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