Re: (ET) RE:

[Wayne Mosher <alleights worldnet att net>]

I may have missed part of this thread.  Did anyone mention that the square 
tube is
lighter and cheaper to make but is also more likely to deform than the 
cast one.  If
you have a choice, I'd say go with the cast one.

Steven Naugler wrote:

> 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.
> >
>
> --- Steven Naugler
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