(ET) Re: transporting E-trak

[dave barden <daveb speakeasy org>]

All,

        The E12 is on the farm!  Thanks to all those with loading and
transporting suggestions.  Loading it in the Toyota van went very 
smoothly.  
I found a berm in the yard of an empty house 3 doors down.  Backed up to 
it, put
down 4 2x8's and drove the E12 as up as I could, then got off and started 
to
hook up the winch when I decided to run a little futher forward.  Standing 
to
the side and rear of the machine I turned on the key and pushed the 
throttle
forward took a step back and pressed down on the seat and in she went all 
the
way on her own.  Unloading went just as smoothly except I had a solid ramp 
made
of 2x6's nailed to two 4x6's which I propped up on cinder blocks to the 
level of
the van's bumper and floor.  That way I didn't have to worry about the 
wheels  
pushing the boards off the bumper.

         
Now the bad news.  I blew the same fuse twice before finally welding the
reversing relay in the reverse position.  So while the tractor will move 
it will
only move in reverse even when pushing the throttle forward.  I ran it 
about 50
yards in this condition, in reverse, to get it into the barn.  Hope I 
didn't
damage anything further!

Guess I've got some troubleshooting to do...  But hey the mower worked 
great! I
mowed a small patch of 8 inch high blackberries.  Hit a small stump once or
twice...

dave barden