Re: (ET) Bill Gunn

[Wayne Mosher <alleights worldnet att net>]

You surely got that right!!!  Thanks for the straight talk.

Wayne

"David Roden (Akron OH USA)" wrote:

> I just spoke with him a couple days ago to order parts.  I didn't ask
> about the business situation, but we chatted a bit about ETs in general,
> and he certainly seemed as enthusiastic as ever about them.
>
> I will be spending a fair bit of cash with him this time.  It's all stuff
> I need.  Maybe I could have bought some of it used, or scrounged it from
> a junk tractor, but I wanted to support Bill.
>
> I know you don't want to hear this, but I say quit buying junk machines
> for your parts and buy them from Bill.  Instead of parting out the old
> tractors, restore them (when possible) and find good homes for them.  The
> more people have ETs, the more business Bill will get, and the longer
> he'll support them.  If the remaining ETs are concentrated in the hands
> of a few dozen people, Bill won't be getting many orders.
>
> Besides, not all of us have the time or space to keep a garage full of
> parts tractors.  Although it's probably not the case with many people on
> this list, I suspect there are many folks out there, using ETs daily or
> weekly, who would junk them if they couldn't get parts with a phone call.
>
> I suspect that once this parts source dries up, ETs will go out of
> service at an accelerating rate.  That'd be a shame.
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> 1979 General Engines ElectroPed 24vdc
> 1974 Honda Civic EV 96vdc
> 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
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