Re: (ET) thinking of purchasing

["Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>]

1) quite dependable with regular maintenance.  Support and most parts
are available from Bill Gunn at Technical Services.  However due to
the inevitable couple days of downtime when it does need work (waiting
for parts in shipping), you may not want a business dependent on a
single unit, without some form of backup.  If you business is big enough
to have more than one unit, then I wouldn't worry about it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erick Smith" <ees3 cornell edu>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: (ET) thinking of purchasing


> I have a small organic farm and would very much like to get an 
> electric tractor.  Currently, the new ones (Electric Ox) are too 
> expensive, especially when attachments are added on.
> So, getting a GE or a Wheelhorse seems quite attractive.
> 
> I have two questions that i would welcome response to:
> 1.  How dependable are these tractors and attachments, given that 
> they are 20-30 years old?  will I end up spending a fair amount of my 
> time trying to figure out how to keep it running and where to get or 
> adapt parts?  (My local Wheelhorse dealer sold several in the 70s and 
> really liked them, but warned me away because, he said,  the electric 
> parts are no longer available).
> 
> 2.  Given the choice between an equivalent GE E20 and a Wheelhorse 
> L185, is there any preference for one over the other?  How about with 
> other models?
> 
> I'm located in central upstate NY (Ithaca) in case anyone has 
> something to sell.
> 
> Thanks for any feedback
> Erick Smith
> 
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