RE: (ET) Acquiring E15 - Questions

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

Andrew,


Some of the Peerless Transaxles, the 3 speed ones make quit a lot of gear
noise. You can fit a larger steering wheel, infact I think the E20's had a
larger wheel on them. The twist lock plug is for 36V accessories.

Remmember this tractor is 30 plus years old and will require some work and
replacement parts. If you just want to mow grass, you might do better with 
a
new ICE mower. But if you want to have something that is cool to mow with
and you like to mess around with simple mechanical stuff driven with 1970
electrical parts then the Elec-Trak is the machine you want. 

Change the oil in the transaxle, lube the steering and ball joints, check
the battery connections, and check the bearings on the mower deck. 

http://www.elec-trak.org/ for more info.

For parts

Technical Services and Parts
 7898 Pine View Drive 
 Edgerton WI. 53534
 608-868-6220

Talk to Mr, Bill Gunn 


 Hey Andrew you work at GE, I thought all you guys would know about
Elec-Traks! Welcome aboard!  

Dwight 

Dwight L. Hazen, Indiana University, UITS 
Bloomington, In. 47408-7378 Phone 812-855-5367 hazen indiana edu
http://php.ucs.indiana.edu/~hazen/ Ham Radio wb9tlh arrl net
IP Phone 317.278.4014   Change is inevitable except from a vending machine.


-----Original Message-----
From: Poush, Andrew (IndSys, SalemVA) [mailto:Andrew Poush IndSys ge com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 3:50 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) Acquiring E15 - Questions

I am almost the owner of an E15 Elec-Trak.  It's at my house now and the
soon to be former owner has my deposit.  Pending one mow of my yard we will
settle up today.

I'm very pleased to have found this tractor at the very moment that I 
needed
one.  And the seller is only 30 minutes drive from my home on Roanoke, VA.
I do have some questions however:

Is the tractor supposed to be as quiet as a golf cart?  This one makes
substantially more noise, transaxle related, I think.

What is the 250V outlet on the left front used for?

Has anyone fit a larger steering wheel (3/4" shaft)?  I want my wife to
enjoy driving this tractor, too.


Thanks,
Andy

Andrew G. Poush
GE Industrial Systems
Turbine Controls Engineer
Rm 174 * 1501 Roanoke Blvd. * Salem, VA 24153
ph 540-387-8066 (dc 278-8066) * fax 540-387-7652
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