Re: (ET) driveway scraper on ebay....

["SteveS" <ssawtelle fcc net>]

Pretty interesting,  but I wonder if/how it would fit under an E12S?

After I posted I did a bit of searching and found several types of driveway
scraping devices. It would be good to hear of anyone who has had success
with any of them with any small tractor.

Steve S

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chapin, Tim" <tchapin umich edu>
To: "'David Roden (Akron OH USA)'" <roden ald net>; <>; <ssawtelle fcc net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: (ET) driveway scraper on ebay....


> as luck would have it there is Wheel Horse - Mid Mounted Grader Blade
> on ebay
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2023453869
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapin, Tim [mailto:tchapin umich edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:03 PM
> To: 'David Roden (Akron OH USA)'; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: RE: (ET) driveway scraper
>
>
> An old post from Jim (fiskfarm mediaone net)stated:
> "It should be mentioned for those who are unfamiliar with the 12M that 
> the
> motor is behind the axle and the darn belt goes around the axle to get
> there.  A bit more of a challenge changing belts than your average ET. 
> But
> with a mid mount grader blade from WH, man can you grade a lawn or
> driveway."
>
> So I would guess wheel horse made something that fits e12m's
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Roden (Akron OH USA) [mailto:roden ald net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 12:51 PM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) driveway scraper
>
>
> On 15 May 2002 at 10:32, SteveS wrote:
>
> > The posts about buckets brings to mine something I'd really like to
have:
> a
> > driveway scraper.
>
> I think someone here mentioned a mid-mount blade a few years back, but I
> haven't been able to find the post in my archives yet.  Does anyone
> remember?  Was this an ET attachment, a custom job, or something from
> another tractor that just happened to be mentioned here?
>
> I've tried to grade with the blade, too, and it's tough to do a good job,
at
>
> least for me -- but then I have to admit, I'm pretty green.
>
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
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