Re: (ET) Drive belts & pulling

["Christopher Zach" <czach computer org>]

Hm. If weight up front is needed, can you hitch up the snowblower?

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: <Jeremy Gagliardi com>
To: "'Elec-trak Mail List'" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Drive belts & pulling


> SolidTech wrote:
> >   Also, I was thinking about going to the Longmont, CO pull (that's 
> > what
> > spurred the drive belt swapping).  Any suggestions?  Leave the mower
deck on
> > for added up-front weight?  Put some block/bricks into the weight box?
>
> You definitely need lots more weight up front.  I was pulling a wood
> chipper with my E-20, which was way too heavy for it.  I pulled a lot of
> wheelies and my drive belts slipped a lot.
>
> Are you allowed to pull backwards?  As in, could you mount the sled to
> the front of the tractor and go in reverse?  Otherwise, is there a hitch
> that can mount up front and run along the sides of the tractor to the
> rear?
>
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