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Re: (ET) Tractor stuck



I should also mention that in past years, with 6 golf cart batteries, I could steer fine under the same conditions.  Chains on the rear were still a necessity though.  Without them the rear wheels would  spin on compacted snow or ice, if the blade was trying to push anything substantial.
 
-Chris
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Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Tractor stuck

I found that having no batteries in the front box of my E16 makes maneuvering in a foot deep of plowed snow, on an incline, somewhat difficult to nearly impossible to turn from sideways on the incline to up the slope; the front wheels just slide on the compacted snow.  This was while on a grassy area covered with plow compacted snow (do the Eskimos have a word for that?). I definitely have to add some weight up there.  The 150 lbs of batteries in the rear box worked fine with chains (and my 180lbs), on the grass and the driveway.
 
Oh, the tires are (probably) original.
 
-Chris
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Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Tractor stuck

The rear axle (transaxle) is probably hung up on packed snow and the rear wheels are partially suspended. Normally, ETs are excellent in snow.