RE: (ET) Tractor stuck

["Casey, Jack" <Jack Casey dowjones com>]

I'm a little late to the party but here goes.  Have a paver driveway and
don't want to use snow chains though Techo-Bloc says I can.  Driveway is
basically flat and my E-12 and dozer blade handles heavy snow amazingly
well.....I bought 4 Turf Saver tires last year from Bill, dried out 
original
tires wouldn't grip.  Keep rear tires at 10-12psi, no more than 20psi at
front.  I don't use any extra weight.  
JJC

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Meier [mailto:mr23 mn rr com]
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 7:22 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Habooly1 wmconnect com <mailto:Habooly1 wmconnect com>  
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu <mailto:elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu> 
 
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.