Re: (ET) E15 with a forward drive problem

[Michael J DeLiso <mjdeliso juno com>]

Hi Peter,
You are correct stay out of the motor.
Did you get a manual with it ? A manual and panel layouts are almost
always needed.
I cheated and marked the parts designators on as any things as I could. 
There are several models of the E15.  The numbers on the name plate go
from 26AE15AA to 26AE15GA  at least.   Name plate is under the front hood
on the tractor's right.  Makes some small differences, not a whole lot. 
A guess from here in New Jersey is the reverse relay has burnt or welded
contacts. 
It is little thing with long fingers on the relay contacts, they burn
real easy, and stuff gets stuck in them too. Like mouse nests. The wires
also come off of the connections.
Sometimes you can clean them up some times you can not. 
It is located in the dash board you get at it from inside the front
battery box. 
One source of parts is Technical Service & Parts 
                                7898 Pineview Drive
                                Edgerton WI 53534
The mans name is Bill Gunn @1-608-868-6220.  
I do not know if the relay is available or not but this should help you
get started.

        I trailered one across the George  Washington Bridge coming out of 
New
York City, at rush hour 
leaking battery acid all the away. That was 1990, today they would
probably put me in jail.

Mike DeLiso


On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 08:16:25 -0400 Peter Schut <schutp igs net> writes:
 Hi everyone:
 
 I'm new to this list, so allow me to introduce myself.  I'm the 
 proud
 owner of a new (to me!) Electrac E15 that I picked up a few weeks 
 ago.
 I live near Almonte, Ontario, and am interested in alternative 
 energy
 contraptions and power systems, but one of my major reasons to buy 
 an
 old mower was to further the education of my son Nathan, who at 11 
 is a
 budding engineer.   I've got fairly limited experience at tinkering 
 with
 old semi-functioning devices, and can't provide him with all the
 guidance I'd like.  We're going to be learning together.
 
 Anyway, our tractor has a forward drive problem.  In both reverse 
 gears
 the motor works just fine, it engages promptly and reliably, and has
plenty of power.  In all the forward gears it has a problem.  
 Sometimes
 I can get it to advance in the lowest gear, but not always, and when 
 it
 does go, it is usually totally gutless.  The other gears do nothing.
 Sounds like an electrical contact problem to me, but before we start
 ripping it apart I thought it would be useful to get some insights 
 from
 anyone who has dealt with this kind of problem before.  I'm assuming
 that since it works fine in reverse, the motor is probably not the
 problem.  Does that sound reasonable?
 
 Oh, and another thing... if anyone is trying to transport an 
 electrac in
 a open trailer, try to avoid crashing thunderstorms with heavy rains 
 and
 high winds, followed by gridlock traffic on unfamiliar highways 
 through
 major urban centers.  Also, it might be easier on your peace of mind 
 if
 you use a trailer that is substantially newer than the tractor being
 transported....  :-)
 
 Thanks, Peter.
 
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