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RE: (ET) I test drove an Electric OX yesterday
Actually, 8V's aren't too uncommon; we used them on some of the Electric
Rangers....
Larry Elie
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From: Richard Zachary [mailto:njcfsa earthlink net]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:52 PM
To: Pestka, Dennis J; Elec-trak list
Subject: Re: (ET) I test drove an Electric OX yesterday
They still don't have a snowthrower attachment although a salesman told
me they have one in the pipeline. The website mentions this but no
details.
If they cut the price dramatically they might sell a lot more of them.
Also, I checked their website and they have a 6 volt option as well. It
is only slightly less expensive.
Zack
Pestka, Dennis J wrote:
>Geof;
>
>Thanks for the great review.
>Hopefully someday I can afford one.
>One thing I was surprised at was why they went with the 8 volt batteries.
>Gives you less options since they're not as common as 6 or 12 volt.
>
>Dennis
>Elsberry, MO
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ThompsonG DFO-MPO GC CA [mailto:ThompsonG DFO-MPO GC CA]
>Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:05 PM
>To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Subject: (ET) I test drove an Electric OX yesterday
>
>
> Hi All
> I was at the Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock Ontario yesterday and I
>got a chance to test drive an Electric OX. That's the modern electric
>tractor now being manufactured and sold be the Electric Tractor Corp. So
>I'll give you a brief review in point form.
>1.) 48 VDC. Two batteries in the front four in the back
>2.) electrical/electronic components are in an easily accessible
>plastic
>tray mounted horizontally above the front batteries.
>3.) hood and the rear battery box are ¼" fiberglass
>4.) frame is welded square tube and plate
>5.) front lift is a linear actuator
>6.) body is snow white and frame is black
>7.) front mount mower is virtually the same as the front mount for
>Electracs and Wheelhorses
>8.) the is no transmission, two motor are used one for each rear wheel
>9.) there is a SRC speed controller for each motor
>10.) is simple but very functional LED's for battery condition electric
>hour counter for tractor use hours
>11.) switches and dash components for front lift and accessories are
>the type used in power boats, covered with a rubber boot and waterproof.
>12.) there is a horn (more on this later)
>13.) the charger is built in and under the machine in a small locker,
>on
>the opposite side there is an inverter.
>14.) behind the seat there is a retractable 120 AC extension cord
>15.) seat is a comfortable modern tractor seat, high back and
>ergonomically correct.
>16.) the only controls are a foot peddle for forward and reverse,
>almost
>shuttle they are both proportional, that is to say the heavier your foot
>the
>faster you go.
>17.) There is no brake peddle or parking brake it is all done with the
>electronics/electrics.
>
>Driving an Ox
> First, off driving and Ox is simply a pleasure and while very
>similar to driving and ET the differences are really very profound after
>all
>there is 30 years of technological development between them. The first,
>thing you notice when you get on the tractor is the seat is really
>comfortable. Like all ETs you turn on the key and the gauges come alive.
>Then you simply press on the throttle and you're away and depending which
>way you push it you going forwards or backwards. Take your foot off the
>throttle, there is a click as a solenoid turn off the motor field (I
>think)
>and the tractor stops dead in it tracks (I need to explore this more)
>because the tractor simple will not roll without power. The turning radius
>is amazing small the wheel base seems to be shorter then an E12 and
>turning
>radius is less that 12 inches at the rear wheel.
> Finally, the Electric Ox is silent not just quite, it is silent,
>that why you need the horn. There is no Peerless in the rear whining
>away.
> The Ox with a mower sell for about $12000 CDN that's in the $7200
>US range they are commercial machine. However they are trying to
>establish a
>dealer network so if you are interested give them a call. Currently, Ox(s)
>are being used in greenhouses and poultry farms.
>
>I could go on and on. The Ox is clearly what the ET would have turned into
>if it had had continuos development over the last 30 years. While clearly
>the electronics and electrical stuff is state of the art and very cool.
>Some
>of the other innovations are just as interesting, for example the use of
>all
>weatherproof gauges and switches, easily accessible electronics, the
>ergonomically correct seat, tiny turning radius and the extensive use of
>"acid proof" plastic and fiber glass. It a very cool machine and at $7200
>in
>to-days dollars probably much cheaper the E15 in 1970.
> I putting a new seat on my Christmas list and I am off to my local
>marina for some of those switches.
> You can see more at
> http://www.electrictractor.com/html/multi_prod.shtml
><http://www.electrictractor.com/html/multi_prod.shtml>
>
> Geof Thompson B.Sc., C.L.S.
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