(ET) Blower works...

[Chris Zach <czach computer org>]

Well...

With about a foot of snow on the ground the Elec-Trak snow blower worked 
*very* well. Went right down the driveway, plowed out a turnaround, then 
went right back up. And down, repeat.

There are definately some tricks; I think if I had chains on the wheels 
I would have been able to go anywhere. As it was the best place to go on 
was fresh snow: The auger actually helps to pull the tractor along as it 
chews snow. Without it, you're using the tires alone. Also there are 
ways to take corners to maximize the thrown snow.

One backs up a *lot*. Make sure reverse is working, and such.

I *really* need to triple-hoist the lift. You have to lift the plow 
before backing up. Big pain to shut down auger, get off tractor, and 
help lift it up.

For 30+ year old technology, this thing is impressive.

And by the end, the batteries were *completely* drained. I've never run 
the tractor down so much. It's going to get a nice *long* charge today.

Next step: Chains and figure out how to wire the Hawkers into the pack.

Chris