RE: (ET) New guy in town...

["Pestka, Dennis J" <Dennis Pestka TycoHealthcare com>]

I have had my Wheelhorse C-185 for 3 years now.
When I purchased it, it had not run for about 5 years.
I took the traction motor and the 3 mower deck motors and had new brushes
and bearings installed per Bill Gunns instructions.
I also fixed an oil leak in the transaxle, and installed 6 new Trojan T-105
6 volt batteries.

Since then I have cut grass about 1.5 hours a week - April to October
Towed a small trailer and cut firewood with my inverter and 110V chainsaw.
Vacuumed leaves and grass with my homemade vacuum cart in the summer and
fall.
Pushed snow in the winter as needed.

No Problems.

If you take the time to check the tractor out and do the things recommended
by Bill Gunn, I think you will have a fairly reliable machine.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen & Carol Welch [mailto:welches paonline com]
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:54 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) New guy in town...


I've been considering moving from my John Deere 170 to an E-15.  Being the
cautious sort, I've been gathering info & reading this list for a while.

I realize these are 30 year old tractors, and am wondering whether I can
effectively keep one running reliably.  I've entirely rebuilt my MGB, 
engine
included, but I'm no electrical engineer.  Some (most?) of the electrical
postings on the list go whistling way over my head.  I don't mind getting 
my
hands dirty at all, but I don't want the ET to be a primary "hobby" 
(already
have enough of those!!) - i.e., when my crop's a-growin', I need to be
a-mowin'!  Plus, the wife won't put up with a "maybe it will, maybe it
won't" mower without sending grief my way... ;^)

So, if you use one weekly or more for mowing, how often are you spending
time fixing?  Other comments?

I like many of the features of the ET, but I don't want to make a bad, if
enthusiastic & idealistic, decision.

(side note:  anybody care to venture why, with all of the electronic
innovations that have taken place in the last 30 years, no major
manufacturer has done a new (modern?) version of the E.T.?  I'd be
interested...)

Thanks in advance,

Steve Welch


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