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Re: (ET) Somebody needs to be shocked!! /tractor pulls
Thanks Steve;
I'll check into this, DD is in "my backyard", then again so is
ADC....
I just might have a new hobby here...
Stay Charged!
Hump
P.S. After seeing what the chainsaw went for on EBAY, anyone want
first dibs on mine before I list it.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
>[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Steve
>Richardson
>Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:08 PM
>To: John B Reinhard; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>Subject: Re: (ET) Somebody needs to be shocked!! /tractor pulls
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>Hello Everyone,
>
>Boy this ET tractor pull idea has really grown. This type of
thing is just
>up Alltrax's alley ! We cut our teeth on competition events on
land, in the
>water and some air craft as well.
> After getting my E15 running on the Alltrax controller I
contacted D&D
>motors and ask if they could make a motor I could use on the ET.
I was
>concerned that we would not have a supply of replacement motors.
The golf
>car motors they make are very good motors and we worked closely
with them in
>creating our DCX controller for the golf car industry. Golf car
motors are
>made with no shaft sticking out of the case and one end bell
missing. They
>have a internal splined hole in the armature shaft on the end
with the
>missing end bell. The motor is mounted directly to the
gearbox/differential
>and the gearbox bearings support the armature with the missing
end.
>
>I ask D&D if they could make a motor with a shaft and a mounting
pedestal
>like the GE ET motor has. After receiving one prototype and
making some
>modifications, I will receive the ET version tomorrow or Friday
from D&D.
>They have agreed to make this motor for the ET crowd. It's a
enclosed motor
>with 7/8" diameter shaft about 2" long. Has a mounting pedestal
smaller
>than the GE motor. It's a Sep-X type motor and our standard
golf car
>controller will drive it. It's rated at about 11 HP and
operating RPM of
>4500 I think, but don't hold me to it yet.
>
>This motor, a Alltrax DCX400 controller and a 48V battery pack
running a
>timing belt would be the ultimate ET Puller!
>
>I may, and I stress "I MAY", be able to get Alltrax to sponsor a
puller.
>D&D is in NY, contact D&D directly if you want to upgrade your
motor or ask
>them to sponsor you. I have not ask them to sponsor anything and
it's
>totally their decision. I don't want to give the impression that
Alltrax or
>D&D will sponsor every backyard mechanic with an ET for pulling.
But
>someone or a group of someone's who would spend the time and
effort to build
>and attend the events with a really nice looking ET with Alltrax
stickers
>and D&D stickers on it may have a good chance of getting
sponsorship. I'll
>ask Alltrax management, D&D's web site is www.ddmotorsystems.com
><http://www.ddmotorsystems.com> . Please contact them directly,
talk to
>Eric, he is the motor engineer at D&D.
>
>I will put up pictures on our web site of the new motor installed
on my E15
>as soon as I can get them up, probably next week some time.
>
>I think a silent puller would be the ultimate disgrace for the
noisy,
>smoking ICE tractors, don't you ?
>
>Please send me your ideas for this...
>
>Steve
>scr echoweb net <mailto:scr echoweb net>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: John <mailto:reinharj frontiernet net> B Reinhard
>To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu <mailto:elec-
trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:31 AM
>Subject: (ET) Somebody needs to be shocked!! /tractor pulls
>
>Hi Daveb, and all,
>
>Regarding toothed belt or Motor damage, etc, during a tractor
pull:
>If using an Alltrax Controller - would it limit current & protect
motor?
>Would that reduce the E-20's chances of winning a contest?
>Could someone (Steve Richardson, etc) reprogram the controller
just for
>tractor pulls?
>
>John
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