Re: (ET) ET new technology and abandening the ICE (Rod Hower)

["" <thumphrey mynra com>]

> I am an electronic technician, I find the original controls in my I-5 
> quite simple and robust (if it weren't for the corrosion). 
> 
> However, (I think Murphy comes into play here) the tractor works for me 
> just fine as is. If something 'happens' I fix it. Usually doesn't take 
> more than a few minutes, and usually is just a bad connection somewhere. 
> My control card doesn't work, I don't have field weakening nor do I have 
> cruise control. The card is there, the components are bad and the 
> replacements are in my toolbox. I just haven't felt like fixing it, and 
> I don't miss cruise or field weakening. Bill has a new card for only 
> $65.00. All of the parts cost me $15.00. If your not familiar with 
> electronics this is a simple card to populate as it is not a circuit 
> card, it is merely a component mounting device, however it's not 
> expensive to just get a new one either.   
> 
> Heres where it gets tricky......I'm not the main user of my tractor. My 
> wife is. She is NOT an electronic technician(hence Murphy's presence). 
> To make matters worse, something goes wrong EVERY time she gets on the 
> thing. I think an Alltrax is in my future, just for the reliability. I 
> installed a Landis charge controller, just for her sake. Plug it in and 
> walk away. 
> 
> For the Landis naysayers on the list, I used my tractor all winter long 
> for plowing sometimes two times a day, every day, for a week straight 
> and NEVER ran out of charge, after installing the Landis controller. 
> Granted, I did turn the control up to 41v to compensate for the cold and 
> the quick duty cycles, but since the snow stopped I have returned it to 
> it's recommended 39v. I've used no(relatively little) water.
> 
> So, like others, I both agree and disagree with the Alltrax controller, 
> it is technological overkill for a tractor application, but it's 
> reliability can't be beat. And regarding it's price..... two weekends of 
> (non)lost time, and a couple of component (non)replacements, and it's 
> paid for itself.
> 
> 
> Stay Charged!
> Hump
> >