Fw: (ET) Alltrax controller

["Ralph G Vogan" <ralphgv CenturyTel net>]

> John wrote
>     Ok, just ordered for one of my I-5s.  I was wondering if anyone had
> installed one of these with a cruise control function?   My thought was a
> switch that either went to the regular throttle pot or to a seperate pot
set
> at normal cruise speed.  When you want cruise switch to the preset pot.
> Anyone done anything like that?
>
> Yes I did.  I got the throttle control with the AllTrex unit and hooked 
> it
> to the foot pedal.  I wired an old relay to the CC switch getting power
from
> the throttle control switch n.c. contact.  I wired it so that when you
push
> the cc button with the foot pedal up the relay would turn on and stay on
> through one of it's own contacts.  The other set of contacts switch
between
> the foot control pot and one I mounted on the dash.  With the cc on the
> speed can be set from the dash pot.  Now if you step on the brake, turn
off
> the key switch, or fall off the seat the tractor will stop.  If you step
on
> the foot control the relay turns off and the foot control controls the
> speed.  I use it to go under some low tree branches at a low speed, I
don't
> have to try to keep the foot padal under control while I am ducking.  I
also
> gives your foot a break on those long areas of grass.  It should work 
> good
> with the new field map steve has.
>
> Ralph V
> ralphgv centurytel net
>
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