RE: (ET) E-12M and obstacles

["Elie, Larry \(L.D.\)" <lelie ford com>]

I would be surprised if no one has tried this yet; Bill would know... aw, 
let's not start that again.  I would be interested in a workable 
modification 
for a brush hog.

Larry Elie


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of pieter
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:14 PM
To: Mike Wallace; Steve Gaarder; Elec-Trak Tractor
Cc: Elec-trak Discussion Group
Subject: Re: (ET) E-12M and obstacles


Funny - I was just thinking the same thing myself.  How about an electric 
brushhog?  A pull behind mower with a large single blade (30 inch?), big 
electric motor (like ET snowblower size), and some kind of protection 
against shaft damage from hitting rocks and roots.  I have an old Gravely 
6 
hp brush hog that swings a 30 inch blade that must weigh 15 pounds.  It 
has 
a slip clutch built into the drive shaft to protect the motor from 
suddenly 
stops.  Another possible design is a large circular hub with two short 
swinging stub blade hinged to it - this allows them to fold back when 
striking a solid object.  See the Swisher mower web site for rough mowers 
and brush hogs.


At 10:05 AM 6/25/2004, Mike Wallace wrote:
>Steve,
><SNIP>
>If your trails are that rough, would you want to consider modifying 
>another
>deck to be pulled (spring loaded) behind the tractor?  Not sure it would
>eliminate all the possibilities for damage, but it could be an interesting
>modification.
>
>You might need to make your own high lift/rear lift to get the deck up and
>out of the way when you ford the creeks.  There's really no good way to
>raise a mid mount deck or the front mount deck high enough to avoid 
>troubles
>when going through the gullies
>
>Mike Wallace
>Glasgow, KY
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Gaarder" <gaarder ecovillage ithaca ny us>
>To: "Elec-trak list" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
>Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:52 PM
>Subject: (ET) E-12M and obstacles
>
>
> > We're eyeing that E-12M on Ebay.  One of our concerns is mowing trails;
> > the ground can get rather rough with a number of gullies to cross and 
> > our
> > E-15's front-mount mower can't handle it. I'm thinking that the E-12M,
> > with its mid-mount mower, could handle this stuff better.  One concern,
> > tho, is the size of the wheels.  Are the E-12's wheels the same size as
> > the E-15's, or smaller?  Any comments on how well an E-12M handles
> > difficult terrain?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Steve Gaarder
> >
> >
> >
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