Re: Alltrax, was RE: (ET) Newbie tries plowing

["Dave & Deb" <daveb drizzle com>]

sad to say I'm on my fourth alltrax...  I paid for two they paid for two...

when I last spoke to Steve Richardson he told me they were having to raise
the price because they had been selling us the etrac version supposedly at
dealer cost and the dealer raised a stink about it.

Dave

>
>> My Alltrax took care of that, forward/reverse is
>> instantaneous and full
>> variable speed. Highly recommended.
>> John Briese
>> I-5, alltrax
>
> I finally got around to order me an Alltrax controller and
> called them up today. The ET version of the 300Amp sep-ex
> controller now costs $350 and the pot box $75. I remember
> when Steve originally told us that they aimed for a price
> of less than $200 and then, due to required modifications on
> the field control circuit, had to up the price to $210
> (plus $60 for the pot). Apparently these modifications are
> also the reason for the latest price increase of 67%!
>
> So, Alltrax is out of the question for me :( ... unless they
> will lower their prices again, which I don't think is going
> to happen.
>
> Markus
>
>
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