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Congratulations. You made a very good decision. You will enjoy your new toy a lot. IMHO, the Electrak is the only electric vehicle which can meet or exceed the expectations of a non-enthusist.

You should have no trouble finding tires. The big problem is rust and corrosion in the battery conmpartments (BTW, it takes 6, not 5). If it's not rusted there and the tractor's complete, then you are in. Have you been to this website yet?

http://www.elec-trak.org/

I think he's having some problems right now, but he will get it working soon, and there is a lot of good info there.

You can start fixing it up by fixing the tires, greasing it and changing the oil in the transaxle. Make sure the steering ts free.

Do you know anything about electricity or electronics?

Regards,

Brad Fayette
"The geeks shall inherit the Earth."

Kevin Matkoski wrote:
Hello,

I just purchased a non-working GE Elec Trac 15. So, my first step was to search the internet for any information I could find. As a result of that search, I have joined this list as I know very little about the tractor at this time.

Physically it is in very good shape with the exception of two tires. One front tire has a sever case of dry-rot from being flat and sitting in a muddy area. One rear tire has a sever puncture. It has only very minor surface rust at wear points. Such as the ends of the bars where the mower slides on and off.

All five batteries are completely gone.

So, before I start buying batteries and tires, I would like to perform some simple test to establish the actual condition of the tractor and mower. If you know where I can find a service manual, it would be greatly appreciated. If you have any suggestions on testing or where I should begin, that would be appreciate too.

Thank you.


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