Re: (ET) one speed, no power E20

[Jeff Tickner <JeffT softlanding com>]

I read the below conversation with interest. I have
an E15 that I am rebuilding bodywise and I've pretty much blown my budget
for an Alltrax, especially since the price has gone up. I recently picked
up a bunch of parts and motors. I have an E20 dash, an E20 motor and I
think I have an E20 wiring harness and contactors so I was considering
converting to an E20 when I put my tractor back together. But being an
E15 originally it has no provision for the foot pedal speed control, I'd
have to stick with the hand control throttle.

I have a shop manual from Bill for my E15 but it covers
the E20 also, is this a reasonable thing to do (given I'm not missing any
major components) or am I missing some major hurdle?     

> I strongly recommend that you give up.
> On the GE controller, I mean, not on the tractor!
I strongly disagree.

> There are several components on the control cards which suffer from
age - 
> notably the electrolytic capacitors.  Yes, they can be replaced;
but after 
> repairing the main card in my E15 a few times and struggling with
the truly 
> awful connections to it, I decided that rather than rebuild the card
it was 
> time to let the tractor join the late 20th century.  
The E20 has one transistor, one FET, and a bunch of diodes. True that it
does have a few resistors, but you can get a new one from Harold for $50
if card 4 really blows up.

Remember the E20 is not like the E15: It's built using discrete 
components. There really isn't much to fail on them.




Jeff Tickner
Technical Support
800-545-9485, Ext 536
SoftLanding Systems

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