RE: [SPAM] (ET) elec-trak gives neighbors a show.

["Chapin, Tim" <tchapin bf umich edu>]

Well at least the 2 tractors matched..  Think how bad it would have
looked if it would have been an e-20 (yellow pulling orange) or b-185
(red pulling orange)....

Last fall I was lucky enough to snag a 1998 Ford Ranger ev at an
auction.  Good news, it ran for a while, bad news the pack crapped out
on it.  I used my e12m to move it around after it died.  The ranger only
weights around 5500 lbs....   Still have the tracks on the garage floor
where the e12m scratched getting enough traction to pull the Ranger up
the incline.  It didn't help a lot that the et driver was my 8 year old
(at only 70 lbs).

-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of James
Jarrett
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 11:43 AM
To: ev listproc sjsu edu; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: [SPAM] (ET) elec-trak gives neigbors a show.

This past weekend, I was bush-hogging the field at my farm with my 1956
Allis Chalmers WD-45 when the engine died.  

Nothing I did made the @#$%^&* thing run.  Undaunted, I hooked up my I-5
to the front of the tractor and had one friend drive the I-5 while
another steered the tractor.

The ET spun out big time, but was too light to pull the Orange Monster
(according to the factory specs she weighs 4600 lbs "dry" and had a 700+
pound drag bush hog behind her.)

I put my sholder to the wheel of the tractor and was amazed as it
started to move with almost no effort.  The ET could pull it no problem,
it was the lack of traction that was the killer.

After that little shove the ET towed the tractor all the way to the barn
(about a 1/4 mile) across uncut grass and weeds.  

The neighbors looked dumbfounded as this little Orange lawn mower towed
the massive beast back for repairs.  I would have killed to have my
camera.

You just gotta love EV's.

James


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