Re: (ET) Elec-trak snow thrower performance

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

In south-east Michigan, our snow is usually pretty wet; lots of slush.
Yes, the GE plugs.  With snow less than 10" deep, you can plow MUCH
FASTER than you can throw the snow with the snow thrower.  Yes, I have
both.  My drive (south-east Michigan) is cement, 244' long x 10' wide +
two aprons of 35' x 16'.  I didn't even use the snow thrower last year.
It's fine for deep powder, but we just don't get that much of it here.
You need rear weight in either case, as a counterweight for the
overweight snow-thrower or as the extra traction for the blade.
Steering is a problem with the blade angled.

Larry Elie


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Subject: (ET) Elec-trak snow thrower performance


I have an Elec-trak snow thrower and an E15 but have never hooked the 2
up and used them.

I was wondering what kind of performance and experiences that any of you
have had with them. Do they get plugged at all? What happens when you
really load them down too much, a gas one just groans and will stall at
worst. What kind of snow can they handle? Do they throw it as good as a
gas one?

When you have the snow thrower on an Elec-trak, do you have to have
wheel weights? I am not sure how the weight and weight distribution of
an Elec-trak compares to something like an old John Deer 110 garden
tractor and snow thrower. On that I had weights, chains, and the tires
filled with chloride, and it worked fine, but you could still tell it
was front end heavy.

I live in Michigan and have a 125ft driveway.

I understand that the E-20 motor can be run at 48v, let's say you scrap
the wiring and are using an Alltrax controller. I guess it is a matter
of heat with them and you probably are not putting the full 48v and
maxed current for very long periods of time. Can you run the snow
thrower motor at 48v too? 
My electric lazyboy project is all 48v and I was considering mounting
the snow thrower on that in the winter. Can the mower motors run on 48v?
Anyone know? 

Kevin




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