Re: (ET) Reliable, heavy-duty electric tractor?

[Steve Gaarder <gaarder ecovillage ithaca ny us>]

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Jim Coate wrote:
> 
> Christopher Zach wrote:
> > How about a sickle mower? They mount on the back of the Elec-trak 
> > (would 
> > lighten up the front wheels) and can pretty much cut anything.
I'd love one, but haven't been able to find one at a reasonable price.
> 
> The official ElecTrak sickle bar attachment is rather rare (although I 
> know of two people with them...), but more than that it mounts to the 
> side of the tractor so good for clearing beyond the edge of a 
> mowed/paved area. For a trail, would more need it to be in line with the 
> tractor so in front or directly behind.
> 
> Hmmmmm.... Perhaps could take the front end off of a walk-behind sickle 
> mower and mount it to the front of an ET with a drive motor? Then could 
> cut say a 42" wide trail the tractor would then drive in (as long as the 
> cuttings didn't tangle up underneath too much).
I've been wondering about this, too. I would think that there might be
safety issues, tho I don't suppose it's worse than one that sticks out to
the side.  Do they make tow-behind sickle bars?

cheers,

Steve Gaarder