Re: (ET) Powered cart

[David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com>]

HEY we're not supposed to overload, overheat, modify and destroy these
tractors.   But yet we do.  Mine has plowed much dirt and rolled and
skidded many big rocks. And she don't complain.  'Bring it on' , she
seems to say.  Only problem with cutting brakes would be where to find
the right drums and backing plates and how to solidly attach the 
plates - and hand levers for them could be through the rear fenders - but
somehow I know that the combined mechanical talent on this board will
solve that all.  When it's done, would like some photos to come though
here.  There are many non-board connected Etrack people in New England
who would benefit. 

Bring it on !

Dave
Weymouth MA


On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:04:51 -0400 SteveS <stevesgroups verizon net>
writes:
> I like the cutting brakes idea. The present setup can be downright 
> dangerous.
> 
> - SteveS
> 
> Jeff Tickner wrote:
> 
> >
> > One of my planned uses for my E15 (if I ever finish it) is to use 
> it 
> > to haul cordwood out my woods and I'm wondering how the traction 
> will 
> > be. My only experience is pulling a 4x8 trailer full of cordwood 
> on a 
> > rutted, snowy dirt road and when the trailer got hung up the front 
> of 
> > the tractor would lift, I should have had the snowblower on there 
> as a 
> > counter weight. But what about if it was muddy?
> >
> > Since it appears that a locking diff is not an option I had 2 
> ideas. I 
> > have several spare transaxles and a couple extra drive motors. the 
> 
> > transaxles have the brakes still on them.
> >
> > Since I'll have an Alltrax with a dash pot, what about going with 
> > cutting brakes, that is a brake assembly on each axle, with a 
> pedal on 
> > each side. That would give you the steering effect and you could 
> also 
> > brake a wheel that has lost traction?
> >
> >  The other idea is even more unlikely for me to ever do with my 
> lack 
> > of time and mechanical skill, but... seems like it would solve 
> both 
> > traction and the tractor nose coming up. What about a powered 
> trailer? 
> > If I put a motor and transaxle under a trailer would I just fry my 
> 
> > Alltrax if I tried to feed both motors from the one controller?
> >
> > The pushers I've seen in the past are just for pushing
> > http://www.mrsharkey.com/pusher.htm
> > http://www.jstraubel.com/EVpusher/EVpusher2.htm
> > and don't seem to have an issue with a normal single point trailer 
> 
> > ball hookup.
> >
> 
> 
> 
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