Re: (ET) How good and fast at cutting

[David C Robie <mycroftxx1 juno com>]

YAH addictive.  Perhaps that's why I don't want to try it.  That would
make me buy and install 2 ;-(
Actually, if these GE stock speed controls are working properly, they are
quite smooth, almost an 'electronic' feel. And quite efficient without
any but inherent motor losses in '3rd electric'  (full speed on the GE 12
types).   Lucky to have found the 16 which is so simple she don't need
any electronics, either stock GE or aftermarket.
  Started out with an 8 yrs ago and know what you mean.  That could have
had at least one armature drop speed in her.  But electric is electric,
even if imperfect.  Even if I cheated and ran her on 6 secondhand  12V
car batts and could only do half a lawn at a time.  Even if she didn't
blow snow in the winter.  She still beat the pants off the gasser I had
(a John Deere rider vertical shaft engine that finally blew the governor,
thereby getting no oil to all the important things that need it,  belched
smoke made some horrible noises and siezed up tighter than a bulls bum in
the middle of the lawn).  Luckily, the 8 restoration was almost complete
then and a couple days later, used her to tow the deadster off the lawn,
finish the job, and never to have another gasser on it since. :-)

Dave
Weymouth MA





On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:54:01 -0500 "David Roden (Akron OH USA)"
<etpost drmm net> writes:
> On 30 Oct 2006 at 1:34, David C Robie wrote:
> 
> > Electronic control.  Not necessary.
> 
> Sigh.  I suppose.  But it annoys me that GE didn't exploit the great 
> 
> advantage of an electric motor over a gas engine; that is, the fact 
> that it 
> needn't idle and delivers good torque over a wide RPM range.  The 
> small 
> frame control system, with the motor droning away at full blast all 
> the time, is 
> just plain crude.
> 
> I have the New Idea version of the GE ER8-36, and I'm going to put a 
> 
> controller in it.  In addition to the above, having to shift that 
> balky 
> transmission to change ground speeds is just too much hassle.
> 
> I really like having the Alltrax in the E15.  The Alltrax doesn't 
> really suit, so 
> I'm planning to use a 4QD for the New Idea.  I'll probably just 
> disconnect the 
> "clutch" linkage and fix it in place as engaged.
> 
> I'll tell you, once you've had the pinpoint speed control that an 
> electronic 
> controller affords, you'll never look back.  Being able to creep the 
> tractor 
> forward or backward by half-centimeters is kind of addictive.
> 
> 
> 
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