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Re: (ET) Snow at last...



Got no snow from the Boston area to send.  Which is satisfactory. Plenty
cold though.

Dave
Weymouth MA



On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:22:39 -0500 "Chapin, Tim" <tchapin bf umich edu>
writes:
> OK I've had enough!!!!!!   Here in lower Michigan we are over 2 feet
> below the snow fall average.....   I shoveled the walk exactly 2 
> times
> this winter and haven't done anything with the drive.  I think we 
> have 4
> inches on the ground.  We road the snowmobile around the park (roads
> were to clean) until the snow was wore out (about 10 rounds).....
> 
> Last Monday and Tuesday we had COLD days!!!! (no school because of 
> cold)
> What's up with that?  Anyone else every have a Cold day growing 
> up????
> 
> Man, I can't take it anymore.... We are leaving for Erie PA. next
> Thursday to find and play in some snow before the winter is 
> done.....
> 
> You guys need to send some of the snow this way!!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
> [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Tim
> Humphrey
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 10:07 AM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) Snow at last...
> 
> 
> Thanks, Dave
> 
> I'll try the graphite or teflon. I hit it with carb cleaner to get 
> all
> of the old gunk of and it worked great, until the carb cleaner fully
> evaporated, now it's sticky again.
> 
> Got 16 more inches yesterday, forecast another 10-16 this weekend. 
> Snow
> is in the forecast constant up until Tuesday.
> 
> About those HF meters, I have one. Going to get more.
> 
> The leads kept falling out of the meter. They are not as flexible as
> more expensive meter leads. Anyway... I cut about a 1/4 inch off the
> plastic shield of the lead where it plugs into the meter. That 
> exposed
> more of the connector and now allows it to seat much further into 
> the
> meter. Haven't had one fall out since. Other than the leads falling 
> out
> I have been very happy with these $4 meters, and now the leads don't
> fall out anymore. I'll definately be getting more.
> 
> Another HF lead....  They have a sale on leather work gloves right 
> now..
> These are a bright orange/red so harder to lose. They also are heavy
> duty and actually fit my hands. I find it very difficult to find 
> work
> gloves that fit.  I got 3 for $.99 ea. two weeks ago, but now they 
> are
> $1.49, still a great buy!!  
> 
> 
> --
> Stay Charged!
> Hump
> I-5, Blossvale NY
> 
> 
> 
> Oil.  Right -O. And it picks up grit blown by the deck.   Graphite 
> is OK
> though.  That stuff 'lock-eze'  is graphite and solvent to carry it 
> in
> then solvent goes away. There are new teflon sprays (with tube
> extension)
> that seem to do the same, nothing left that thickens in the cold.
> 
> Plow on, blower unobtainable.  That's why I got 2 electraks goin one
> with
> a blower one with a plow both with chains. There are times that a 
> plow
> is
> best (slushy sticky  snow) , times that a blower is needed (a lot of 
> dry
> snow and noplace to plow it to) both situations exist here at 
> various
> times.
> 
> BTW back to an old subject.  Kill o Watt just showed up in the 
> Harbor
> Freight catalog at $29.95.  Everyone with a shop should have that
> catalog. Wait long enough through several of em they'll have $10 -19
> digital VOM's for $2.99 -$3.99 also.  Last yr got 6 of em.  All 
> worked
> fine so they are everywhere never have to hunt one down.  These are 
> not
> 'lab accuracy' but fine for anything we do in troubleshooting etc. 
> (have
> a lab acc one if needed too)
> 
> Dave
> Weymouth MA
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:25:01 -0500 "Tim Humphrey" <hump evgrin com>
> writes:
> > My pedal also sticks when it gets cold. I beleive it is because 
> the
> > lube
> > used in the pedal box although light, just isn't light enough. I 
> am
> > thinking
> > of cleaning it all out and using no lube at all, or maybe a very
> > light mist
> > of gun oil.
> >
> > Guns have the same problem in the extreme cold. The fix action is 
> to
> > NOT oil
> > them when in the cold. Same for in the desert, oil makes the sand
> > stick to
> > the moving parts, it's better to leave the metal oil free.
> >
> > I did not even attempt the elec-trak yesterday... well,that's a 
> lie.
> > I did
> > make one path with the trak and plow, then the klixon said "hey,
> > take a two
> > minute break". I put the trak away and got out the neighbors
> > Massey-Ferguson
> > diseasel beast. 6 hours and 4 driveways later I put it away. 2 
> feet
> > of lake
> > effect is fun. I'm lucky I wasn't in the "belt". I kind of wish 
> the
> > 'traks
> > thrower wasn't in the back shed. If I could've got it out I
> > definately
> > would've liked to give it a go, and get some good pics. But the 
> plow
> > is
> > "normally" much faster so the thrower hardly ever gets used.
> >
> > I tried, I couldn't even get the Massey out to the shed to get the
> > ET
> > Thrower and bring it out front. Next year..... it won't be out
> > back......
> >
> > Check it out,
> > http://www.wktv.com/weather/home/5541151.html
> >
> > I'm about 12 miles south of Osceola, 4 miles from Glenmore.....
> >
> >
> >
> > Stay Charged!
> > Hump
> > I-5 Blossvale, NY
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
> > [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of
> > Christopher
> > Zach
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:16 AM
> > To: 'elec-trak'
> > Subject: (ET) Snow at last...
> >
> > Only a few inches, dry, fluffy. Snowblower worked perfectly; all
> > done.
> > Only thing was a slight burning smell when I first started up. One
> > trick
> > in light and not too deep snow is to blow as fast as possible and
> > point
> > the discharge forward to build up a lot of snow. Then to the side
> > and it
> > all goes away.
> >
> > One annoyance; the tractor is sticking in speed 1 when I release 
> the
> > pedal. Cold makes the throttle stick; need to adjust that 
> somewhat.
> >
> > Steering is fine, no skips even when I have the blower on the 
> lift.
> >
> > Chris
> >
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