Re: (ET) E-10 transmission problems

[Tim Humphrey <hump evgrin com>]

near Syracuse NY

On Mon, 7 May 2007 11:10:04 -0700 (PDT), jim donovan <donovan66205 yahoo 
com> wrote:
> Where is the pile?
> 
>   Jim
>   Westwood, KS
> 
> 
> Tim Humphrey <hump evgrin com> wrote:
> 
> I think Pieter meant for this to go to the whole list.....
> 
> As an added note.... in the past I had mentioned a local Toro dealer with
> a "junkyard" of Elec-Traks and he was trying to sell the pile as a whole.
> I just called he still has most of the pile. Someone had replied to me
> that they were interested in it... but I dropped that email... reply 
> again
> please.
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: (ET) E-10 transmission problems
> Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 11:05:43 -0400
> From: Pieter Litchfield
> 
> To: Tim Humphrey
> 
> The good news is that this Peerless transmission was fairly widely
> used and you should be able to find parts. I carry a whole spare for
> mine - didn't cost much.
> 
> At 10:12 AM 5/7/2007, you wrote:
> 
> 
>>Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but I think you've already
>>figured out the problem and just don't want to accept your conclusion.
>>
>>I may be wrong, but it sounds like the transaxle to me.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
>>
>>--
>>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 Chip
> Gribben
>> > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 10:55 PM
>> > To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
>> > Subject: (ET) E-10 transmission problems
>> >
>> > Just when I thought I finished restoring the tractor from Hell,
>> > something else goes wrong and I think I'm out of my league on this
> one.
>> >
>> > Last year, a friend Al, brought his E-10M for me to work on. The
>> > motor was shot and the batteries were flat so I installed a new
>> > motor, new batteries, Landis Controller, replaced the charger wiring
>> > harness which some critters ate through, repaired the steering which
>> > was really loose, installed a new belt and sharpened the blades. I
>> > test rode it this past month with no problems and mowed my lawn four
>> > times with it. I did notice it was a bit on the noisy side and hoped
>> > it wasn't the new motor I installed but overall it was working great
>> > for me here before turning it over to Al.
>> >
>> > But when Al took it home this weekend to mow his property he said the
>> > reverse gear locked up on him just as he was finishing his lawn with
>> > it. He said the rear wheels locked up as well and he had to winch it
>> > up on the trailer to bring it back to my place because the rear
>> > wheels wouldn't budge. He said he released the brake and it was still
>> > locked up.
>> >
>> > When he arrived I took a look at it on the trailer and the rear
>> > wheels were moving free, so something must have broke free on the
>> > trip back here and we were able to roll it off the trailer.
>> >
>> > But when I tried running it, the tractor seems to be making alot of
>> > noise, like chains dragging on the concrete. In neutral it sounds
>> > terrible and it sounds like something is spinning and slowing down.
>> > When I put it in reverse it creeps forward very slowly instead of
>> > moving in reverse. Eventually after shifting the gears around it
>> > seems to catch and do OK but then it gets sluggish again and reverse
>> > seems like its completely gone.
>> >
>> > Something is messed up and I can't figure out what the cause is or
>> > I'm denying that the transmission is shot since this looks like a
>> > major job. I have no idea what's involved in repairing or replacing a
>> > transmission. I told Al, transmissions are something I know nothing
>> > about.
>> >
>> > I just can't seem to get this tractor out my garage. It's been one
>> > thing after another. And I need to figure out what is wrong with my
>> > E-8 since that broke down last year and I haven't had time to figure
>> > that one out.
>> >
>> > What do you all think is the problem?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Chip Gribben
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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