(ET) Tim's E15

[steven1955 comcast net]

    I sold this tractor to a friend whose husband really liked my E15.  It 
was 
ugly but working when I sold it.  They didn't have the time to restore it, 
so it 
sat under a tarp.  One visit I saw the sorry state of the tractor, and 
offered 
to rebuild the motors if they thought it would jump start the project.  
    So the motors were stripped, repainted, bearings replaced with new 
sealed 
(not shielded) bearings, brushes replaced, reassembled and tested.  (I'm 
not 
100% sure if the traction motor got new brushes.)  They are nicer than the 
motors on my E15.  The deck motors also had new friction washers for where 
the 
blades attach.
    If the controls are buggered it sounds like a good candidate for an 
Alltrax.  
But as I said, the original controls worked when I sold it, so probably 
could be 
made to work again.
    I should probably buy the motors after all the work I put into them, 
but I 
just don't need them, or a tractor project at this time.
    I hope someone on this list gets them.
    Steve Naugler
    Message: 1
    Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:58:32 -0400
    From: "Chapin, Tim" <tchapin bf umich edu>
    Subject: (ET) e-15 or e-15 parts for sale in Michigan.
    To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
    I got an e-15 that is was going to restore but the electrical is 
beyond my 
abilities.
    I think it is time to sell or part out. Steve Naugler rebuilt all the 
motors 
a while ago so there are 3 like new deck motors and a drive motor.
    Tim
    Brighton MI