I had a "Bill Gunn" Deck until recently (sold with tractor). It needs nothing do make it last.
Any improvements would add cost and would not extend its useable life, in my opinion. Its a great deck.
John Briese
Altrax I-5
From: metman glasgow-ky com
To: rjkanary nauticom net; hlandis hotmail com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:12:57 -0500
CC: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu; jbc_lists_no_reply coate org
Subject: Re: (ET) Bill Gunn's Elec-Trak parts
Powder coating of a mild steel deck would probably be the most practical way to make the deck last longer.
But in any case, flipping up the front mount mower and washing it off with a hose after each mowing is always a good idea. Leave it flipped up and let the sun dry it out, or run the deck motors for a short time to help dry things out.
If your deck motors might still have the original shielded lower ball bearings, keeping them dry is very important. That's not quite as much of a concern if the lower bearing has been replaced with a double sealed version of a 6205 bearing.
Mike in KY
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Bill Gunn's Elec-Trak parts
Depending on the stainless used the dies might not like it.The former Allegheny Ludlum used to do custom stainless body stampings for FoMoCo.{Have you every seen a sixties vintage stainless T-Bird ?} The biggest problem they encountered was each die set would do enough panels for half a dozen cars. Then it was game over. :(
RJ
harry landis wrote:
When making the decks, you might consider punching a few out of stainless. It's not all that much more expensive. Or at least hot dip galvanizing them.
Harry Landis
> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:27:20 -0400
> From: jbc_lists_NO_REPLY coate org
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) Bill Gunn's Elec-Trak parts
>
> The Wisconsin trip is complete. One week of packing and 20+ tons have
> headed south in the tractor trailers. We were fortunately just outside
> the area hard hit by flooding. Bill is a very personable guy and I and
> my wife enjoyed chatting with him. His favorite ET is the ET12M upgraded
> with a 4-speed tranny :-)
>
> I plan to continue and expand the on-line store format, complete with
> photos, credit card processing, help files, etc. With over 3000 parts in
> the database, I'll probably never get the more obscure bits listed, but
> I do want all the useful parts on-line. I'll be adding a few smaller
> parts in the coming days. Sorting everything will take a long time,
> especially when complicated by my move and possibly switching to
> different shopping cart software. With documentation now in hand, I am
> getting some parts back in production to restock the shelves - note that
> a run of "Bill Gunn"-style mowing decks is already under way!
>
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> --
> Jim Coate, Spencertown, New York
>
> The Electric Tractor Store is now open!
> http://www.electrictractorstore.com
>
>
> David Roden wrote:
> >
> > A website with photos, specifications, tips, and installation instructions;
> > online ordering; credit card acceptance - all would be greatly
> appreciated.
> >
> > I don't think you really need to do the kind of one on one user support that
> > surely contributed to Bill Gunn's eventual burnout. Just direct people who
> > need help to this list. Over a period of months you'll also begin to hear
> > of certain common issues, and can then launch a FAQ or help database on your
> > website.
> >
>
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