I have one original deck and had a Bill Gunn Deck. Properly maintained and setup, I don't think either mows better. Bill's will last longer as some of the weak points have been taken care of. John Briese > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:40:20 -0400 > From: barry woods wright edu > To: jbc_lists_NO_REPLY coate org > CC: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu > Subject: Re: (ET) Bill Gunn's Elec-Trak parts > > JIm, > > Are the "Bill Gunn" mowing decks designed to be more aerodynamic than > the GE design? Anyone of you havae exprience with one of his decks? > > A lost of us, I'm sure, would be interested if they cut better than > the original deck. The cut quality of the original GE deck leaves a > lot to be desired (at least in my experience). The Gator-Blades made > it acceptable, but not up to par with a quality gas riding mower. > > Gives us an Elec-Trak that produces a manicured looking lawn and the > world will beat a path to your door. . . . > > Barry > > > Dayton, OH > E-15 > > > > > On Jun 22, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Jim Coate wrote: > > > 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! > > > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > NOTE: Mail sent to the "NO_REPLY" address will *not* reach me. > > To send me a private message, please use the "contact us" > > form on the website at > > http://electrictractorstore.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > > -- > > 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. > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elec-trak mailing list > > Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu > > https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak > > > _______________________________________________ > Elec-trak mailing list > Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu > https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak |