(ET) Intermittent operation

["Joseph abergrath" <master91 frontiernet net>]

I wish it would just quit working so I could fix it. I can't find a rhyme or 
reason for this problem.
  I backed out of my driveway put it in drive and drove a few feet to my 
lawn, stoped, lowered  and started the deck, put it in forward and heard the 
usual clicking sounds but no motion, either forward or reverse. This has 
olso happened at various other times when I stopped for any reason. It 
doesn't matter weather I use the brake or not.
   If I leave it alone for a few minutes it starts working again. I hate 
this problem.
  Do any of you wonderful people have any ideas about how to diagnose this 
problem? It is on an E14 that I bought two years ago. I have been getting 
quite an education reading all of your post here on the mailing list.
  As far as battery chargers go I have been using a battery charger that is 
for a 36 volt boat setup. It works great. It has a float charger that keeps 
the batterys at peak perfprmance. The batteries that I have are at least 8 
years old and on their last leg.
  Thanks in advance for any suggestions.