Re: (ET) Elec Reliability Poll

[SteveS <stevesgroups verizon net>]

Since these things are so old and many have been sitting awhile before 
being 'found', there is a lot of variation. Also it depends on the 
model. My first ET was an E12S that had been sitting out in the weather 
for a long time. But the E12S is pretty simple and I had very little to 
do to get it operational: free up the brake pedal, new batteries, clean 
a few contacts. I later bought an E20 later that looked real nice, but 
had a lot of corroded connector contacts and other issues that still 
aren't sorted out. But it looked fine. I think if you take the time to 
get things sorted out in the beginning you will have little to worry 
about. Less than an ICE mower.

- steves

john rieffel wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm very close to taking the plunge on an electrak (my free loaner gas
> mower died).   I wanted to know a bit more about what kind of mess I'm
> getting into...
>
> This is a pretty open-ended question, but I'd love to take a poll on
> your ratio of your time spent using your elec-traks vs time spent
> fixing them.    How long does the average fix take?  How much does the
> average fix cost?
>
> Thanks,
> jr
>
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