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Re: (ET) Almost "new 1970 Elec-trak ?
Hey, Erv: will you also be at the Hesston steam show later this year?
I'll tell my family to keep an eye out for you, since they plan to go.
David Brandt
--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Reo43 aol com <Reo43 aol com> wrote:
> From: Reo43 aol com <Reo43 aol com>
> Subject: (ET) Almost "new 1970 Elec-trak ?
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 6:57 PM
> I am helping put on a steam engine
> and tractor show this weekend at
> Lagrange, IN. I use my New Idea electric for my work
> truck and golf cart.
>
> We had a man bring in a GE ElecTrak for the show and
> he said that he wants
> to sell it, and he said it is a 1970 model. I looked it
> over and it is the
> best looking Elec-Trak that I have ever seen. He said it
> was only used two
> years by the original owner when the man died, and it was
> stored for years
> until he bought it. It still has the plastic bags for the
> batteries, and
> the original plastic battery covers.
>
> However, I think it is much newer than 1970, so I am
> asking this forum for
> opinions. It is a model 26AE 20CA, serial number FR22
> 388. The front
> mounted mower deck has the shorter, large diameter
> motors, and the caster
> brackets are the stamped metal type, not the cast
> aluminum used on the eary
> models. The accelerator is a pedal, not a lever, and
> there is a forward/reverse
> switch on the dash. Above the battery charger are TWO
> resistor strips, not
> just one.
>
> Let me know what you vintage think this is. If you
> need me to look at
> something else to determine the age let me know. I am
> going to take some
> pictures of it tonight yet.
>
> Since I will be busy at the show all day I will only
> have time to check
> this forum in the evening.
>
> By he way, the guy is asking $3500 for the outfit. I
> thought that was
> extremely high until I looked it over. Also, the batteries
> are almost new.
>
> Erv Troyer Lagrange, IN
> New Idea EGT 120
>
>
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