(ET) E15 and deck status

[Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

Got some time to work on the deck this weekend. First I got rid of the 
old deck; it was quite literally beyond hope and into the realm of 
"unsafe". However 2 of the 3 motors are now on the new deck, so we're 
getting somewhere.

On the E15 wreck I have been thinking: I could weld a nice solid 3 foot 
long 1.5*1.5 thick angle iron on the outside of the tractor's rail, then 
weld the wheel mount to the angle iron. Problem is that the wheel mount 
would be 1/8 of an inch out, which would make it too wide to fit the 
transmission.

*sigh*.

It's possible I could cut out a square in the iron, weld in the mount, 
then weld the whole thing to the tractor. I'll get better at the whole 
welding thing in short order at this rate.

However putting this iron on the outside would make the tractor 
completely indestructible. Which could be neat. Need to think about this 
for a bit.

The E20 continues to run well; I have taken to leaving the electronics 
plate open so that mice will stop nesting in there.  And with the new 
copper lugs the shunt assembly works a *lot* better with no heat during 
normal operation.

Still haven't had a cold snap; once we do I'll hitch up the snowblower 
and drive it up to the driveway. Soon enough: SNOW!

C