I agree there may be a blip in pricing for a while but I also think that most people do not know what they are getting into with an electric tractor and the interest will be short lived for many. The best news is that the supply is more than the demand right now and if one wants to they can get a junker machine and do a frame up restoration it can be done fairly cheaply. Those who have machines already the price to maintain them is also fairly cheap. I think more machines will be uncovered in fields and barns and more parts and pieces will become available. It's amazing to me how many units are still around and still keep popping up.
George Beckett
From: roberttroll hotmail com
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:27:21 +0000
Subject: Re: (ET) Magazine article and web site
George -
I am in AWE of your collection. Stuff i never knew existed. Beautiful barn to boot.
I do have to agree with David though. I am going to guess that with gas prices going up, the ET prices will go up with them. New collectors jumping into the market will drives prices even higher. I am green & yellow tractor guy and have watched prices go crazy high for no apparent reason other than more people jumping in. Makes it hard for those who use them on a daily basis.
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> Lawn and Garden Collector Magazine will be publishing a series of three articles in their next three issues, starting in May, on my Elec-Trak collection. The May issue shipped out this afternoon. I am hoping this sparks more interest in the hobby! If you would like to buy single issues or subscribe to the magazine contact Kate at lagc_kate yahoo com or call her at (812) 490-3607. As they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Cub Cadet I did not make the cover but the publisher and editor are great people and we have become good friends while writing the articles. I will be displaying some of my Elec-Traks in their booth at a garden tractor show they sponsor in Indiana in June- over 600 garden tractors will be on display there! Our friends Harold and Jim will also be advertising in the magazine.
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> Along with the articles I am launching a web site about my collection. It is something I wanted to do for a long time and then once we started work on the articles back in January I couldn't say too much about it. It is not where I wanted it to be but since it is mentioned in the article I need to get it launched this evening. It is pretty rough and I kept it simple on purpose anyway. I hope to have the missing pictures uploaded this weekend. I have not tested it with any other browsers except MS Internet Explorer nor at different screen resolutions so it might look a little clunky on your computer for a while until I can sand off the rough edges over the next few months. Please let me know if you find any errors or if you have any suggestions- I can use all the help I can get! Let me know what you think, there are plenty of email links on the site to drop me a line. I have lots of plans of things I want to add to the site yet this year. Also, there are lots of fun pictures and information in the magazine that are not on the web site so I encourage you to contact Kate and get ourself a copy of the magazine. If you are planning to buy all three issues you might even consider subscribing. It is an excellent read.
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> You can access the site at http://www.myelec-traks.com.
> George Beckett
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> From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <etpost drmm net>
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> On 29 Apr 2011 at 2:15, George Beckett wrote:
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> > I am hoping this sparks more interest in the hobby!
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> I'm not! My ET is a working machine, and I don't want any more competition
> for parts or parts machines driving prices up.
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> This is not a joke. I'm 100% serious.
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> Don't misunderstand me here, though. I understand the desire to collect,
> and I congratulate you on your success. However, I've seen this happen
> before. Too much interest from well-heeled collectors can really wreck
> things for those of us on a budget who just want to _use_ the object of the
> collectors' desire.
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