Re: (ET) Foot pedal for Alltrax

["Tom Klein" <rutellingme comcast net>]

Good evening,
I removed the micro switch box on my C-185, mounted a
block of wood where the holes were to support the
carburetor cable kit I use from the pedal to the POT that is
inside the Aluminum housing, (where Joel has his). Added
a helper spring from the wood block to the pedal. The
braided cable wire covering  looks good. I have the tension so
the weight of my foot holds the pedal down.
Tom K.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <et jpjt net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Foot pedal for Alltrax


> ditto here.  Except my pedal is a scrap of aluminum, attached to a couple 
> of hinges and a rod that goes through a hole in the cast aluminum.
>
> See pictures here:
> http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/browseimages.php?c=21
> http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=57&c=21
> http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=58&c=21
> http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=59&c=21
>
>
> Joel
>
>
> On 10/12/2011 10:18 AM, Doug McCorkle wrote:
> > I put an AllTrax on my E15 a few years ago.  It came with a spring-loaded
> > pot.  I just made a wooden pedal, hinged to another piece of wood that I
> > attached to the footrest, tied a rope to the pot and ran it down to the
> > pedal (I think I had to cut a hole in the tractor - the pot is mounted
> > inside about where the original throttle assembly was).  Very simple, and 
> > it
> > works just like a car's gas pedal.
> > Doug McCorkle
> > AllTraxed E15HA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Coate [mailto:jbc_lists_NO_REPLY coate org]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:46 AM
> > To: Elec-Trak
> > Subject: Re: (ET) Foot pedal for Alltrax
> >
> > I've looked into that unit at one point too. Unfortunately it comes with
> > EITHER a 5K pot OR a micro-switch actuated by the pedal. To use with an
> > Alltrax (or Curtis etc), both the 5K pot AND the microswitch are
> > required. The PB-6 has both.
> >
> > Yes, you could skip the microswitch and still have it work but that is
> > one of those safety things that really should be used. Just in case the
> > pot goes ker-fluey, the controller has another way to know that you have
> > taken your foot off the pedal.
> >
> >
> > On 10/11/11 2:55 PM, David Roden wrote:
> > > On 11 Oct 2011 at 13:22, Steve Gaarder wrote:
> > >
> > > > We've decided to install an Alltrax controller in our E-15, and would
> > like
> > > > to have a foot pedal to control it. Does anyone sell a foot pedal/pot
> > > > assembly that works well?
> > > I haven't actually tried this yet, but I was looking at it a while back.
> > I
> > > would think that it would be pretty sturdy.
> > >
> > > http://na.suzohapp.com/driving/50819400.htm
>
>
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