Re: (ET) Best site for showing ET pictures & inviting comment

Regarding traction...I have used tire chains in addition to my usual ag tires while pushing dirt. It made a tremendous difference. I was very happy with the results and highly recommend them. I have an extra set of rear wheels/tires with chains on them. It makes swapping from "no chains" to "chains" a breeze. 5 lugs are much easier than wrestling with tire chains!

My most recent dirt-moving was backfilling a 165' trench from running power to a shed. I angled the blade and drove along the side of the trench. It was much easier to backfill than it was to dig...even with a gas-powered trencher. I think my property was built on a rock quarry!

Billy

From: Mike Finck <M Finck setterlin com>
To: "noaddress drmm net" <noaddress drmm net>; "elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) ET) Best site for showing ET pictures & inviting comment

I have moved quite a bit of dirt grading and backfilling around a new garage, hauling excess and grading that down by the creek. Power is not an issue. Traction is (a limited slip dif would be great). Another problem I overcame is the (safety) design built into the blade to tip when it strikes an immovable object. Unfortunately the springs are so weak that just about anything "tips" the blade. I threw safety to the wind and rigidly affixed the blade so it will not tip. I should add that I did allow for a catastrophic occurrence with a shear pin, say 9 miles an hour and hit a raised man hole cover or something.

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From: David Roden [mailto:etpost drmm net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:28 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) ET) Best site for showing ET pictures & inviting comment

On 21 Feb 2012 at 16:07, Chris Zach wrote:

> How is the Elec-trak in terms of pushing earth?

I used mine to backfill a trench several years ago. It worked OK.

That was where I discovered how easy it was to burn the reversing relay contacts, however. My E15 no longer has a reversing relay, thank goodness.

> Worth getting a blade?

I guess that depends on how much earth you want to move, and whether you want to use it for snow. I use mine for snow, and like it, so it's definitely worth having.

David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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