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(ET) Replaced seat on the E-Wrek-Trak 15



Well, yesterday I finally got tired of the pile of stuffing and rust that was the old seat on my E15. So with a combo of torch, tools, and chisels, I was able to get the old seat off the battery box top.

Which was in the usual bad shape, but oddly enough not totally hopeless; under the seat was rusted, but not through completely. So a bit of welding followed by a coat of POR15 fixed the rust problems.

This morning I put it on the E15, put the seat on, and it's COMFORTABLE! I'm a much happier owner.

I have the mower deck on the E20, and I still prefer it to the E15; it's a bit faster and doesn't bog down quite as much. Also a smoother start, might be due to the 3 speeds with resistors instead of two on the E15.

Next up? Not sure. I might re-wire the lift motor power directly to 36 volts so I can put the deck on the E15 and do something else with the E20. Or I might continue to use it as my little pony-puller for the trailer. It's nice not to have to attach/remove that all the time.

Chris