Re: (ET) 36 to 14V

[PH <pholzsc yahoo com>]

Hi Chris,
I agree the cost of ET ownership is very low.
According to my kill-a-watt, my E-185 uses on average about 1 or 2 kWh per 
week or 10 to 20 cents.
My neighbor uses about $10 worth of gas just to mow his acre, versus my 20 
cents for my 1.5 acre!

If the news got out about our ET's low cost, people might start sealing 
our toys.

Happy plowing,
Paul Holzschuher
Lebanon Ohio
 


--- On Thu, 1/3/13, Christopher Zach <cz alembic crystel com> wrote:

> From: Christopher Zach <cz alembic crystel com>
> Subject: Re: (ET) 36 to 14V
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Date: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 11:17 AM
> On 1/3/2013 10:04 AM, RJ Kanary
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >       My batteries will start
> their 13th year of service in April.At
> > less than $.07 per kWh,the cost to use and maintain the
> tractor during
> > the off-season is of little consequence.The nearly
> $500.00 spent on
> > the set has amortised out quite nicely.
> 
> You're funny. Since I use solar to charge the E20 (but not
> the E15; I should set it up to charge on solar) I use pretty
> close to nothing to run it.
> 
> Compare that to the 15.5hp Craftsman which I use to vacuum
> leaves and such. I've had to fill the 2.5 gallon gas can
> *three* times this fall to get up all the leaves. Three
> trips to the gas station, not to mention the cost of gas.
> 
> Doing that every week? Man life really must be lousy for
> those with gas tractors. Takes half an hour to load up the
> gas can, put it in the car, drive over, stand there pumping
> gas, put the cap back on, put it back in the car, drive
> back, get home, etc...
> 
> What a pain.
> 
> 
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