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Pieter,
I know about diesel tractors, they are great! I have a JD 3320 with a 485
back hoe. I bush hog an 8 acre field for pennies BUT a couple of caveats. Don't
ever blow a distributor pump on a diesel, the cost can run into the thousands,
aside from that they are hard to beat for big jobs. To the credit of the ETs,
they are made for smaller plots. My JD ztrak with a gas engine sucks up fuel,
it's the hydo box, I would say to do about 2 acres it takes a gallon and a half
of fuel, maybe a little more or a little less depending on the height of the
grass. That job will be replaced by my ET when it's done. Also my wife is going
to get and ET, she absolutely hates gas anything. I bought her a lith-ion weed
whacker and she smiles every time she uses it. No starting problems like her
mini tiller, low noise and she isn't blowing gas fumes all over our organic
gardens. For smaller plots you just can't beat the ETs, what a great and well
thought out machine! When ours are finished they will till the gardens, mow the
lawns, blow snow and be charge by my 10.6 Kw solar array. I can't wait!
I think the important thing to consider is that the ETs compliment the
tractor, neither replaces the other. Had we continued with electric technology
in tractors this wouldn't be the case but then if we had stayed with electric
cars the world would be a different place today too!
My four cents (adjusted for inflation)
Rob |