Re: (ET) battery boxes

[Charlie <medievalist gmail com>]

I'm seriously considering replacing anything that rusts on my
Elec-trak with stainless steel.  I have used that strategy on a cheap
chinese fold-up trailer in the past, and it worked pretty well.

Only thing is, my late model I-5 is something of collector's item at
this point so some folks will probably be appalled by shiny silver
replacing the day-glo orange...  luckily I bought it for using, not
for reselling.

--Charlie

On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Robert <euclid delhitel net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've given battery boxes a lot of thought. I'm thinking why 'throw out 
> the
> baby with the bath water!' What I'm going to do is cut off the bottom of 
> the
> box and spot or TIG weld a sheet along it. I'm also going to make it 
> about
> an inch higher so that the larger terminals will fit with the seat down. 
> If
> I but the new piece with the old box and run a strip behind them both the
> seam won't stand out. If it does I can probably run a little bondo in but
> probably won't.
> I'll try to take pictures when I do it.
> Rob
>
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> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:13:55 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Reo43 aol com
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) Battery box corrosion
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> On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:52:34 Andrew Poush wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the responses re the brushes. Another question:
>>  What solution have you guys used for battery box corrosion and how much
>
> did it  cost?
>
> My answer is probably not what you are looking for. My New Idea  is a
> working tractor - I have no current plans to restore it. I pour  motor 
> oil
> (used
> or not) along all the seams and joints of the battery  compartments. This
> seems to have stopped all the corrosion.
>
> I have a complete frame and body I got from a former  Elec-Trak dealer 
> for
> a tractor that he never sold - he just kept robbing  parts from it, then
> finally stripped it, and I bought what was left.  If/when I restore that 
> one
> I
> will use one of the methods that others have  suggested here.
>
> Erv Troyer
> Lagrange, IN
>
>
>
>
>
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