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(ET) Elec Trak Accessory Questions
Restoration of my "fleet" of Elec Trak equipment continues this month.
The grouping of equipment that I purchased many years ago included an
HE-06 Trimmer/Edger, (I am still hunting for an HE-05 Cultivator). I tore
this thing down and found more or less what I expected to find with a
couple of exceptions. Everything was dirty, dry and for the most part
used up much as I thought it would be. When I got to the motor brushes I
found that they were pretty well gone as were the springs. Not a big
problem as I think that these are available from the Electric Tractor
Store. What I thought odd was how the wires connected to the brushes.
Each wire has a small eyelet terminal on the end which appeared to be
placed between the end of each brush and the brush spring. I have worked
on a good many motors, generators, etc and I have never seen a set up like
this. I haven't ordered new parts yet so I do not know if the brushes
come with or without a lead attached. Has anyone else overhauled one of
these motors? The next thing that surprised me just a bit was the
condition of the spindle shaft PN: S-02-00294. After I cleaned this up I
found that it has one tooth missing. Evidently the blade made contact
with rock or concrete at some point and the torque of this little motor
was great enough to shear off a hardened gear tooth! Again I am just
beginning the process of looking for parts and I haven't contacted Clean
Power, ETS or Kansas Wind so they may be able to help.
My second question is about the TH-80 Grass/Hedge Trimmer. This item also
came with my "herd" of electrical powered equipment. A few hours of
cleaning and buffing have put the power head, drill, clipper and trimmer
in good working order. What I am missing however is the "banana" handle
used on the TM-3 head when attached to the TH-80. This one must have been
dropped at some point as all I have are two "ears" left at the point of
attachment. If anyone knows of a source for this part I would be most
grateful. Trak on!
Many thanks,
Chris W.
1-GE E12M
1-GE E15
1-N/I EGT-150