Re: (ET) Selling my E-15

Hi Hank, sorry for the late response. I wouldn't call it "baby blue" - it's more of a "Smurf blue". :) The color is a little washed out in that picture due to the bright sun.

I'm not sure about price - I was thinking somewhere in the $800 neighborhood. Sales of these are such low volume that it's hard to figure out what a reasonable price is. I've looked on ebay some, and prices seem to be all over the place.

From: Hank Ralston <Hank RalstonAgency com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 12:09 PM
To: Briggs, Michael; Elec-Trak
Subject: RE: (ET) Selling my E-15

Mike,

We are outside of Rochester NY, so it’s a bit of a drive with a trailer or truck.

If my wife liked the baby blue we would consider, however I have a friend or two that have admired ours and will pass it along to them. Price in mind?

Definitely displays a labor of love for the classic machine. Hope someday the battery operated tractor makes a resurgence in the market place.

Thanks,

Hank

From: Briggs, Michael [mailto:Michael Briggs unh edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:50 AM
To: Elec-Trak <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Subject: (ET) Selling my E-15

I don't have time for mowing on the weekends anymore (I want to spend that time with

my kids), so I've bought a robotic lawnmower (Husqvarna 430x) and am selling my E-15. I restored this the first time around about 10 years ago (stripped most of it apart and stripped all the paint off, repainted, replaced all bolts and screws with stainless steel ones, etc.). Last summer I did a partial restore, rebuilding the three mower deck motors (and adding the lower rings underneath the deck to greatly reduce vibration), and repainting (but without stripping this time). If interested, see the picture at this link:

https://pubpages.unh.edu/~msbriggs/E15.jpg

If anyone's interested, let me know. I'm in the seacoast New Hampshire area. The tractor works nicely. The only issue is that there may be an overly sensitive thermistor, as after mowing for a while (doing most of my yard) if the battery voltage drops too low, it keeps you from going into higher speeds. The batteries are I think 3 years old, maybe 4.

Any suggestions on asking price?

Thanks,

Mike

Michael S. Briggs, PhD

UNH Physics Department

(603) 862-2828