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Re: (ET) GE controller
I bought Jerry’s METI (serial number 4 according to him) and it does have
a Forward/Reverse switch. The controller in that tractor is a 262e1. I’m
not sure what the differences are between the units.
That being said I’m not sure that tractor had all the features that were
intended for production. The rear end is a 3 speed unit w/ reverse gear
and without the diff lock as far as I can see. Production tractors were
planning on diff lock and I believe 5 speeds. FYI If anyone has one of
these I would like to get the model number.
E15s have a switch as well but it’s built into the speed control handle.
When switch is activated when the lever is is put in the reverse gate.
Good luck
Take care,
Dean
> On Jul 25, 2021, at 1:36 PM, JOHN J CASEY via Elec-trak <elec-trak
> cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:
>
> My ET is 26AE12CA, bought in ’99. The wiring is oem, no Rube
> Goldberging here. Years back I changed the drive motor to one from an
> E20 with minor modification to the motor field. In 2017 I upgraded to a
> Curtis 1204m operating system.
> Works great.
>
> Oem E20 ’s and I think, E15’s, have a separate fwd/rev switch…same for
> the Curtis. Settin on my bench for three years is a GE 262FS1
> controller. Jerry Rhodes (may he rest in peace) used this controller
> when he built METI tractors; I bought it from him.
> Because GE does not require a fwd/rev switch, I’d like to use it in my
> tractor. Jerry provided instruction but I could not make the GE work.
> I can follow instruction but don’t have the electronics chops to figure
> out why the GE don’t work.
>
> When upgrading to Curtis I did not cut out wiring that was no longer
> needed, just folded them back. Anyone have GE instruction that I can
> compare to what I have now…must have missed a step.
>
> Thanks, Cheers
> Jack
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