Re: (ET) downsizing

[Christopher Zach <cz bunsen crystel com>]

Cool. And I don't think any of us are bailing out just yet: I joined in 
the late 1990's/early 2000's as a "second generation" person and have 
enjoyed them a lot over the next 25 years. You get to join and then when 
you're an expert teach the next wave of people who find a solid steel 
tractor powered by batteries to be "amazing".

They will probably last darn near forever.

C


On 5/20/2024 1:07 AM, David Kirk wrote:
> As someone coming into this hobby fresh I find this very distressing as 
> I would love to have the opportunity to be the next steward of another 
> one or two  of these wonderful tractors.  With the economy seemingly 
> tanking here in Michigan and losing faith my job will continue much 
> longer I'm reluctant to spend money on more of these at this time. The 
> cost of batteries is insane which also drives the purchase, along with 
> location. Akron isn't far and I would entertain running down there to 
> bring one back, but much farther and the cost of gasoline begins to 
> play. Before anyone considers scrapping one I would love the opportunity 
> to re-home it first.
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> > From "David Roden" <etpost drmm net>
> To elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Date 5/18/2024 5:03:00 PM
> Subject Re: (ET) downsizing
>
> > Hi Jim.  I hate to say it, but this list doesn't seem to be the place to
> > find homes for ETs. That might be because most members already have 
> > all the
> > ETs and accessories they need.  Just speculating there.
> >
> > For many years I had outstanding service from an E15 and and ER8-36, New
> > Idea flavor.  I also had a front mower, blade, tiller, powered lawn
> > sweeper, chains, weight box, and a bunch of spare parts.  The E15 had an
> > Alltrax ET300 controller and upgraded brakes.  In all I had around $4k in
> > it.
> >
> > When I was on the threshold of my (I hope) final retirement downsizing,
> > with a major move in the offing, I stirred the kettle a bit on this list
> > That was the autumn of 2022. Alas, nobody here wanted to taste the soup.
> >
> > So the E15 lot went on Ebay.  It took a couple of relistings.  For a 
> > while
> > I wondered if I'd have to scrap it all, which would've broken my heart.
> > But finally I got about $700 for the tractor, accessories, and parts.  
> > The
> > ER8-36 went separately for $150.
> >
> > I wish you all the best in your retirement, and hope that you soon find a
> > good home for your ET.
> >
> >
> > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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