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Re: (ET) Tragedy in Iowa
No reason to scrap it but you are going to have to essentially completely
restore it. All motors will need rebuilt with new bearings. All
contactors will need replaced. All wiring connections should be
disassembled & cleaned. All switches will need spray cleaning or
replacement.
Mt EGT-150 is incredibly reliable as they had worked out all the bugs by
the time they came up with the simplified electronics in the later
machines. But I've done Alltrax conversions, and they are next level
smooth and controllable and give better battery life as well.
Good luck!
> On 07/01/2024 11:26 PM EDT Frontier Yahoo Mail <weinreich frontiernet
> net> wrote:
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> Alas, Midwest flooding has taken my trusty N/I EGT-150. It along with
> several pieces of equipment (Haban mower, two mower decks and a nearly
> completely restored rotary broom. At 8-10 feet above flood stage the
> Electric tractor was no match for waters that completely submerged
> everything stored in a garage. Because of the speed of the advancing
> water and a mobility issue that I have been working on I had no
> opportunity to remove any of the equipment in time to keep them dry.
> This week I pulled everything out and began to survey the damage. All
> electrical components have formed rusty corrosion at terminal ends and
> on battery posts. The tractor is completely covered in a thin layer of
> mud and corn stalks!
> My question for the Elec Trak experts and engineers out there: Is it
> time to say goodby to the old girl and call the scrap dealer? Or, given
> enough time could one completely disassemble it, carefully cleaning each
> component upon reassembly. Could it be saved by upgrading to an Altrax
> controller? I don't have any experience with these although I believe
> that performance is better than the original design in most cases.
> So. I am open to any and all suggestions from the community.
> Waterlogged in Correctionville,
> Chris Weinreich
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