This is our project to replace an E15 Elec-Trak electrical tractor. The aim is to get the Elec-Trak right into sufficient form for grass mowing and snow throwing tasks in addition to (ideally) to integrate the tractor with our existing grid-tied PV system to ensure that we could make use of the Elec-Trak for power during emergency situations and keep it charged with our PV array.
This has been an exciting task as well as I can highly recommend it.
One thing I intend to explain is that I’m no professional on Elec-Traks or on recovering them. If any of you expert Elec-Trak people see any oversights or dumb blunders, please let me know.
I ‘d particularly want to give thanks to Mark Frerking that not simply wrote the article below for Build-It-Solar on the Elec-Track, but likewise found the Elec-Track that I ended up buying, and has also been a great source of info on restore– Thanks Mark!!
I acquired the E15 made use of from Joe in Colorado Springs and carried it all the way around Bozeman in a small trailer behind our Honda Aviator. I ‘d like to thank Joe and son for being patient as well as quite helpful via working out the pick up logistics, the loading, and handing down a great deal of useful details concerning this E15.
What’s an Elec-Track?
Essentially, the Elec-Trak tractor was a GE product in the 70’s. The Elec-Traks were a collection of electrical tractors and using lawn mowers that utilize an onboard financial institution of lead acid batteries to power the tractor and also to power a large range of accessories that GE supplied. There were something of the order of 30,000 of these tractors made by GE and also the business that GE marketed the operation to. The devices are extremely functional and also very sturdy. The Elec-Trak has created a devoted collection of fans and there are possibly hundreds of them running and being brought back– this is quite remarkable given that the last brand-new one left the manufacturing plant in very early 80’s. There is additionally an energetic Elec-Track online owners club and a number of great locations to obtain components from..
I particularly like George’s site– he has an astonishing collection of magnificently restored Elec-Traks. There is additionally a lot of very good Elec Trak reference product on the website, including numerous of the initial handbooks. Note also the solar electric range on the Elec-Trak barn roof covering!
