Re: [EVDL] FS: GE ElecTrak Rototiller - Complete

[Peter VanDerWal via EV]

Much as I'd love to buy that, I just wiped out my savings buying a PHV mini-van 
for my daughter.


My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key

March 15, 2022 7:55 PM, "Mr. Sharkey via EV"  wrote:

> Acknowledging that this might not be the most fruitful place to list this 
> item for sale, offered is
> a Brinley Hines electrically-powered rototiller with all necessary 
> accessories to bolt up to a
> General Electric ElecTrak garden tractor.
> 
> Includes the tiller, which has few operating hours on it, the drawbar that 
> bolts on the frame of
> the tractor and the electric winch to raise and lower the implement during 
> use and transport as
> well as the original factory manual. The tiller has been kept in covered 
> storage for the last 40
> years, and aside from the expected surface rust, is in fine condition. It 
> could probably stand to
> have the V-belt replaced, and new paint if you are fussy.
> 
> First $495.00 takes it. Located in Portland, Oregon. Local pickup is always 
> free, otherwise, can be
> palletized and shipped motor freight at the purchaser's expense.
> 
> Also available: The carcass of my old ElecTrak E-12, in case you can't turn 
> down the great deal on
> the tiller and need a tractor to restore to use it with.
> 
> Photos upon request.
> 
> ___
> Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org
> No other addresses in TO and CC fields
> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive
> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
___
Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org
No other addresses in TO and CC fields
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/
LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org

Re: [EVDL] FS: GE ElecTrak Rototiller - Complete

[Peter VanDerWal via EV]

Perhaps that was John Wayland and hus "Heavy Metal Garden Tractor"?
http://evalbum.com/38

Although that was an MTD and not an Electrak

March 16, 2022 6:40 PM, "MacWrench via EV"  wrote:

> Being fairly new (6 mo. or so) to this list, I haven't yet gotten a sense
> what is completely inappropriate and what is tolerated. so far, I have
> found it to be interesting and occasionally informative. Seeing this
> posting reminds me of a co-worker in Portland OR who was very into EVs in
> the early 1980's. We used a GE ElectTrak to move disabled ICE vehicles
> around the lot. A great little machine in it's day. His name certainly
> wasn't Sharkey but if my recollection rings a bell, please let me know.
>
___
Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org
No other addresses in TO and CC fields
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/
LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org

Re: [EVDL] FS: GE ElecTrak Rototiller - Complete

[Mr. Sharkey via EV]

> We used a GE ElectTrak to move disabled ICE vehicles
> around the lot. A great little machine in it's day.
> His name certainly wasn't Sharkey...

This EVDL is somewhat tolerant of chit-chat if it's EV related, and 
ElecTrak topics are fully permissible, especially since many members 
and some of the administration either currently or previously have owned them.


The tiller is in PDX, but I'm three hours away in Florence. The 
friend who took the tiller up to the Big Smoke thought that having it 
up there would make it more attractive to local pickup, or make for 
cheaper freight, as there wouldn't be the transportation from the 
coast to add to the expense.


This friend may not be the person your are familiar with, but I'd be 
betting that he probably knows that person, as he has been active in 
EV ownership and such since the 1970's. I actually bought two of the 
three ElecTraks's I've owned from him, as well as the EV that I 
currently drive, back in 1998.


Interesting aside: John Wayland once test drove my Rabbit EV when it 
was for sale in Portland, and pronounced it to be "awful". Too bad, 
he missed out on a vehicle with 5,000 original miles that had always 
been garaged. I guess it wasn't Datsun enough for him :-)


___
Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org
No other addresses in TO and CC fields
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/
LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org

Re: [EVDL] FS: GE ElecTrak Rototiller - Complete

[MacWrench via EV]

Being fairly new (6 mo. or so) to this list, I haven't yet gotten a sense
what is completely inappropriate and what is tolerated. so far, I have
found it to be interesting and occasionally informative. Seeing this
posting reminds me of a co-worker in Portland OR who was very into EVs in
the early 1980's. We used a GE ElectTrak to move disabled ICE vehicles
around the lot. A great little machine in it's day. His name certainly
wasn't Sharkey but if my recollection rings a bell, please let me know.


On Tue, March 15, 2022 9:55 pm, Mr. Sharkey via EV wrote:
> Acknowledging that this might not be the most fruitful place to
list
> this item for sale, offered is a Brinley Hines
electrically-powered
> rototiller with all necessary accessories
to bolt up to a General
> Electric ElecTrak garden tractor.
>
> Includes the tiller, which has few operating hours on it,
the drawbar
> that bolts on the frame of the tractor and the
electric winch to
> raise and lower the implement during use and
transport as well as the
> original factory manual. The tiller has
been kept in covered storage
> for the last 40 years, and aside
from the expected surface rust, is
> in fine condition. It could
probably stand to have the V-belt
> replaced, and new paint if you
are fussy.
>
> First $495.00 takes it. Located in
Portland, Oregon. Local pickup is
> always free, otherwise, can be
palletized and shipped motor freight
> at the purchaser's
expense.
>
> Also available: The carcass of my old
ElecTrak E-12, in case you
> can't turn down the great deal on the
tiller and need a tractor to
> restore to use it with.
>
> Photos upon request.
>
>
___
> Address messages
to ev@lists.evdl.org
> No other addresses in TO and CC fields
> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
>
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/
> LIST INFO:
http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
>
-- next part --
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: 

___
Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org
No other addresses in TO and CC fields
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/
LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org

[EVDL] FS: GE ElecTrak Rototiller - Complete

[Mr. Sharkey via EV]

Acknowledging that this might not be the most fruitful place to list 
this item for sale, offered is a Brinley Hines electrically-powered 
rototiller with all necessary accessories to bolt up to a General 
Electric ElecTrak garden tractor.


Includes the tiller, which has few operating hours on it, the drawbar 
that bolts on the frame of the tractor and the electric winch to 
raise and lower the implement during use and transport as well as the 
original factory manual. The tiller has been kept in covered storage 
for the last 40 years, and aside from the expected surface rust, is 
in fine condition. It could probably stand to have the V-belt 
replaced, and new paint if you are fussy.


First $495.00 takes it. Located in Portland, Oregon. Local pickup is 
always free, otherwise, can be palletized and shipped motor freight 
at the purchaser's expense.


Also available: The carcass of my old ElecTrak E-12, in case you 
can't turn down the great deal on the tiller and need a tractor to 
restore to use it with.


Photos upon request.

___
Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org
No other addresses in TO and CC fields
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/
LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org