Electrak snow thrower

[sockosockosocko]

you should take this video off and put one on that shows it working correctly. this just reinforces these numbskulls thinking electric is substandard....  electric is awesome. take this video off.

[rickylarch]

It has no lack of power. The reason I had to stop was the belt on the blower was slipping. I had just got it and it needed adjustment. Once the belt was tightened, it worked very well. The snow was 14" packed from 24" crusted and wet. It cuts through new snow like buttah and fast. I can blow my 150 foot driveway on one charge easily.

[1982jeepcj8]

One of the advantages of a battery powered tractor is that the electric motor gives 100% torque right away. It is either spinning or it is stalled. That would be great for snow blowing. Battery power has been used for years on forklifts.  Pretty cool.

[behaines]

Yup, $400 every 5 to 8 years. And how much does an internal combustion engine tractor cost over those 5 years? Those batteries can be charged using the same amount of power as a few lightbulbs, and on float less then a night light. For the ICE: gas * cost of gas, oil changes, tune ups (spark plugs, carb kits, labor, etc). My neighbor just got his snowblower back from yearly service. $60 is what it cost him. After 5 years of service trips and gas, the ICE is about the same TCO.

[behaines]

Yup...Several hundred dollars every 5 to 8 years. Really good batteries can go for $400 or so for a new set. As opposed to gas every week, oil changes every year, spark plugs, carb kits, etc. The TCO for these tractors comes out quite nicely. Plus they freak out the neighbors when mowing it sounds like a window fan. :)

[Wallabydam]

great video pretty funny watching it lurch a long, did pretty good for that deep snow and it was pretty packed, that tractor would be fine with a small driveway and something not so packed, only bad thing is you have to kinda pre plan your project or time on it, rare tractor, cool video tho, glad to see at least you had some fun on it !

[weirdvids345]

He's a bitch to anyone who says something? If I'm not mistaken, you're the one who originally insulted a fine piece of equipment. For your information, electric motors have the capability of being far more powerful than internal combustion ones. WAY more torque. Please, before you complain, do your research.  These tractors were truly ahead of their time. Like he said, if it's thirty years old, and still works EVERY time you want it to, that's a great piece of old machinery.

[rickylarch]

That snowpack was old and crusted. It represents about 3 snowfalls totalling about 24" with thawing, rain and refreezing in between. Freshly fallen snow, I can carve through like buttah.

The tractor and motor are over 30 years old they never need gas, a tune up, oil (ok, gear oil once every 5 years), spark plug or muffler and it never fails to start. EVER. When I'm done I plug in and walk away.

You can have your nostalgic infernal combustion. I'll keep my Elec-Trak, thank you very much.