Re: (ET) transporting E-trac.

[Brian Matheny <bmatheny mediaone net>]

When the batteries were out of my E12 a friend and I were fairly easily 
able
to raise and lower it from pickup bed height (EV pickup of course) and roll
it in by hand.  The E12 chassis is about 400lbs according to the manual.
Another 360 for the batts.

At 12:02 PM 08/19/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>It's time for me to get the E-trac to the farm.
>
>All I have for transporting is a little Toyota van (1/2ton?).  I'm a 
>little
>concerned about the weight.  The E12s with batteries is what about 700
>pounds?  If so it shouldn't be a problem.
>
>It'll be a fairly tight fit and I won't be able to drive it up the ramps 
>(2
>2x8's).  Rather I plan to set my toolbox on the seat and steer while 
>walking
>beside it with some twine around the throttle to shut it down once it is
>in.  Or have someone positioned at the van's side door to reach in and
>throttle it down.
>
>has anyone done this?  I do have a come-a-long and with a little jury
>rigging could find something in the van to hook to then winch it in.  But
>I'm afraid I'd run out of room before I got the machine completely winched
>up the ramp and into the van.
>
>any other ideas? suggestions?
>
>thanks,
>    dave
>
>

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