It's quite feasible, though the weight may be appreciable. You don't even have to convert if you don't want to. The GE Elec-trak lawn tractors built in the 1970s were sold with snow thrower attachments as an option, and many are still around. The snow thrower for the large-frame E12, E15, and E20 is 42" wide. There was a 36" thrower for the smaller E10 tractor, but I don't think many were built and sold, so you're not too apt to find one.
ETs have their weaknesses, but somewhere between hundreds and thousands are still mowing, lifting, hauling, tilling, sweeping, bulldozing, and moving snow. They're pretty solid machines. ETs show up on Ebay from time to time, and members of the ET email discussion list (see below) sometimes offer machines for sale. You should be able to get an E15 (probably the most common type) in usable shape, possibly including a front mount mower deck but maybe needing batteries, for under $500. I've even seen a few rough ones given away. Expect to pay another hundred or two for a decent snow thrower. You might want to consider joining the Elec-Trak email discussion list. http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
