WHX?? 51,720 #1 Posted July 14 (edited) Found this awhile back and just posting it here from future reference. No idea if it is accurate. GE originally was working on an electric car, but the power - weight - run time ratios weren't working out. Someone at GE realized that the high power short run time was more suited to lawn and garden, and approached Wheel Horse to develop it jointly. After building a working prototype based on a '67 short frame tractor, Wheel Horse felt there was no market, and withdrew. GE continued with development, and introduced a line of electric riders and tractors in '69 as a '70 product. In 1974, Wheel Horse introduced the A60 Electric Horse rear engine rider, based on the stampings of the old Reo RR/RE riders. In spring of '74, at the height of the oil embargo crisis, Wheel Horse purchased the entire lawn and garden division of GE. They continued for the first couple of years producing the GE designs, later changing to the E141 built on a C-series long frame chassis. Other electric offerings were built by Roper (Sears), and John Deere. Once the oil "crisis" was over, they pretty much disappeared. Every now and then, someone will try to bring electrics back to market, the current attempt being Ryobi, on what appears to be a Husqvarna (Roper) chassis. They are wonderful machines, quiet, powerful, and no fuel / oil expense, however their initial cost is 2 to 3 times the cost of comparable gasoline powered equipment. And the batteries have a definite life span, comparable to those in a golf cart (since that's what the batteries are). The higher initial cost, and the expected cost of replacement batteries every 5 to 10 years, makes them more of a novelty than a working equipment option. _._,_._,_ Edited July 15 by WHX?? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,359 #2 Posted July 14 1 minute ago, WHX?? said: makes them more of a novelty than a working equipment option. You just described most of the Big Box Store disposable pressed tin Riders..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 9,976 #3 Posted July 15 Recently or maybe it was two years ago 🤣 I saw an E-141 that was either restored or in very good original condition and thought wow that’s pretty cool, I kinda want one to add to my collection. Wouldn’t that be cool to mow with one of those? I definitely like the looks of the E-141 over the looks of the Elec-Track model. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
