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The GE Elec-Trak was the first commercially produced all-electric garden tractor, made mostly between 1969 and 1975 at GE's Outdoor Power Equipment Operation under Bruce R. Laumeister. [1] The previous work of Laumeister at GE on the experimental Delta electric car that debuted in 1968 helped pave the way for the production of the Elec-Trak. [ 2 ]
Engine regulations vary between clubs, but these are standard lawn mower-type engines with little or no modification or tuning. Given the right track conditions, mowers can reach speeds of up to 50 mph although track design serves to limit this and ensure that driver skill remains an important element of the sport.
Cut down grass and the time it takes to mow it with lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers, and rear-engine riding lawn mowers from Toro, Ego, and more. ... horsepower engine and a 30-inch mowing deck ...
During one demonstration test a train of RoadRailers was broken down in the middle of an industrial street in Portland, Oregon which happened to have track in the street, demonstrating the flexibility of the system. Another note was that a RoadRailer train did not have a caboose, which at the time was still required for freight trains.
Because Alvin's legs and eyes are too impaired for him to receive a driver's license, he hitches a trailer to his recently purchased thirty-year-old John Deere 110 Lawn Tractor, which has a maximum speed of about 5 miles per hour (2.2 m/s; 8.0 km/h), and sets off on the 240-mile (390 km) journey from Laurens, Iowa, to Mount Zion, Wisconsin.
Metros and pure commuter railways often also allow steeper gradients, over 4%, for the same reason. High-speed railways commonly allow 2.5% to 4% because the trains must be strong and have many wheels with power to reach very high speeds. For freight trains, gradients should be as gentle as possible, preferably below 1.5%.
This train won the 12th Blue Ribbon Award in 1969. The Class EF66 ( EF66形 ) is a six-axle, three-bogied ( Bo′Bo′Bo′ ) DC electric locomotive designed for fast freight used by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later operated by its descendants JR West and JR Freight . [ 1 ]
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers crashed into the rear section of a tractor trailer in Connecticut on Friday morning, causing minor injuries to a train ...