Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor

I got to it today. Took about 1 hour. The overhang and effective length was perfect on the Mint so the VPI jig is fine. I inspected with the 10x loupe and it was dead on.

The zenith was just so slightly off. You need super light touch. The overhang went off a hair after my attempt to correct the zenith. After several times of back and forth, I finally got it perfect.

The 10x loupe is necessary. I made a stand for it so I can look at the stylus from the front.

I think the VPI jig is correct. It is just that with Mint, you can actually get it perfect because you can see that you are looking at the lines dead on with the mirror surface. The VPI jig doesn't have anyway to really make sure you are looking exactly from the front.

The first thing I noticed in sound was records had a lot of less surface noise! And the tad of harshness on trumpets went away. There is more clearness in the upper mids and highs but not at the cost of less low end.

A great upgrade in sound in my opinion!

Given the availability and success of the Mint LP tractor, I wonder if that will put the kybosh on attempts to obtain the similar device from Wally, given the history of that notorious difficulty.

I actually tried Wally before I knew about Mint. He called me right away and asked me to email him some measurements. I did and then never ever heard from him again...

Hi all,The best tractor I ever had but,as we all know:
'it depends...' In my case it depends from the sylus.
No trouble at all with my Ortofon Jubilee because I can
see the stylus clearly. Much more trouble with my Benz
Ruby because the stylus is smaller. I.e. I need more time
for the Benz.

Regards

Thom_mackris and Srwooten

Thank you for your answers. I however have never setup my turntable. When I bought my cart I had a friend of mine set it up. I'll think about buying one.