Jim and Kevin,
Thanks for the help. I did go to the electric tractor group, they suggested either forklift motors or scooter motors. I did find some 750 watt electric scooter motors for about $100, I think that geared down that would be more than enough power. The mower has a 21 hp gas engine now, I think I can bring that down to about 12 hp to drive the blades if it doesn’t have to move the mower also. There’s a big difference in price between gas engines in the 10-12 hp range and 21 hp ones. I also found a video on Youtube that was pretty much the same thing I’m trying to do, looks like he never finished it though. For the mandatory boat content I have a 35 foot catamaran project in my barn with a Yanmar 20 hp diesel in one side. For the other side I was considering electric power but it looks like that’s impractical unless the batteries get a lot better. I’m still years out on that so I’m hoping that the batteries do get better. I am going to put a bunch of solar panels on it though. I’ve also got 10 KW of solar panels going up on my barn next week, our electric company here in
Thanks,
Jerry Barth
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Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 3:33 PM
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Subject: RE: Re: [Electric Boats] Motors for Zero Turn Lawnmower?
Hi Jerry. Electric wheelchair motors might be a good choice. Check these guys for controllers: http://www.dimensionengineering.com/products/sabertooth2x60 Jim
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