So you want to get off the grid....
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It's cool to see innovation... but 2 hr's on the batteries is low. AND... I'm going to assume it needs to be in bright sun light for a couple days to bring it back to full power.
I guess when the zombie apocalypse happens... and there's no fuel... he will still be working. (lol)
I guess when the zombie apocalypse happens... and there's no fuel... he will still be working. (lol)
but you can wear your birkenstock sandals, and sit in the shade, smokin a doobie, while waiting for el sol, to charge up your ride...
https://youtu.be/f5cL-h3Pj1o
https://youtu.be/f5cL-h3Pj1o
I like the idea, but once the batteries are full the solar cells would just sit there doing nothing. I think it would be better to have the solar panels stationary and charge the batteries via plug. That way you could have enough surface area to charge at a meaningful speed and could use the panels to power the house when not recharging the tractor. Or, you could just say it powers the house, including recharging your tractor and maybe even your electric car.
2 hours of "tractoring" at a time is plenty for most hobby grade tractor owners. It wouldn't be the end of the world if you also owned a noisy tractor for when you need to do more work.
2 hours of "tractoring" at a time is plenty for most hobby grade tractor owners. It wouldn't be the end of the world if you also owned a noisy tractor for when you need to do more work.
Dad gum it. Another 40 minutes spent on youtube, all starting with an innocent link...
For a quite electric tractor, it isn't! I find it more annoying to listen to than a hydrostatic drive. I'll stick to diesel.
Certainly would be a torque monster. I imagine mowing on a sunny day, it could run for quite a while. Though I also like storing my tractor out of the elements
Bummer I think that fella is a Canadian?but you can wear your birkenstock sandals, and sit in the shade, smokin a doobie, while waiting for el sol, to charge up your ride...
https://youtu.be/f5cL-h3Pj1o
Oh well I think Kelly is a Greek?
coachgeo
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L225 w/woods Few Mowers & Back Blade, D722 in Motorcycle (Triumph Tiger), LMTV
Electric Kubota. horrible battery location...... but rest is good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4va1YoQW70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4va1YoQW70
I wonder how stable it would be on hills, with all that battery weight up top?
Another perfectly good diesel traded for a coal fired energy source...