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08-17-14, 12:41 PM | #1 |
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Electric rototiller conversion
My father in law had this old engineless tiller in the trees and I had an old 3/4 hp 3500 rpm electric motor so I thought I'd see if it would do the job. Just used the on/off switch on the motor and engage the tines with the clutch. Took about an hour and a half to build and seems to work quite well! Surprised how much less hp you can used with electric...
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08-17-14, 12:42 PM | #2 |
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08-17-14, 12:42 PM | #3 |
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08-17-14, 12:43 PM | #4 |
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08-17-14, 12:44 PM | #5 |
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08-17-14, 07:54 PM | #7 |
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Nice project.
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08-17-14, 08:23 PM | #8 |
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Maybe take a short video I would love to see it in action.
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08-18-14, 09:56 AM | #9 |
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Nice conversion! I bet its a lot quieter than it originally was too.
I recently mowed my grandparent's lawn with their gas riding mower. My first thought was 'wow, its loud'. I'm used to my battery electric riding mower.
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08-19-14, 08:43 AM | #10 |
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So you are tilling with a cord behind you?
Did you do a chain or belt drive off the motor? |
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