Just ran Sparky the electric tractor.

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Have been puttering with the conversion on a Craftsman II (917 mod) Today built a quick and dirty battery mount and hooked up the wiring. Hopped on and toured around the yard. The motor is a series wound 3.5 HP (@ 24 Volts) and I am using the original resistance speed control. Since that type of speed control is not efficient except at full power, we will try to use it at full power and use the gears to control speed. No pictures until all the "haywire" is prettied up, which probably means next year. But hey we are all excited about having joined the electric club.