EcoRider - riding lawn mower electric conversion - Page 25

Daox · 05-01-11, 04:44 PM

Just got back from the show. It was a good time. I love talking with the other EV guys.

Here is the mower next to a 1975 Citicar. These were by far the oldest vehicles at the show.

And here is a layout of most of the vehicles there. The bus in the background is even a hybrid (HUGE BATTERIES!)

MetroMPG · 05-02-11, 08:20 AM

Nice! I love the two orange EV's.

Impressive sampling of EV & hybrid vehicles for a little show.

Daox · 05-02-11, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhino 660

neat project i would like to do this ill start gathering parts what was the build cost with the parts that are now on it

Thanks.

With the parts that are on it right now I have about $1100 into it.

bennelson · 05-12-11, 09:08 AM

Here's some more photos from that show.

LINK

That's just a couple. More are at that link.

Oh, and those plug-in hybrid school busses are SOLAR powered!

Daox · 05-19-11, 07:44 PM

Darin requested that I shoot some video of the mower in action. So, here it is. I love the ending.

YouTube - ‪Ecorider Finished and Mowing‬&rlm;

MetroMPG · 05-19-11, 08:02 PM

Nice!

Doggie wants a haircut!

dh1 · 05-19-11, 08:40 PM

When you see a video of something like this it makes it real and alive.
Looks like it works really good.
What kind of range or run time do you get with it?

bennelson · 05-19-11, 08:57 PM

Tim, if you want a fancier video, I can bring my camera over sometime.

Trade you powder-coating services for video production!

The turning radius on that looks pretty nice. We'll have to get our mowers together sometime and race!

Daox · 05-19-11, 10:48 PM

Yeah, its too bad I don't have an HD camera. In the end of the video, the dog is completely covered in grass clippings. It was hilarious.

As for the run time, I can get an hour out of it. However, I never really push it that far. I usually mow in 1/2 hr spurts and recharge.

nibs · 06-17-11, 12:14 AM

Ok here is one of those oddball questions. I mounted a 3 hp (@24 Volts) 4hp (@36 volts)
Motor onto my garden tractor yesterday, my question is what size pulley should I use on the elec motor?. The original is about a 4" diameter sheave. The question is do I go for pulling power with a smaller pulley or go for higher speed with a bigger pulley? The tractor will be used for pulling and with a small set of forks I have adapted which go on the front, for lifting rocks. If I put a mower on the mower will be self powered. One rather large mystery is that we do not know how many rpm the motor will turn at, I suspect it will be on the order of 50% of the gas motor, but have no way of telling. The new pulley is expensive so do not want to experiment, will have to live with the results until my accountant/wife can be romanced into buying a bigger or smaller pulley.
Oddball problem buuuut, any suggestions will be welcomed.

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bennelson Home-Wrecker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 546 Thanks: 3 Thanked 165 Times in 96 Posts	Here's some more photos from that show. LINK That's just a couple. More are at that link. Oh, and those plug-in hybrid school busses are SOLAR powered! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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bennelson Home-Wrecker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 546 Thanks: 3 Thanked 165 Times in 96 Posts	Tim, if you want a fancier video, I can bring my camera over sometime. Trade you powder-coating services for video production! The turning radius on that looks pretty nice. We'll have to get our mowers together sometime and race! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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dh1 Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ont. Canada Posts: 99 Thanks: 14 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	When you see a video of something like this it makes it real and alive. Looks like it works really good. What kind of range or run time do you get with it?

05-19-11, 10:48 PM	#249
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Yeah, its too bad I don't have an HD camera. In the end of the video, the dog is completely covered in grass clippings. It was hilarious. As for the run time, I can get an hour out of it. However, I never really push it that far. I usually mow in 1/2 hr spurts and recharge. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-17-11, 12:14 AM	#250
nibs Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 206 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Ok here is one of those oddball questions. I mounted a 3 hp (@24 Volts) 4hp (@36 volts) Motor onto my garden tractor yesterday, my question is what size pulley should I use on the elec motor?. The original is about a 4" diameter sheave. The question is do I go for pulling power with a smaller pulley or go for higher speed with a bigger pulley? The tractor will be used for pulling and with a small set of forks I have adapted which go on the front, for lifting rocks. If I put a mower on the mower will be self powered. One rather large mystery is that we do not know how many rpm the motor will turn at, I suspect it will be on the order of 50% of the gas motor, but have no way of telling. The new pulley is expensive so do not want to experiment, will have to live with the results until my accountant/wife can be romanced into buying a bigger or smaller pulley. Oddball problem buuuut, any suggestions will be welcomed.