Hello
I have been interested in EV conversions for a while. Thought that converting a car would be too much work for me just now. Small lawnmower fits more easily in my carage and doesn`t require that much time eather. My goal is to get it finished for 2011 summer so I have whole winter to build it. I have now purchased a donor mower. It is small Stiga/Monark rear engine riding mower. I have decided that it would have separate motors for traction and mowing. I have also purchased a small forklift(pallet truck) for parts. Forklift traction motor is now installed in the lawnmower and it is working fine. The motor for mowingdeck is not so easy. I think I will use the hydraulicpump motor from the forklift but if you guys have any suggestions I am glad to hear. If you know an international source for a suitable motor I may spend some bucks for that. I live in Finland and maybe you can`t understand everything that I`m writing but you can also check some pictures in my website. https://sites.google.com/site/diysolarprojectsbyantti/lawnmowerconversion I have a building blog there. I wont write everything here in the forum but I can always discuss here about the project.
I have been interested in EV conversions for a while. Thought that converting a car would be too much work for me just now. Small lawnmower fits more easily in my carage and doesn`t require that much time eather. My goal is to get it finished for 2011 summer so I have whole winter to build it. I have now purchased a donor mower. It is small Stiga/Monark rear engine riding mower. I have decided that it would have separate motors for traction and mowing. I have also purchased a small forklift(pallet truck) for parts. Forklift traction motor is now installed in the lawnmower and it is working fine. The motor for mowingdeck is not so easy. I think I will use the hydraulicpump motor from the forklift but if you guys have any suggestions I am glad to hear. If you know an international source for a suitable motor I may spend some bucks for that. I live in Finland and maybe you can`t understand everything that I`m writing but you can also check some pictures in my website. https://sites.google.com/site/diysolarprojectsbyantti/lawnmowerconversion I have a building blog there. I wont write everything here in the forum but I can always discuss here about the project.