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01-18-2013, 10:00 AM | #11 |
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
Would a low speed/torque motor with tall gears help him?
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01-18-2013, 10:21 AM | #12 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
sure
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01-18-2013, 09:36 PM | #13 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
The mower i estimate should weigh about 350 pounds..I'm thinking if I go for it I would put a 500+ motor and controller along with bigger batteries and all the other upgrades that are required for running the extreme torque.
Scotty..What are you thoughts? even with the baddest motor and controller I can get with the lowest gears would you still suggest against it? |
01-18-2013, 10:19 PM | #14 |
Happy Carting
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
I would try it but, it's an experiment as far as I can see... you are going to spend as much as you could on a riding mower that's made for the job.
Maybe somebody else who is towing a mower with an electric cart will chime in with some real experience not conjecture. My next thought is if you build a cart that is over-rated enough to be reliably towing a mower over acre and acre, hours and hours ultimately, then you might have a cart that has a top speed of 10 mph. I dunno... I never tried it. But I fixed lots of carts that towed stuff. |
01-18-2013, 10:33 PM | #15 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
Riding mowers cut too low - a maximum of 3 1/2 inches. For pastures you have to be able to cut more around 5 inches to be able to maximize grazing longevity.
Its an idea... it would cost me over 3000 dollars for a nice atv and more around 2200 for the golf cart upgrades. |
01-19-2013, 01:48 AM | #16 | |
Happy Carting
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
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01-19-2013, 11:22 AM | #17 | |
steeplejack x
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Location: Republic of Texas
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
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I used to "mow" about +/-2.5 acres with a Bush Hog GT42 behind a resistor cart. I knew the resistors would heat up, but (or so I thought) with the proper throttle control, i.e. WOT, off, WOT, off, etc. I got the job done (again, or so I thought). Did I mention that the local rural VFD showed up an hour or so after I finished one day??? Speaks to low speed amp draw..... ...and, in my case, a return to the tractors IC engine. Good luck in your endeavor! |
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06-19-2016, 02:52 PM | #18 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
It does not work. I used a farm harrow with two cinder blocks. It will run for about a 30 minutes before the batteries over heat and the cart stops working. I only got half of the infield done on a ball diamond before I had to bring in my truck to pull the rest of the diamond.
I was thinking of a small gang reel maybe a 3 reel anything else would be too much. But I think you would run into the same problem of the battery over heating. I can drag the whole diamond on a very light drag matt. But a single harrow was just too much for the batteries. It did however pull them with no problem weighted. |
06-19-2016, 04:40 PM | #19 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
Zombie thread!
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06-19-2016, 05:55 PM | #20 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Parrish, FL
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Re: Electric cart for farm work?
To get the torque down to where you are going to probably want it take a look at Axle Incs 2 speed rear axle, here is my build thread. A stock EZGO is 12.44:1 gear ratio and the Axle inc ratio can switch from a high ratio of 10:1 to a 20:1 torque monster.
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