bill177
Silver Member
I have been reading up on the subject of electric cars - the kind you do the converison work on yourself. All this got me thinking about doind a conversion on a tractor.
For short jobs - which most of mine are - I think there might be some fire amongst the smoke and mirrors of the battery operated technology.
I till my garden in about 30 minutes (30 x 70). That is twice a year. I use the bucket loader a couple of hours a week for various "stuff" moving. Weekly trips to the burn barrel. Even snow moving takes me no more than an hour at a time.
All told, I probably put a hundred hours on the tractor a year. Again, mostly short jobs.
Finding a runout tractor around here is not a problem. They can be found all over the place. Engines are shot and there is no interest in rebuilding them.
Well, enough air castles - anyone else ever give thought to a project like this?
For short jobs - which most of mine are - I think there might be some fire amongst the smoke and mirrors of the battery operated technology.
I till my garden in about 30 minutes (30 x 70). That is twice a year. I use the bucket loader a couple of hours a week for various "stuff" moving. Weekly trips to the burn barrel. Even snow moving takes me no more than an hour at a time.
All told, I probably put a hundred hours on the tractor a year. Again, mostly short jobs.
Finding a runout tractor around here is not a problem. They can be found all over the place. Engines are shot and there is no interest in rebuilding them.
Well, enough air castles - anyone else ever give thought to a project like this?