[ausev] Hoping for some answers

[Mark Farver]

> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Will Holcomb <bigvortex at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> The mower has an 11hp B&S on it.  I can't remember the deck size right now.
>> Just the info you gave me here gives me a point to start from.  If I can go
>> to 36V it would save on battery space.  I am not sure how much less power
>> that would give me though.  I saw some other mowers that were 36V.

I have a 5HP golf cart motor lying around here somewhere you are
welcome to have, if I'm remembering correctly.  It is designed to plug
into a differential and does not have a front bearing or endplate.
If you have access to machine tools or a machinist friend you could
make one up.  You can get away with just using a contactor trigger off
the pedal for start and stop, and use the transmission to change
speeds.  You'll still need to find batteries.

In general though I would not recommend doing a project like this for
any other reason than fun.  If your goal is to get your lawn mowed a
new engine is cheap and fast.  You could easily spend a couple of
months trying to get the tractor working on electric.

Mark Farver