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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It’s best to email those guys directly and get some pointers.
If he only spent $350, I would assume many of his components were “donated”
from other projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think you could get by with a standard golf cart drive system
(36V, 5hp motor, controller, contactor, charger, etc). Golf cart batteries
cost around $100 (+/-) each. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Find a used golf cart with bad batteries, gut the drive system
and swap it out, sell the chassis. The number of batteries (3 12V or 6 6V)
will determine your run time. 6 6V will last longer in both run time and
calendar life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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ausev-bounces@austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces@austinev.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Will
Holcomb<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 13, 2009 1:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ausev] Hoping for some answers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I hope you didn't discourage me either. :-) I am just
starting to look into this and really haven't priced it and don't know all the
parts I need. This guy says he did it for $350 <a
href="http://www.evalbum.com/1846" target="_blank">http://www.evalbum.com/1846</a>
Is the main expense you are talking about the motor? I know about what
the batteries should cost. What other expenses would there be?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Marc Kohler <mkohler@austin.rr.com><br>
<b>To:</b> AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion
<ausev@austinev.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 13, 2009 10:59:05 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ausev] Hoping for so answers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Welcome Will,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I don’t want to discourage you, as I too have thought about
converting to an electric riding mower. But if you think a new mower is
too expensive, your expectations on conversion component costs are too
low. New mowers are probably cheaper ($800-$2000) than what it will take
you to convert (up to $2000 in parts plus man hours), however converting one
will still be cheaper than buying a new electric riding mower ($6000).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Marc Kohler</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
ausev-bounces@austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces@austinev.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Will
Holcomb<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 13, 2009 10:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ausev@austinev.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ausev] Hoping for so answers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I just joined this group in hopes of getting some
answers. I want to convert a riding lawn mower to electric. It is
throwing a rod and is too old to replace the engine cost effectively. I
really don't want to sink the money into a new mower. So I thought
converting this would be a good project. I did some web searches and was
surprised there was not more information on doing this. I figured an EV
group could point me in the right direction. If this isn't a good place
to get this help can someone point me to a place that is?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Will<o:p></o:p></p>
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