RE: (ET) Battery Powered Push Mowers

[Lee Richardson <lrichard jbc edu>]

>From Lee:

That heavy cable would be problem!

I think a better solution would be an ordinary 110 electric plugged into
the inverter if it's too far from a 110 outlet.
I have a B&D electric that's extremely light and easy to push.  That plus
an electric weed-whacker, an electric leaf blower, and an electric hand
tiller, makes my E-15 a very versatile yard and garden tool.
I also have an electric chain saw which cuts a lot of wood, which I then
haul in with a trailer.




At 10:24 AM 03/14/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>
> How about a 36 volt ElecTrak mower motor mounted on a old push mower 
> frame?
>Then you could run it off the tractor with a short length of heavy cable. 
>Or
>you could use a bunch of small gel cells in series to get 36 volts on the
>mower deck. Hey I might want to build on of these! Darn I just last year
>gave away all my junk/working gas mowers.. 
>
> You could tow the push mower behind the tractor and do spot trimming as
>required with the push mower!
>
>  Dwight 
>
>
>
>Dwight L. Hazen, Indiana University, UITS 
>Bloomington, In. 47408-7378 Phone 812-855-5367 hazen indiana edu
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:        Humphrey, Timothy [SMTP:HumphreyT neads ang af mil]
>> Sent:        Wednesday, March 14, 2001 10:04 AM
>> To:  Elec-Trak Email Discussion List
>> Subject:     RE: (ET) Battery Powered Push Mowers
>> 
>> This is mainly for Dennis, but it may inspire thought from others.....
>> 
>> Would a corded mower not be usable?
>> 
>> How about a cordless or corded weedeater. I have a B&D Grasshog corded
>> weedeater and 2 150' extension cords. This will be my third season with
>> this
>> weedeater. With a cordless I could see a mount on the ET to carry it 
>> with
>> you.
>> 
>> Or how about an invertor on your ET to run all kinds of "cheap" tools.
>> Drills, saws, weedeaters, whatever.  I would think the cost of a new
>> cordless mower would be close to the cost of pretty good sized invertor.
>> 
>> I don't have an ET. I plan to convert an old gasser soon though if I 
>> can't
>> find one. 
>> 
>> Hump
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pestka, Dennis J [mailto:Dennis Pestka mkg com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:24 AM
>> To: Elec-Trak Email Discussion List
>> Subject: (ET) Battery Powered Push Mowers
>> 
>> 
>> To the group;
>> 
>> My gas powered push mower might have one season left in it, so I would
>> like
>> to get a head start with some opinions from anyone on replacing it with 
>> a
>> battery powered push mower.
>> 
>> I am looking at strictly a small walk behind type for trimming around
>> areas
>> that the tractor won't get to.
>> 
>> Anyone that owns a battery powered push mower and what you think of it ?
>>   Brand, voltage, weight, cutting time, ease of use, reliability ?
>> 
>> New mowers that are offered for sale ?
>> 
>> Old mowers that are no longer made, but that may be better quality than
>> anything new offered now ?
>> 
>> If the old mowers are the best choice this will give me time to keep an
>> eye
>> open at the garage sales, flea markets this summer.
>> 
>> Thanks;
>> Dennis
>