Re: (ET) RE: ET mowing

[Anton Berteaux <krustyacres earthlink net>]

the ZTRs are hydrostatic, which has a couple of things that annoy me: 
inherent inefficiency of hydrostatic drive compared to chains or other 
simple mechanical drives, and the fact that they need to have the 
engine always revved up to make the drive act correctly. They are 
effective, nice to use and pretty bulletproof.
It seems obvious that electric drive would have all the advantages of 
hydrostatic, without any of the disadvantages. The controls would be 
expensive, being essentially two controllers, but also needing a 
coordination between the two: a good example is an electric wheelchair.
Anton
On Apr 8, 2004, at 11:42 AM, George3476 aol com wrote:

> Hi David, yes, I feel the same way about a possible ZTR EV mower with 
> a range
> of attachments...sometimes ideas get ahead of technology to support 
> it...it's
> snip