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I beleve R Klien, Hump an others have the right
idea, replace the 11hp ICE with a 14, 15, 20 hp Etrack motor. I did a Cub 149 an
few years back, no controlls needed, it was a shaft drive hydro so the dc motor
ran at full rpms all the time, all controll was thur the trany ..fwd/rev/speed,
I would switch out the decks for a frt mount elec deck, or add a snowblower
motor to drive the present deck, worked fine for me
Jerry NW Ohio
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:41
AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Electric Tractor
Conversion Update
Why not just use one motor to drive the
existing hydraulics and leave everything else alone? The hydro would run
at a constant RPM and the speed control would be by stock shuttle
valves.
Robert W. Klein II
SSGN Deputy Technical Manager
AWS/AWSS
1176 Howell Street
Newport, RI 02841
Phone: 401-832-1948
Toll Free: 1-800-669-6892 Ext.
21948
FAX: 401-832-7877
I'm surprised 11 hp could power the hydros and the deck.
With the mass of the front deck having to be swung in order to
make 180's the tires have to grip well. With steering levers with say
6" of travel one can "feather" the power to the drive wheels until the
inertia of the deck mass is overcome and then the 180 turn (without
excessive tire spin) can occur. Can there be enough "feel" in the
Alltrax? How do you plan to translate your control (ie levers?) to the
Alltrax? I like the concept a lot. I have mowed with Dixon ZTR's
for 30 years, there is no more efficient way to move around a yard, "feel"
is important when operating a ZTR.
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