Re: (ET) (no subject)

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 13 May 2009 at 14:24, David Haas wrote:

> What do you guys think ...

Cute!  

Didn't I seem something similar to this offered on Ebay or other website a 
couple of years ago?  From what I could tell, they were a cheap Chinese 
mobility scooter fitted with a mower.  We might have even discussed them 
on 
this list.  It's been a while, so I'm not sure.

I remember thinking that most of the no-name Chinese mob-scooters tend to 
have small motors and batteries that are barely equal to the task of 
hauling 
people around.  I'd be concerned about whether the battery would have 
enough 
capacity to do real work, and whether the motor and drive system would 
stand 
up to a moderately hilly lawn for more than a season's worth of use (if 
that).

I was also concerned about the tiny wheels. GE fitted similar wheels to 
the 
ER8-36, but that was a significantly larger machine than the ones I 
remember 
seeing in the pictures back then.

You say you "had the container filled" so presumably you were also 
importing, or planning to import, your riders from China.  Also, your 
mowers 
look a fair bit like what I recall previously, so presumably are also 
derived from mob-scooters.

So now I can ask you - what are (or were) you doing about the above 
issues?  
How sturdy are the motor and drive system, and how much battery capacity 
is 
on board?  How well do you think they'll handle hilly and uneven ground?


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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