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That's a pretty slick setup when you don't have other means to move it easily.Mine is self portable. 500 watt 24 volt DC motor driving a 2 speed riding mower transaxle and front steering axle with a draw-steer bar and directional control switch. All surplus gear I fabricated, welded and bolted together. Even got the reduction ratio about right. Low gear climbs the steepest gradient on the property, high gear is a slow walking pace.
I was wondering about that also. Was it so you didn't have to start up the generator to move it ?That's a pretty slick setup when you don't have other means to move it easily.
I have to ask though, why go with a DC motor and not a AC motor?
That's a pretty slick setup when you don't have other means to move it easily.
I have to ask though, why go with a DC motor and not a AC motor?
You've also got 5kw of ac power already on board.Its pretty obvious. 24DC batteries onboard the generator are all ready there. 24V DC motor controllers are cheap and plentiful from all the electric bikes as well as the 24V DC motors.
I didn't need it to go fast, 500 watts is a bit over 1/2 HP so I ran numbers looking at a walking pace, gear ratio torque multiplication and percent grade it would need to climb at 1200 pounds. And bam, there it was.I was wondering about that also. Was it so you didn't have to start up the generator to move it ?
I bought the motor from the same surplus shop where I got the lawn tractor transaxle, wheels and directional control switch. If I were REALLY ambitious, it would have been hydrostatic.You've also got 5kw of ac power already on board.
I suspect the reason he went with a dc motor is that's just what he had lying around. Nothing wrong with a 24v dc motor, you'd just pull a lot less amps on 120v.