Check into mobility chairs. i picked one up for $75. They are built heavy and stout and are made for slow going. The motors are reversible and independently controlled. I am planning on converting it into a 2 wheeled tractor for use with a garden cart. Remote control will be an option.
On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Mark Hanson <[email protected]>wrote: > > Thanks Folk's, > > Thanks Dave, Lee & Steve for the E-tractor suggestions. I had two E-15 > Elec Trak's many moons ago I bumped up to 48V and replaced the pre-Apollo > wiring with Club Car controls for traction and one for blades. The problem > is, I live on a 30% grade on the side of a south facing mountain (good for > solar) but the E-tractor didn't work very well, fell over when going > sideways and wouldn't go up hill, just rear wheels spun so I sold them. > > The electric Muck Truck or Toro Dingo might work. I need something I can > walk behind through the forest (narrow-manueverable) and fill with firewood > at the bottom of the mountain & go up. I may convert a 2-wheel-barrow cart > from a Honda 500 Silver-Wing motorcycle drive I scrounged. I think a > single wheel cart might be difficult full of firewood. The 4 wheel drive > muck truck would work but looks expensive, didn't see the price on their > website which usually means I can't afford it. > > Have a renewable energy day, > Mark > www.REEVA.info > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130320/9aa4bf47/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130320/ba12e10e/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
