My 70s Elec-Trak E20 runs good and cuts through all kinds of stuff. Yeah- I need to fix things on it but most of the time it’s because I use it so hard.
A ZT would be nice though. -Steve > On Feb 11, 2023, at 5:53 PM, Willie via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On 2/8/23 23:11, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: >> Well, not something you would take on the road, but I'm glad to see a major >> manufacturer, John Deere, producing an electric riding lawn mower. The small >> gas engines are the worst polluters and the noise in the neighborhoods has >> got to go, too. >> >> https://electrek.co/2023/02/08/john-deere-launches-first-electric-zero-turn-mower/ >> >> >> ... >> The electric mower features a 3.2 kWh (3.56 kWh maximum) sealed lithium-ion >> battery capable of mowing up to two acres per charge. >> > I think I saw an ad for the coming JD ZTR electric. I think I saw $6k-$8k go > by. I also think it was advertised as the first electric ZTR. > > I've had more experience with electric riders than I should have subjected my > myself to. I've had a Roybi 38" 48 volt for about three years. It is the > very worst and most unreliable powered mower within my experience. I've been > through THREE mower blade motors and the thing has anemic power. After I > found i was unable to get my mowing done with it, I bought a 42" Cub Cadet > ZTR. It, so far, has been mechanically reliable. But, it only works when > conditions are to it's liking. It seems to charge only when air temperature > is below 100 deg. During the summer, I usually went out early in the > mornings to restart the charging and could not mow until the heat of the day > approaches. > > There are quite a few other issues for both mowers. > > I am reminded of my EV conversion experiences. My Hyundai conversion was the > most expensive to operate car that I have ever owned. It went 50k miles > before gave up on it and jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire by > buying my 2011 Leaf. I figure my cost to own/operate the Hyundai was well > over $1/mile. OTOH, my first $80k Tesla (2013) has about 180k miles on it > with very little operating or repair expense. > > Recommendations on good, trouble free, durable, reliable electric riders > solicited. > > I have had good luck with Black and Decker lithium push mowers. At $100-$150, > they are cheap enough to replace when/if they become troublesome. I feel > stuck with my pair of crappy riders which cost, together, about $7k. It > rankles me, but I now have to do most of my mowing with a Kubota 48" diesel. > Though I detest it, I can keep it going and can fall back on the dealer when > needed. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
