Sure, here either. But the G still has a welcome home with small scale
veggie/flower/specialty growers. My G is as worthless to a commodity
farmer as a combine or 300 HP tractor are to me. Much of the
alternative energy innovations I've seen are coming out of smaller,
direct market farms. Ther
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] The Case for the Electric Tractor
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:21:21 -0500
John Ferree wrote:
> For a veggie farm. . . .
> http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/
> john
Such a conv
John Ferree wrote:
> For a veggie farm. . . .
> http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/
> john
Such a conversion could be suitable for the VI Case sitting here in the
yard. But it isn't typical of the tractors used around here.
Doug, N0LKK
Kansas USA inc.
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A set up similar to what diesel railroad locomotives and large earth moving
dump trucks should work well in an AG setting. They use A diesel engine to
turn a generator and large electric drive axles to provide locomotion. A
PTO shaft will work just fine if powered by a hydraulic motor powered by
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For a veggie farm. . . .
http://www.flyingbeet.com/electricg/
john
Doug Younker wrote:
> Perhaps I'm reading the article too critically. Diesel tractors do not
> need the PTO to operate cultivation and seeding implements, that I'm
> aware of, so it would stand to reason an electric tractor would
Larry Ruebush wrote:
> PTO IS USED during planting and cultivating. Often used to run the planter
> or sprayer.
> Larry Ruebush
> west central IL
I stand corrected. I'll pay a bit more attention when my my neighbors
drill in the wheat this fall.
Doug, N0LKK
PTO IS USED during planting and cultivating. Often used to run the planter
or sprayer.
Larry Ruebush
west central IL
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Perhaps I'm reading the article too critically. Diesel tractors do not
need the PTO to operate cultivation and seeding implements, that I'm
aware of, so it would stand to reason an electric tractor wouldn't
either. Desi el or electric a PTO will required to operate some crop
harvesting implemen
Forwarded from another list.
Here is an interesting article from Global Public Media.
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The Case for the Electric Tractor
30 Jun 2007
The Case for the Electric Tractor
Christoffer Hansen and Jason Bradford
Post Carbon Institute - Energy Farms Program
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