snapper conversion

[Kenboy]

I have been following the work you folks are doing on electric riders. My 11 hp, rear engine rider is due for a new engine. I am thinking this is the most ideal unit for electric conversion. It has one blade and one belt, one pulley, and idler pulley, and that funky rubber drive disk/wheel.

Since mechanical losses are the bane of electric vehicles, it would seem this is the best candidate. The high start torque of electric motors would not be a problem as the disk/wheel system always allows for slip. If you start in neutral, you can go through the gears without using the clutch.

I post this for all the brains out there to tell me if I am missing anything?

[mr electrak]

:Welcome1:

Welcome !!

You will probably find some answers about your conversion, either already posted in this section, or someone will chime in.

We always :wwp: as your project goes along.

Good luck !

[Kenboy]

It would seem that what ever motor worked for the other folks, you could get by with a smaller one on a Snapper single blade due to the lack of power robbing pulleys and gearbox.


Welcome !!

You will probably find some answers about your conversion, either already posted in this section, or someone will chime in.

We always :wwp: as your project goes along.

Good luck ![/QUOTE]

[big_red]

any progress?
I'm about to start a conversion on a dead GT5000

want to run the drive and the deck off on motor. looking at 3HP golf cart motors at 48 v

[Kenboy]

not yet...havent found motor...it should be easy enough...with that slip disk tranny on a snapper, i dont think i even need a pwer control. I just need to find an engine I can somehow attach that disk to.

[bontai Joe]

Sounds like an interesting project.

[dale1234]

I am doing mine at 36 volt I am abouth 80% done hope you have as much fun as I am haveing


http://disgusta.com/pgreen_cut.htm

[mr electrak]

:00000033: Lookin good !

I like your creativity !!

keep us posted....

[dale1234]

not yet...havent found motor...it should be easy enough...with that slip disk tranny on a snapper, i dont think i even need a pwer control. I just need to find an engine I can somehow attach that disk to.

I dont think I would run 300 to 400 amp spikes trur a soleiod without a controller
but go for it just let me stand way back and I hope you have a few exter soleiod
I think you going to weld the contact inside them

[dale1234]

I updated the website finished the wiring the unit did not have time to go get another snapper hoping to go saturday to start on a short version one
http://disgusta.com/pgreen_cut.htm

[ge-off]

Dale -- How long does your batteries last (under load, such as mowing) until you run out of juice?

[dale1234]

Well rigg up a support today for the moter did not work very well but it did let me run around the yard eveyone on here was right it trun way worst then i figer it would do. We park it in back till we can think about it awhile
pick up another unit we will make a short one and work on moter plate
will post when we get stated on it maybe next weekend
it still cute hope I can figher a way to save it