Electric Mower from Scooter Parts

[ThomasofNC]

Thats awesome:)

[Shorty15c4007]

YOu should put a cover on the electric motor and battery and such from the grass

[PsionNinja]

Great job on the mod :)

What are the power specs on the motor and the amp hourage on the batteries(i assume they are either 6 or 12 volts a peice)? How long can this mower go before needing to be recharged.

I bet you could sell these modified units for good money if the word got out that these can do the job reliably.

[PsionNinja]

Great job on the mod :)

What are the power specs on the motor and the amp hourage on the batteries(i assume they are either 6 or 12 volts a peice)? How long can this mower go before needing to be recharged.

I bet you could sell these modified units for good money if the word got out that these can do the job reliably.

[pdau1]

How did you attach the gear to the reel? It looks like you bolted it or did you slot it with a key pin? Way cool, I have to make one. I love the way reel mowers cut, seems safer than a rotary mower.

[10blood]

You could always put some machine oil in the squeaky parts of the electric mower, I think that's what's making all the nose

[ElectricFormula]

The noise you are referring to is just the medal blades scraping up against each other. It made that same noise when it was original maybe a little louder since that gearing made the blades spin up faster. But the faster spinning cutter made it cut way better. I bet if someone knew how to properly sharpen the blades and align it properly, it would really cut back on the noise that it makes.

[Lukeschedel]

Wow nice man! how much did u buy taht scooter from craigslist? im just wondering :)

[ElectricFormula]

that sounds pretty cool. I use my electric mower all the time. I am now working on a converting a standard mower to be electric. I have the mower deck that is self propelled. I just need to find a good motor candidate for it.

[albinowolf2]

cool project! I have always used an electric mower (black and decker) while I was a teenager, cutting my parents' lawn. I currently have an antique Huffy electric mower that my neighbor says is from the 1950s. To look at it, I believe the age. It runs good to this day, and I cut shoulder high brush with it on rural land here in SC! Electrics rule!

[BaseballFreak1468]

thats freakin sweet. good job

[edstar83]

NIce

[MarxNutz]

I love these homemade projects! I'm converting a riding lawnmower to electric. I may even have given the electric bug to my stepfather who is a retired electronics whiz. He has already built at least one speed controller from scratch, and wants to do the wiring for my mower!

[clonesandbriggs]

i like it nice work