Electric battery powered riding mower !!!
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Electric battery powered riding mower !!!
I've had this since last summer when I built it.
Its a 1986 snapper rear engine mower that my dad gave me.
It needed a new carb, and the bottom shaft seal was leaking oil all over the drive system which has a clutch. Of course, with a clutch covered oil does work too well.
The rest of the story is pretty much in the article at the bottom.
Bryan Leverett's 1990 Snapper Commerical Hi-vac
Its a 1986 snapper rear engine mower that my dad gave me.
It needed a new carb, and the bottom shaft seal was leaking oil all over the drive system which has a clutch. Of course, with a clutch covered oil does work too well.
The rest of the story is pretty much in the article at the bottom.
Bryan Leverett's 1990 Snapper Commerical Hi-vac
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86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
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That's badass.
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Still mowing with it. Had the wife do a quick video the other day. Notice "speed wobble" on my 5th wheel, haha. I didn't even know it did that.
snapper, snapp'N Video by Bryan - MySpace Video
snapper, snapp'N Video by Bryan - MySpace Video
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86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
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looks great
i may duplicate this
does it mow well \ bog down ?
motor size and what type of controller if any did you use ?
thanks in advance i know these questions are killing you
i may duplicate this
does it mow well \ bog down ?
motor size and what type of controller if any did you use ?
thanks in advance i know these questions are killing you
Last edited by kegaration; May 7, 2009 at 12:45 PM.
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If I'm in grass, going uphill, turning, with the blade enguaged, then it will bog a bit, but more times than that the motor over comes the clutch when I put it in a bind. I actully took 2 batteries off the back ( used to run 4 ). I have more than enough battery life still, but it eased the stress on the clutch.
I really just need to install a washer to move the flywheel that much tighter against the clutch, and to replace the clutch spring, since its 23 years old
But, I've been mowing with it since last Sept. Mowed again today ( well, this morning for me, yesturday for everyone else ).
If you want details, there is a link at the top of the page in the first post.
Truth is. I simply hate carbs. Nothing I've ever owned that had a carb ran properly, and most the time, didn't run at all ( weed eater, leaf blower, edger, push mower, snapper ALL DO NOT ( or did not ) RUN B/C THEY HAVE CARB ISSUES ). And that's why my jeep has a ford V8. Ford had a good EFI back in 1989. It took GM until 1994 ( LT1 ) to build a REAL fuel injection system ( TPI and TBI doesn't count ). I wanted an LSx, but $$$$. They made EVERYTHING to swap a SBC into a jeep TJ, and NO THING to swap a SBF into one, but I'd rather custom fab everything to swap the motor than to have a carb'd SBC.
We fight about it at work all night.... Stupid carbs...
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86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
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Found my winter project in cassville,mo I think. If it has the clutch on it still, a food plant I service has a pile of pallet trucks and electric forklifts they are parting out to snag the motor and controller out of.
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it is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press,
it is the soldier, not the poet who has given us the freedom of speech,
it is the soldier, not the campus organizer who gives us the freedom to demonstrate,
it is the soldier, who saluted the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag,who allows the protester to burn the flag.
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it is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press,
it is the soldier, not the poet who has given us the freedom of speech,
it is the soldier, not the campus organizer who gives us the freedom to demonstrate,
it is the soldier, who saluted the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag,who allows the protester to burn the flag.
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And.... Yea... I'm mowing with it every 5-8 days or so, haha. I have actully had to change the batterys in the middle of mowing once now though. Since the grass has just out of control since June. If I know I'm not going to get a chance to mow for an extended amount of time, I reallu scalp the yard, and that's when it normally has to have the battery changed. If I mow with the deck up, its fine on the first set. I gave my push mower away a few weeks ago and bought a 120V weedeater.
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86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
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Nahhh, the snapper is 24V DC. Two deep cycle RV batterys.
The 120V is my weedeater, its just a normal ole pull in the wall deal from sears, but the main difference between it and my other weedeaters is that the 120V one actully runs when I pull the trigger.
The 120V is my weedeater, its just a normal ole pull in the wall deal from sears, but the main difference between it and my other weedeaters is that the 120V one actully runs when I pull the trigger.
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86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
86' snapper electric powered lawn mower.
95' F-350 crew-cab powerstroke 5-speed 21.63mpg
03' G35 6-speed coupe. Grey on black.
02' wranlger apex edition with EFI 5.0L 302 SBF. 5.5'' lift, custom 4-link 8.8 in the rear, high pinion D30 front with locker.
A wise man once said, " I didn't wash my hands b/c my D**K is cleaner then ANYTHING, in that bathroom"
