I bet that thing is torque monster!

Wow thats cool!

I own a 1984 782f diesel cub cadet it love it a great cutting mower

Great work! You solved a problem I been pondering about how to electrify a conventional mowing deck. Currently my Kobalt electric push mower just isn’t quite enough.

@billbayer5526

18 күн бұрын

Glad you like it. Getting everything to fit and making all the brackets/mounts is a challenge. The actual EV conversion really isn't very hard. If you can read a wiring schematic, there are only about 12 wires that need figured out.

Beautiful tractor!

Nice build.

Awesome work! I'm (hopefully) at the tail end of an articulated gas powered build garden tractor. It's great to see how you solved many of the same issues I've come across, albeit in a different way.

Looks good, lets see it in action!!

you said "love joy connector" without giggling

Very clean setup & well thought out

@billbayer5526

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, sir.

Looking good man! Try playing around with the video title and see if anything gains traction… “EV converted Cub Tractor” , “DIY Electric Ride on mower tractor”

@billbayer5526

Жыл бұрын

Ok... :)

@ChuckThree

Жыл бұрын

Haha you were quick on it. Just can’t believe a build like this hasn’t garnered more views

@billbayer5526

Жыл бұрын

@@ChuckThree Yeah, I don't understand why some videos get so many views. I put an electric motor on a garden tiller and put it behind my other tractor about 3 years ago. I got a couple hundred views. Someone else did the same with a gas tiller...didn't even bother to take the handle bars off...over a million views!

@ChuckThree

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. The YT algorithm is so unpredictable but at the same time incredibly good suggesting random videos tangentially related to your searches. The scary thing is I think the algorithm suggested your video because of the visual elements of your thumbnail a few videos ago. Like it knew I was more likely to click on thumbnails with giant orange power cables and an exposed electrical motor. It’s actually been in the back of my mind bothering me lol. Because your videos should have shown up in the searches prompts based on what I was looking for, not in the “suggested videos” feed. Long story short of how I have access to a “free” 1960’s Caterpillar dozer. However the steering clutches are bad and the motor locked up. Parts are either unobtainium or insanely expensive. So naturally I thought about an EV swap. Hard to justify a +15,000lb dozer just laying around, so what if it doubles as a battery backup for the house or (kinda where your ePTO idea comes into play). So I end up on the *Edison Motors* channel after searching things like “heavy machinery ev swap” , “electric tractor conversion” , etc. And then below one of their videos I find your video from a few back 🤷

782 d diesel cub cadet 1984

@billbayer5526

13 күн бұрын

I like the front end of those. If I do another tractor, I'd like to get that body style.

How did you setup the steering I have an 80s turf master with 8hp Briggs trans and gearbox is chain driven and I'd have to do front axle chain driven or get a whole quad 4x4 drivetrain

@billbayer5526

3 ай бұрын

I have several videos going over the iterations of steering. I used a EPS from a Nissan Versa taht drives a small sprocket chined to a large sprocket. The large sprocket has an arm welded to it that push/pulls a linkage.

What a way to ruin a good garden tractor.

@billbayer5526

3 ай бұрын

LOL!

@brgracer100

3 ай бұрын

JELLY MUCH , LOL

@scottratliff4079

3 ай бұрын

Does this tractor ruin your day? Does it cause you to worry?