"Steve W." wrote:

Tim Wescott wrote:

Been done before GE Elec-trak was one version. Didn't sell very well.
http://www.elec-trak.com/
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects...k/ElecTrak.htm

When? Lithium Polymer batteries are a whole different world than lead
acid -- they're still woefully large for the amount of energy they store
per volume than a can of gasoline, but they're a whole lot better than
lead acid.

They're just spendy -- do you want a $10000 lawn tractor?


They stopped production in 76-77 IIRC. Wheel Horse bought the technology
and produced until 83.

Cub Cadet, Wheel Horse and New Idea all had a small ride on mower as
well. The motors held up well as long as you kept track of the brushes.
The problem was that the batteries (same as 5volt golf cart units) were
expensive to replace.


My dad has a battery powered push mower from this company:

http://www.neutonpower.com/


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