Bill Dennis via EV wrote:
Combine a copious annual snowfall with a long steep driveway and you'll understand why I've got such a monster of a snow blower sitting in my garage (30 inches wide, 24 inches high, 8 horsepower engine). I'd like to go electric, but I've never seen an electric snow blower that large. Has anyone ever converted a gasoline snow blower to electric? My biggest areas of uncertainty up front are motor sizing and motor control.
I've got a GE Electrak model E-10 electric garden tractor. It has *plenty* of power for snow plowing and snow blowing. I only have the plow blade, but I've seen the snow blower attachment for it. If you can find one, it should be more than enough for your driveway.
Most Electrak models have six 6v golf cart batteries for power. That's a lot of weight, which is just what you need for traction. I don't know what the rated horsepower of the motors, but they are un-stall-able. You run out of traction before you run out of push. You've seen my driveway, and it can push a car up the hill.
More info on the Electraks is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elec-Trak Here are some on ebay, including photos of the snow blower accessory http://www.ebay.com/cln/gb2of3/mowers-tractors/110688815011 -- Do the thing that needs to be done, even if no one else yet notices that it needs doing. -- anonymous -- Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
