I also am interested in equipment needed to convert gas powered equipment to battery powered electric. Bobby Keeland Arnaudville, Louisiana
On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 8:22 PM Tom Hudson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Hi, > The last piece of gas-powered equipment I have is a Simplicity > chipper-vac -- it's a great piece of equipment that chips up to 3-inch > branches and vacuums and shreds leaves and lawn debris. The only > drawback is the gas engine, which is an 8HP Briggs & Stratton 4-stroke > -- it has an electric start, which is absolutely essential for the first > start every year because trying to pull-start it is nearly impossible. > I'd like to convert it to electric. Is there an off-the-shelf option for > a motor and controller that would be appropriate for this equipment? The > motor model number is 192437 Type 0161-01, 8HP and my best guess is that > it'd run at about 3300 RPM. Ideally I'd make it cordless -- If I got rid > of the gas engine, its starter battery and fuel tank I think an electric > version might actually be lighter. It would also be a lot quieter -- and > cleaner. > > Anybody have any recommendations/suggestions? > > Thanks, > -Tom > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: 20221025_194541.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 821463 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20221026/963abd0d/attachment.jpg > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20221025/88d395d2/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
