I am converting to GREEN

Adirondack case guy

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Well not JD green anyway.
I am repowering my old Case 150 sn# 9607575 to 24Volt power. Reconfiguring it to have side-by-side seating for the wifey and me to cruise around tractor shows with out having to walk.
I have a pair of matching tread duals to bolt to the existing rear wheels to widen the foot print, and going to built a canopy for it that will have a couple of solar panels on it to recharge the 12V batteries hooked in series. The wifey is going to sew up some custom cushions for the bench seat and back rests. That I will fab up.
Neither of us can spend a lot of time walking and standing on our feet so I think we will both enjoy this at tractor shows, as well as other people who see it.
You will just have to stay tuned here to see how this project evolves.
Loren
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Thanks for going "green". there is nothing more irritating than all the lawn mowers running around show grounds, with no exhaust or half an exhaust because someone thinks they're cute.......
 
Or a engine that is running too rich or burning oil badly. It just hangs in the air and gets in your throat. Nasty gobble
 
Did you miss the part about neither of us can spend a lot of time on our feet? I've thought about doing the same kind of project. I'd like to see the progress, what he uses for parts and an idea of the cost.
 
Loren,
I thought I knew you well enough from this forum that your green would have no "yeller" on it. With your fabricating skills, I can hardly weight to see another completed project.
Andy
 
Loren, I am watching to see this project in it's stages. You must have a golf cart some where for parts. Jerry
 
I really wonder how long your batteries will last. The solar panels will be more for long time charging because the charge rate would be in hours for not much running.

I think you will need a much larger bank of batteries than will fit under a regular hood on your garden tractor. Could you put some additional batteries under the bench seat your going to add????
 

The pump and motor came out of a feed cart. They ran for a couple hours per charge feeding cows in conventional dairy barns. I have room for 2 group 31 12V batteries under the hood. I am considering one of those 100 watt HF solar systems if I can find a 24V charge controller. Our shows aren't real big around here. so run time won't be hours on end.
Loren
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Look to Deere for how to charge 12 v and run 24. You can have a bank of batteries wired both in series and parallel at the same time. I believe ?ground? needs to be wired direct to component and not chassis to do this. There are a couple other rules to follow, but it worked ok on those 24v start Deeres. I looked into it years ago as a matter of curiosity and it seemed simple if you followed the rules. Failure to follow the rules equals boom!
Karl f
 
Wow, I'm relieved! I thought you went out and bought green shorts!
Interesting project Loren.
 
This has to fit in the back of a PU. No room for a trailer. I am not really worried about run time. The system worked fine for multi day feeding on dairy farms and the cart held around 600# of feed and the 24V motor and pump ran a hyd. motor that propelled the cart, and ran a second hyd. motor that unloaded it.
Two G31 12V batts. have higher amp/hr. rating than the 4 6V batts. that were originally in it.
Loren
 
ACG, check out the Greensonic MPPT1575 controller, not terribly expensive and will probably do what you need.
 

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