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Title: Lawn mower scooter
Post by: Norm on March 08, 2014, 08:24:00 am

Will be working on my electric powered scooter
using front wheel drive self propelled lawnmower unit.
will pull a 2 wheel sulky with riding lawnmower seat.
18 volt cordless drill with  socket just happens to be
suitable to power it .....good opportunity to see how
the drill will hold up ....also good for testing my batteries.
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It will be in this position ?
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a better view
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looks like an easy project.....
(always does  :)  )
Norm.

Title: Re: Lawn mower scooter
Post by: bj on March 08, 2014, 04:56:49 pm

   Be interesting to see how it works out Norm.  Got a few of those drives kicking around, hadn't
thought of that use.

Title: Re: Lawn mower scooter
Post by: hiker1 on March 08, 2014, 08:54:20 pm

cool norm..saw a youtube vid awhile back--some guy hooked his drill up to a bike--seemed to
work fine...never new they had that much power.......

Title: Re: Lawn mower scooter
Post by: Norm on March 09, 2014, 02:28:28 pm

If the drill don't hold up can always switch to treadmill motor  :)
battery runs down slap in another one . carry buncha spares !
Norm.

Title: Re: Lawn mower scooter
Post by: hiker1 on March 09, 2014, 03:59:46 pm

had a old moped few years back...engine was acting up on it -so i replaced it with a 12v. 300watt
motor...made a battery mount for a car batt..my daughter had a blast buzzing around on that..
i just used the stock gearing on it --worked out fine...
i belive theres a old post on that ????????

Title: Re: Lawn mower scooter
Post by: Wolvenar on March 11, 2014, 02:01:16 pm

The drill motor may outlast the gearing.

Power Wheels are almost the same motor build, and generally the gears go first, followed by brushes if you trnasferthe motor to a new gearbox. Brushes as everyone knows are a pretty easy fix.

You will essentially have a Power Wheels

 ;D