Doug Hart's 1966 Massey MF10 Garden Tractor

Owner	Doug Hart
Owner's Other EVs	Sears Riding Mower AVCO New Idea EGT200 1971 General Electric Elec-Trak E12 1972 General Electric E12M
Location	Markham, Ontario Canada ^map
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Vehicle	1966 Massey MF10 garden tractor.
Motor	Advanced DC 140-07-4001 Series Wound DC 2hp- continuous 3hp- 1hr 10hp- peak CCW only
Drivetrain	4sp trans-axle direct drive, no clutch.
Controller	Kelly KD36200 non programmable 80amp continuous 200amp peak foot throttle
Batteries	3 Energizer 27DC-850N, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded Wall-mart group 27 deep cycle
System Voltage	36 Volts
Charger	Clarke fork lift 36volt, 25amp charger.
DC/DC Converter	12volt tap off one battery
Instrumentation	none
Top Speed	Goes faster that the gas version 10 to 15 mph
Range	?
Seating Capacity	1 adult
Curb Weight	680 Pounds (309 Kilograms) about the same as the gas version
Tires	Turf
Conversion Time	on and off over 3 months
Additional Features	Head lights, tail light. Modified the Vari-Drive control to be the parking brake.
The goal was to make a usable electric garden tractor, factory lift was retained so attachments can be used. It works drives nice and quiet, surprising how much noise the trany makes. Here's a Video of the test run. WebPage Here's a Video of a test drive. WebPage Update jan.16/2011 Mounted a snow plow on and did some testing plowing snow, today is the first time ET2 did something useful. WebPage /> Update feb.6/2011 More snow plowing. WebPage /> Update apr.15/2011 Another video with some power and pulling test's. WebPage /> Update apr 29/2011 Video Plowing the garden. WebPage /> Video pulling a set of Discs in the garden. WebPage

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Massey Ferguson MF10 Garden Tractor“ET2”

Massey Ferguson MF10 Garden Tractor
“ET2”