Electric Cordless Mower Motors

grouchyolfart · #1 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 08:59 PM

What's the scoop with all the ads for these things? I can't find motor sizes listed with the specs on any brand.

It seems most are 24 volt motors and come with SLA battery packs of about 17ah. So what's the average wattage for the motors? I got a line on a working cordless Emower, less charger, for 20 bucks and read that someone is running their bike with a mower motor and is liking it alot. The seller hasn't gotten back to me yet, so I just wanted an average.

Ooops, nix that. He's not running the motor, just the batteries.

grouchyolfart · #2 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Hokay! I talked to the owner's wife and all she could tell me what that it's a Homelite brand and is 24 volts. <sigh> Guess I just gotta go down and look at it tomorrow. Hope it's still there.

deacon · #3 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 09:14 PM

Is it on the homelite site? Comfortable shoes has one of those mowers but I never asked the wattage.

grouchyolfart · #4 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 09:51 PM

Yeah, it's on their site, but like all the other brands, the specs doesn't include the motor size..................well now. I just saw the specs for a Black and Decker MM1200. 24 volt, 1200 watt motor. Hmmm.

I also just read some reviews on this one and only cordless that Homelite sells. Kinda hit or miss. Well, $20 is cheap enough to take a risk.

grouchyolfart · #5 (**permalink**) 04-22-2009, 11:21 PM

What th.........spam got through anyway? Perfect example, for those that start grumbling on their 2nd post, why this site doesn't allow links and such on the first few posts. Looks like this was one persistent knucklehead.

**fairracing31** · #6 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grouchyolfart

What th.........spam got through anyway? Perfect example, for those that start grumbling on their 2nd post, why this site doesn't allow links and such on the first few posts. Looks like this was one persistent knucklehead.

Thank you..... we got em.

deacon · #7 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 06:49 AM

1200 watt is a lot but not unreasonable for either mower or bike.

grouchyolfart · #8 (**permalink**) 04-24-2009, 01:06 AM

Well, the seller decided he forgot he had a doctor's appointment today, so that didn't work out. <sigh> Maybe tomorrow, if the weather holds up. We got a storm brewing to our west and heavy showers are forecast. Yeah, I had to ride home from work in the rain.

Thing is, I don't know if these motors have enough torque. I'm also thinking they're direct drive, so no gearing. No gearing, no torque? 1200 watts sounds good, but how will it be under load? Can a hub motor be an example of direct drive performance? If so, eeeuuu. Even the wife likes more neck whipping torque and the speedy acceleration, although she just loves sneaking around with that hub thang.

Cabinfever1977 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-25-2009, 10:43 PM

my walmart electric bike had no special gearing,you just put a small gear on motor and bigger one on wheel. you should be good for 15-18mph for about 5-10miles for a hour or 2. but it probally wont get you up no hills unless you peddal a lot up them or run it threw the bike gears,but then you couldnt peddal at all without special parts. it'll have some torque,maybe enough to pull you and a bag of grocerys but probally not a trailer.
i switched to a gas engine and now i can go up hills like a rocket and pull a family of 5 in a wagon behind me if i wanted too.

i would get it,its a steal for that price,im sure you'll find a way to make it work.

grouchyolfart · #10 (**permalink**) 04-26-2009, 12:19 AM

I'm guessing a bigger watt motor will do the hills fairly well then. Shucks! A CL seller has a couple of 1000w scooters for sale, but he's asking $200 for a scooter that's 3 years old and sells for under $400. Too bad. He had 2 and thought he was selling both for $200. For $200, I can order a geared motor and all the electrics that match it and the batteries...........and a bike.

Well, the day wasn't a total loss. We did manage to score of couple of matching Fuji mountain bikes for $30.....for both. They have very little rust and just need a little cleaning. They're both solid frames and would be a good start for a motorized bike project. Chances are I'll cannabalize most of the components and wheels to use on other bikes. The Shimano components themselves are worth more than what I paid.