In reply to RacetruckRon :
Its a Hart 40v, i can confirm it cuts grass, and is actually not half bad..... until it is cut down to the point its no longer useful
In reply to RacetruckRon :
Its a Hart 40v, i can confirm it cuts grass, and is actually not half bad..... until it is cut down to the point its no longer useful
It's a brushed DC motor with the two wires, which means you're controller is a stupid cheap option you can wire directly to your power supply. Since it's a 40v, will you do 3 lead acid batteries or come up with a replacement lithium solution?
In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :
use the battery and motor controller that came with the mower. ive considered trying to use the mower battery with a voltage regulator to power the motorcycle motor but i haven't sunk much thought into it. the stock agm battery is pretty light.
In reply to Tazz9924 :
You can pull about 30amps from those Hart 40v before you run into problems. I wouldn't use that battery for much other than the motor, the Hart batteries have no over-draw protection, it's all in the tool so you can run them dangerously flat if you use them as power sources.
In reply to RacetruckRon :
thats a shame :( we will overcome
So major progress was made! the initial chassis is in place. its entirely made of 1" and 1-1/8" chromoly in .059 wall. this thing is light! the motor is about 130-150 pounds but as the chassis sits it cant be more than 15-20 lbs of steel. A vehicle weight under 250 is the goal i just gave myself but it may be less than that hopefully. 
Nice!
There will be more tubing in the chassis? If not it will bend right behind the motor I think.
In reply to TurboFource :
yes there will be, ran out of time and tube on the surface plate
Excited to see what you come up with for triangulation. Remember the engine will take a little stress they are stressed members in the motorcycle typically.
I forgot to mention that i have a video of building the chassis, check it out:
In reply to Tazz9924 :
Bonus points if you make the headlights functional, and triple extra super duper bonus points if you make 'em pop up like the '80s Porsches.
Nice!
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