Rbertalotto
Well-known member
Yes, I know it isn't RED or Yellow and White......But it does have yellow wheels!
I decided that this conversion will be 36V rather than 48 that the Toro conversion was. See this conversion here.... www.rvbprecision.com
The JD214 having a 4 speed transmission and not running a mower deck off the tractors electric mower, I believe 36V will be plenty. I would have like to used 48V but I was concerned it put to much weight forward of the rear wheels. The fourth battery would have needed to go foward, abopve the motor.
Running a mower deck would need the full 3300RPM this motor is capable of. But just as a yard tractor, I won't need this speed....We shall see....
Yesterday I got a lot done.....
Built a new dash and mounted the switches and gauges
Cut out a bit of the rear chassis for the rear battery. This tractor will have an electric Sleeve Hitch so all this area will be reinforced later
Welded a cross brace to support one of the front batteries
Mounted the motor
And installed the three batteries
Got the near perfect condition grill from the 214 I picked up on Sunday mounted...Love this grill!
Just need to wire it up, fabricate belt locator pins, paint the body panels and do a variator adjustment......And away we go!
I decided that this conversion will be 36V rather than 48 that the Toro conversion was. See this conversion here.... www.rvbprecision.com
The JD214 having a 4 speed transmission and not running a mower deck off the tractors electric mower, I believe 36V will be plenty. I would have like to used 48V but I was concerned it put to much weight forward of the rear wheels. The fourth battery would have needed to go foward, abopve the motor.
Running a mower deck would need the full 3300RPM this motor is capable of. But just as a yard tractor, I won't need this speed....We shall see....
Yesterday I got a lot done.....
Built a new dash and mounted the switches and gauges
Cut out a bit of the rear chassis for the rear battery. This tractor will have an electric Sleeve Hitch so all this area will be reinforced later
Welded a cross brace to support one of the front batteries
Mounted the motor
And installed the three batteries
Got the near perfect condition grill from the 214 I picked up on Sunday mounted...Love this grill!
Just need to wire it up, fabricate belt locator pins, paint the body panels and do a variator adjustment......And away we go!
