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Joined: 31/12/2016
Location: AustraliaPosts: 1309
| Posted: 10:28pm 12 Aug 2026 |
Hi Brian,
Yeah the Howard 2000 would be a great candidate for conversion as you have the battery already and the 48v motor is fairly cheap, will have to check the shaft some of those have 2 flats cut in to the shaft, some may have a key-way cut in, not sure if the weights are required most often lighter is better for garden soil, grass etc.
It would make a nice little unit to tow the trailer and other things perhaps, looks like fun.
We couldn't use heavy tractors at our last place sink and bog all the time.
Have an old Atlas 1602 Excavator, its a bit tired and an electric conversion would be ok if it was just for crane duty not digging, keep the EX100/5 for the other jobs, it has lifted all the solar arrays onto mounts already even one with 8 panels bolted in place, The AI (Auto Idle( was handy, now that was fun.
Edited 2026-08-13 08:29 by Revlac