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[sacsr]

My new purchase. I want to wire it to run the drive motor only. I don't plan on running the deck and want to have to put on battery in it and go. Looking st the diagram this should be possible since it shows that 1 battery drives that transmission motor. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated



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Edited by sacsr, June 23, 2017 - 09:21 PM.

[DH1]

Neat little horse you got there Scott. 

I think you need 3 batteries, 36volts to run the drive motor.

Is the 100amp fuse good?

Is the safety switch good?

Is the key switch good?

Is the Traction solenoid good?

There's not much else besides wires and connections.

[CRFarnsworth]

Neat little horse you got there Scott. 

I think you need 3 batteries, 36volts to run the drive motor.

Is the 100amp fuse good?

Is the safety switch good?

Is the key switch good?

Is the Traction solenoid good?

There's not much else besides wires and connections.

What he said!       You should be able to drive it without engaging the blade motors.   If you are worried about the blades engaging, then disconnect the  mower switch.    Rick  

[sacsr]

I was hoping to just run one battery to the transaxle motor. I saw a guy in Evansville that had jumped wired it that way. But looking at the pictures I took of his, he had taken the fuse out and was jumping from the battery directly to the transmission solenoid - not even using the solenoid for the deck motors. I just did not want to burn something up- he suggested I run a 70 amp breaker to prevent any damage. One that would just automatically open and close if it got too hot. I just wanted it to be able to run 30 minutes or so - more for moving it around. But I don't want to mess it up by doing something wrong.

Edited by sacsr, June 23, 2017 - 09:23 PM.

[DH1]

If you replaced the Traction Solenoid with a 12volt solenoid and wired it up as in the drawing it would work. Run on 12volts.

 

12volts isn't enough to turn on a 36volt solenoid. How does he turn on and off the motor?

[sacsr]

Note the red wire attached to the post with the blue wire. That is coming from the post the positive from the battery is connected too. He says that's what he did to get it to run with 12volts. But looks like he has taken out the fuse piece to do this. The metal fuze is missing from post to post. Wish I had taken a better picture

[Oldford]

Nice score.  I have built and wired motorcycles from scratch, rewired garden tractors, boats, even built 48v electric bicycles from scratch.  I even have a college degree although it's just for readin and writin.'  But i am just not smart enough to figure out these old electric tractors.  It amazes me how smart some of you guys are.

[sacsr]

I am not either on these electric tractors- I have enough batteries to keep up with now- was hoping to keep this one to 1 but may have to use 3.


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[crittersf1]

Scott, where's the gas tank?