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Electric-Powered Garden Tractor
I was walking down the aisles at the recent Sunbelt Ag Expo near Moultrie, Ga., when I spotted a crowd surrounding a locally-manufactured electric-powered garden tractor equipped with a front-end loader. It’s called the Yard Machine, and it’s designed to handle a wide variety of chores.
Three 12-volt batter
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Electric-Powered Garden Tractor ENERGY Alternative Fuels I was walking down the aisles at the recent Sunbelt Ag Expo near Moultrie Ga when I spotted a crowd surrounding a locally-manufactured electric-powered garden tractor equipped with a front-end loader It’s called the Yard Machine and it’s designed to handle a wide variety of chores Three 12-volt batteries power the rear-steered tractor A fourth 12-volt battery supplies an auxiliary power outlet on back that can be used to operate power tools The tractor comes with a front-mount 3-pt hitch that can be used to operate a 42-in mower deck fitted with an electric motor a rake or a scraper blade A snowblower and posthole digger are in development The front-end loader equipped with a 42-in bucket is optional It has a lift capacity of 200 lbs and will lift up to 72 in high with a dump clearance of 48 in Two electric-operated actuator cylinders are used to raise and lower the loader one to operate the 3-pt hitch and one to tilt the loader bucket “It’s a versatile tractor that works great for lightweight loader work cutting grass scraping digging and mowing It’s nice to operate because it’s quiet and there are no gas fumes ” says Calvin Bowie Tri Tech Equipment Selma Ala “It takes 8 hrs to charge the battery and you can mow up to 3/4 of an acre of grass or do up to 3 hrs of chore work before recharging which costs just 47 cents ” According to Bowie the auxiliary power outlet on back works great for operating 120-volt power tools such as impact wrenches drills power saws and hedge trimmers The company says it plans to begin selling both electric and gas-powered versions of the tractor in mid 2013 “The gas-powered unit is built heavier and intended for commercial uses such as landscaping cleaning horse stalls and chicken houses and light construction work ” notes Bowie The basic electric Yard Machine is expected to sell for $6 200; the loader for $2 200; the mower for $1 400; the rake for $260 and the scraper blade for $125 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tri Tech Equipment 112 Hwy 80 E Selma Ala 36701 ph 334 872-1650; tigerinnovations@yahoo com
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