Fred's 2006 John Deere 102

Owner	Fred Sargent
Location	Green Cove Springs, Florida US ^map
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Vehicle	2006 John Deere 102 Bought used with the intention of converting. Ran perfectly well with the ICE.
Motor	Mars ME1004 Permanent Magnet DC THE motor to use if you want to convert a riding mower. This is a Permanent Magnet, Brush Type, DC Motor with Neodymium Iron Boron Magnets. The 1" shaft is similar to the shaft on most Lawn and Garden Tractor engines. This motor is perfect for an engine replacement on a Lawn and Garden tractor when converting the tractor to electric propulsion. No motor control is necessary for an engine-swap, but you will need to add a Contactor, Fuse, and 48 VDC batteries. Capable of 200 amps continuous, and 400 amps for 1 minute. The efficiency is 90%.
Controller	None
Batteries	4, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded The cheapest, Walmart Deep-Cycle Marine batteries I could find - I'm going to do everything I can to treat them right.
System Voltage	48 Volts
Charger	Harbor Freight 1.5A 3-Stage Battery Charger/Mainta I took a chance and used 4 extremely inexpensive chargers. They are permanently connected and require approximately 36 hours to recharge after I mow my lawn.
Top Speed	5 MPH ( 8 KPH) Faster than with the ICE.
Range	Unknown, but I can mow my 1/4 to 1/3 acre and I still have a 90% charge.
Watt Hours/Mile	Using a Kill-A-Watt I determined that I use approximately 2.48KW to recharge after mowing. We pay the most for electricity of any city in the area, but it still comes out to about 13 cents.