A Special Type of Mower For Rocky Fields
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Some more of the cartoon concept tractor model.
Painting was obviously based on a John Deere tractor, and the windows are painted as if reflecting the surrounding field and clear blue sky.
Most of my starter #plants are in the ground.
Setup a bunch of #raisedbeds with fresh #soil and some cattle panel arches for the viney plants.
Even with my widdle garden #tractor and a manual tilt dump bed it was a a lot to distribute a few tons of soil throughout the property.
This is actually pretty cool, watch their video.
An electric single-axle tractor, but instead of just replacing the ICE with an electric motor, someone really thought it through. Invidivual wheel motors so it can turn on the spot. And instead of wrestling a lurching beast, it is remote controlled.
The row spacing is also wider and there's an variety of attachments.
The price is also relatively civil at USD 7500. For a single-axe tractor that is still very high, but you get something better.
https://renewables.com/e2t-tractor
Its also feasible to build yourself as the gearing should be fairly minimal. With bigger wheels and a swappable battery it could be a universal beast of burden for homesteading and small scale sustainable forestry.
cc @pocketvj
Had a look at electric mini tractors and found this Soletrac e25. Interesting, because size and capability wise it is (on paper) comparable to our 40 year old Iseki, around 1 ton, 19 kW electric motor, small hydraulic pump, optional front loader.
https://solectrac.co/cet-electric-tractor/
The 25 kW Li-NMC battery needs 5.5 hours for a full charge. But the runtime claims of "Full Day (depending on load)" are for driving around empty, not work. Running a powered implement (e.g. a rotavator/wood chipper), it will do 1-2 hours. That can be enough for some homesteading use.
But the price is USD 30k for the base machine.
A brand new Kubota (if for some silly reason you insist on brand new) is around half that. A used one much less. Financially, it makes no sense yet 🤷
The moment a rival tractor appeared at the Tractor Run...
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