Why not the Velocity deck ?????

 

Because what the EV in all brands don't mention is.....
They use a thinner blade with very little lift. It lessons the drag to give longer run time. It would be great if your only cutting off 1/2 inch of grass each time or less.
Like ego's zeroturn, claims (upto 2 hrs run time) so that is in other words perfect conditions, very little being cut off.
But in real world conditions expect about 1 hour run time at best. And really choppy cuts.

 

Not me.

 

You first! Got a spare 16-18 grand laying around for this homeowner battery zero turn?

A non-removable battery. No velocity deck. Max run time of 5 hours(probably between 65-70°F) on perfectly table top smooth turf. 1-2 inch grass take off per mow. Not a single review or video anywhere I can find. Scag says they are selling them. Dealer has no idea what Scag is talking about. Seems like vaporware for the time being.

I am more interested in the Briggs n Stratton batteries to be honest.

Hard pass.

 

Like all the big guys, they gotta check a box that they care about the environment. So here is your non fossil fuel consuming mower. Gonna be a hard pass for a very long time.

 

Looks like some kind of residential machine. 5kWh at 48V is pretty marginal in terms of battery capacity. No suspension seat.

 

I find it funny that they branded the battery pack" vanguard "

 

The battery pack is a Vanguard brand, made by Briggs and Stratton, a division dedicated to lithium power packs.

Lead Acid vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries

Read about the differences between lead acid and lithium-ion batteries, including their safety and sustainability.

www.vanguardpower.com

 

Gravely makes a decent electric so you would think Scag would follow instead of a high price useless machine.

 

The Gravely EV costs $32,000.

 

I started a thread a few months ago about Briggs new small engines and their electric and battery department. I wish there was more to know.

Briggs Vanguard new small engines and batteries

Wonder if there will be a new FW15/SW15 with this engine? Would like to see it. https://www.vanguardpower.com/na/en_us/product-catalog/engines/single-cylinder-horizontal-shaft/vanguard-400-efietc.html Also looking into their Li-Ion battery lineup. Would love to see either the 5kwh or 10kwh...

www.lawnsite.com

 

I'm curious, if you hit a stump or obstacle with the blade, how does that affect the blade motors? Now with fuel belt driven you might need to clean up or replace a blade and/or a spindle bolt....now??

 

I'm curious, if you hit a stump or obstacle with the blade, how does that affect the blade motors?

Most likely have a ratchet mechanism in them (as do a lot of electrical motors) that prevents damage if suddenly stopped. Bending a shaft might be another story though.

 

This mower would be perfect for a public relations stunt: Biden mowing the White House lawn!
Other than that it is silly and over priced by at least $12,000

 

What do you call a Tesla??

 

Love Scag, them and deere are my favs. But considering the feedback I have seen on their push mower. nah... hard pass. You can't get a push mower right with a gas engine... nope not going to entertain your Biden Bull$hit ideas then either.

 

...nope not going to entertain your Biden Bull$hit ideas then either.

 

Absolutely LOVE my new Scag EVZ. For those of you who are interested and not triggered by electric equipment, here are a couple videos I put together.

First Mow

Second Mow

Torture Test

 

I don’t think anyone here is “triggered” by electric mowers🙄… run times, reliability, and the comfort level of being able to make repairs in the field are just a few things that come to mind in terms of a negatives you’re reading (and the cost). Many markets are cut throat with pricing, and having a mower that costs twice as much as its commercial grade counterparts (without a V+ deck or suspension seat) ain’t gonna pay the bills. The niche of an environmentally friendly load out in a trailer won’t sell sustainably.

I probably wouldn’t mind that mower for my house, but it’s going to be a hard sell to make money with…

 

You posted this in the commercial cutter's forum though..............

 

There are all sizes of lawn care businesses. At 3-4 acres a charge on level ground someone could go through 12-16 (or more) 1/4 acre in-town / suburban lawns per day with one of these and spend $0 in fuel (solar). At $6K I could literally buy THREE of these for the price of the Hustler Hyperdrive that I was looking at and mow 36+ lawns daily for $0 in gas costs. 36 lawns in 8 hours is less than 15 minutes per lawn - with no time for breaks or driving in between. Plus I could put a solar setup on the trailer and by the end of the day on most summer days the first mower would almost be ready again for 12+ more yards.

 

We average 25ish acres daily.
So 6.9 fully charged battery packs daily. How many kWh would that be daily? We pay 0.13 kwh here.
Also what did YOU pay for that mower? And how much would 7 more battery packs cost me?
I average 3.3 acres per hour on the 72" at 1.5 gal gas per hour.
My gas cost me $4.75 per hour.
I could not imagine after every day of mowing hauling in 7 battery packs to charge daily. I'm tired, hot, and beat. Last thing I'd want to do is hook up 7 batteries to 7 charger's every nite. And then lug those battery packs onto trailer's every morning.
I'm all for new technology when it is appropriate. But battery mowers are literally ridiculous unless mowing ones own home.
And virtue signaling.

 

I was with you until you said, virtue signaling. Same with all the other naysayers on here who sound triggered by electric. Makes me more interested and willing to consider this EVZ.

 

Poop is getting deep.....

 

I was talking with a buddy who is a site supervisor for a company that builds out retail stores across the country. They had their first tool battery catch fire this week. A guy was on a lift hanging fixtures when he started swearing in spanish, the guy threw the tool off the lift and the first cell soon blew up. They put it in a bucket of sand and water and it still didn't extinquish it. There was a chain reaction and all the cells in the bat pack caught fire and exploded. OEM milwaukee battery that was being used hard.

 

This probably won’t age well

 

Ritchie Bros have 10 you can pick from. That shows you how well their selling at dealers.
New and used equipment (rbauction.com)