Solar-electric Mowers & Tractors
From Mother Earth News:
Imagine a lawn mower that whirs instead of roars. Imagine a tiller powered entirely by sunlight. Imagine a tractor that doesn't spew exhaust. These aren't idle dreams - such machines exist today. And every year, a few new electric and solar-electric implements reach the market. Meanwhile, adventurous inventors, far-thinking tinkerers and electric-vehicle enthusiasts do it themselves, using 21st century technology to convert existing mowers, tractors and other implements to solar-electric power. They're handling chores and putting food on the table, even as oil wells are drying up.
Solar-electric implements offer sustainability and freedom from fossil fuels, and electric tools, mowers and tractors are cleaner and quieter than their gas-powered counterparts. That explains why they're showing up on a growing number of farms, market gardens and lawns around the United States and Canada.867
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