gasturbine lawnmower now ready

[Richard OConnell]

Grats on the first show! You should have found an excuse to crank it up outside

Did it get a lot of attention? (Stupid Question)

[ernie wrenn]

I did not know that tractors had legs that long .. Nice set up, is it hydraulic driven?

Ernie

[imperial]

It was a nice show and we did got a lot af attention.
The most stupd question do you realy use it to cut grass.
It is electrick driven also the sreering is electrick.

[Richard OConnell]

You actually probably could convert it to a grass cutting lawnmower if you get the free turbine set up for shaft power rather than thrust. Is there still room for the original mowing deck and how much of the rear drive assembly is still intact?

[racket]

Hi Richard

Its a single shaft engine , not really suitable as a land based drive unit without complicated drive systems :-(

Cheers
John

[imperial]

This is my first project with a turbine enge.
The first mistake was the turbine itself.
this one is from a genset and a bit heavy @ 450 lbs
We tought about putting as decent Hydrolick pump in front of the turbine.
But that is a lot of extra lbs over the front axle.
plus these pumps and motors are not cheap .
So now all is electrick driven from two battery;s .
it's not fast around 20 mph.
But for a first project I think it looks decent.
my next project is a pulsjet driven


This is my first project with a turbine enge.
The first mistake was the turbine itself.
this one is from a genset and a bit heavy @ 450 lbs
We tought about putting as decent Hydrolick pump in front of the turbine.
But that is a lot of extra lbs over the front axle.
plus these pumps and motors are not cheap .
So now all is electrick driven from two battery;s .
it's not fast around 20 mph.
But for a first project I think it looks decent.
my next project is a pulsjet driven
This is my first project with a turbine enge.
The first mistake was the turbine itself.
this one is from a genset and a bit heavy @ 450 lbs
We tought about putting as decent Hydrolick pump in front of the turbine.
But that is a lot of extra lbs over the front axle.
plus these pumps and motors are not cheap .
So now all is electrick driven from two battery;s .
it's not fast around 20 mph.
But for a first project I think it looks decent.
my next project is a pulsjet driven

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And than a new turbine realy go fast something

[imperial]

here's a link of our last Test

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkS3AbwHE3U

Remco

[ernie wrenn]

looked like a flame coming back around 112/115 ?

ernie