Mow Forever? Solar Powered Lawn Care

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Ride along with me as I mow as many yards as I can using only solar power from my trailer. Turns out Florida thunderstorms might be more of a hindrance than running out of battery!
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@Bladesofgrasslawncare Год назад

Great setup, I'm in the process of transforming my trailer into solar as well. I have zero knowledge of what to do but I'll get it, thanks for sharing!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hey thank you for the kind words! I knew little about what to do when I started too so I’m working on sharing everything I’ve learned to hopefully help others out with the same questions I had. Feel free if you have specific questions to ask, I’m happy to try and answer what I can!

@SAfirefighter Год назад

Can you do a walk through and show us what you're running? Like the panels, inverters etc. I'm also trying to do this. Thank you and awesome content

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Absolutely! I'm editing the video as fast as I can. Stay tuned!

@SAfirefighter Год назад

Awesome!! Thank you and looking forward to more content from ya

@7.3King97 Год назад

Your wearing a camo shirt and trying to be another solar liberal 🤣🤣

@juancarrera5524 Год назад

I was explaining a concept like this to a co worker and he did not believe it was possible. Super cool to see what you are doing! It would be cool to see a breakdown of the cost and economics of your rig and business. Subbed, keep up the good work.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hey thanks! You can send this to them as "proof of concept" haha. In my most recent video "Solar Powered Lawn Care Setup; Why Not Just Buy More Batteries" I get into just a little bit of the costs of doing a system like this on a trailer. It's not a detailed breakdown or anything, I'll definitely get to that as a lot of people would like to know, and I think it's important for people to have the full picture and determine for themselves if it's the right call. For me, it's not necessarily about going the cheapest route to solve a problem, but trying to find the most practical or elegant (function & form). I may not be making a ton of money doing this yet, but I can proudly say I'm not in debt and things are growing.

@ZegaracRobert Год назад

If he ran with 300-500W panels (home roof or commercial ) would be even better!

@airforcerymer15 Год назад

Oh it's possible, and people love it too, much quieter in the mornings!!

@tyotee4361 Год назад

@@solarpunkstevethe best part of not being in debt with a business investment is how little the nitpicks and complaints matter. Keep on killing it

@Frisbeeninja2 Год назад

One of the most underrated channels on RU-vid

@solarpunksteve Год назад

lol thanks. I just got started, hopefully I can get to that appropriately rated level soon 😉

@roccosperanza Год назад

I'm sure you are planning to do this, but just in case, it would make sense to put a ventilation fan in the trailer.The batteries are going to degrade very quickly with that level of heat.

@cjadventures8840 Год назад

Good idea

@FlipBoxStudio Год назад

Highly recommended. Batteries don’t like being hot or too hot when not in use.

@Press1for Год назад

Tell that to Tesla.....

@ChargeUpJax Год назад

Really cool to see another fully electric guy out crushing goals and lawns! Dope trailer setup def goals!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Thank you! Keep up the good work out there in Jax! Solar/inverter/battery walkthrough video coming soon!

@houstonastrorider713 Год назад

Nice set-up.... and finally a lawn professional that doesn't like blowing the clippings on to the street.... It really bothers me to see so many just blowing it to the neighbors or street when there done. 👏

@solarpunksteve Год назад

I’ve only seen one or two lawn care professionals blow it down the storm drain, most do the right thing (that I’ve seen). I find the most of the culprits are actual homeowners that do their own lawn care. They either don’t own a blower, or they choose to blow it into the street off their driveways. *Blows* my mind. My area is really having a problem with our local estuaries getting too much nutrients and having algae blooms and subsequent fish kills and mass manatee deaths so it really hurts to see happen. It’s an area and topic I will focus on in the future, both for videos and trying to solve the issues in my community. But I have to get started somewhere and building a functioning electric lawn care business was step one, solar step two, RU-vid step three, and you’ll have to stick around for future steps 😄

@michaelchownyk5255 Год назад

I have the leaf blower, Weedwhacker, snow blower chainsaw, nexus power station, both 2000 w and 400 W I also have the hundred watt LED light which is excellent for nighttime . I exclusively charge all of my batteries from my off grid solar system and it’s very rewarding. My electric car also runs on Solar. I’m really glad to see other people doing the stuff too.

@aznboycols Год назад

I mow my parent’s lawn and their house is on a corner. I switched to electric mowing with the Greenworks 80v series. That included mower, leaf blower, an edger and a trimmer that uses the same batteries. I mentioned their corner lot. Because that eats up three batteries for a single mowing, I recharge while mowing and using eBay have added extra batteries and a extra charger. Really happy with the switch from gasoline to electric.

@HumanIngenuity Год назад

Solar and electric vehicles/equipment is still developing technology with short falls, difficulties, and a lack of resources, so huge bravo to this guy taking on the challenge, pioneering a different energy source for his industry at a commercial level.

@letterspace1letterspace266 Год назад

Selling the trailer fully assembled in California would be a huge money maker with their mandated electric for commercial landscapers

@TheBestEverEverEver Год назад

No way they actually mandated that 🤦

@jmatt98 Год назад

@@TheBestEverEverEveryeah for new purchases

@DoritosResidue Год назад

This has to be the coolest set up that has to do with anything solar that I've ever seen!

@Fusion8r Год назад

Ugh! Those white flowered weeds. Cleaning the road...admire that.

@danaschoen432 Год назад

My friend YOU are on the leading edge of what will be the norm. This is AWESOME!

@JohnVissercvoptimalisatie Месяц назад

Nice work..👍🏻 I built my solar trailer in 2020 and it's still working perfectly..😊

@TuckerPearce Год назад

No disrespect but it amazes me that some of these people (the first couple you showed us) have the roughest-looking lawns and are still the kind of people willing to pay someone to mow them. Awesome setup, this is really cool.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

It's not always about appearance, lots of people just don't want to do it themselves (or can't) and would rather pay someone. This is a *service* industry after all. But I know what you mean, sometimes I wonder why I'm even mowing their dirt patch haha.

@TravisAMitchell 5 месяцев назад

Heck yeah. I do landscaping in Gainesville and we use all electric and have been wanting/needing to figure out a set up like this.

@solarpunksteve 5 месяцев назад

I think you might be interested in what I have coming soon™ :)

@jacoblee3427 Год назад

The vibe that I didn’t expect but the good vibe that got me watch this till the end 👍

@SuperVstech 11 месяцев назад

I love your setup, great use of solar. I recommend you get yourself a refrigerator for the trailer. Having cold fluids are a godsend when working in the heat. A refrigerator adds the ability to carry foods for lunches as well.

@flaviosilva6102 Год назад

It's interesting to discover a good channel with good content at the very beginning. I foresee a lot of success.

@NEW-DAWN_Lawn_Care Год назад

I just found your channel. It’s on par with what I have been doing this year. All in with EGO but minus the solar power. I run charged up a series of LIPO4 batteries I charge at night. Going solar in 2024. I can use the help researching Solar!!! Thank you Sir! Steve from North Carolina 😊😊😊😊😊

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hey that's awesome! So do you bring the LifePO4 batteries with you? If so what are you using to convert that into something you can use to charge your ego equipment? A small inverter? Us Steve's are everywhere haha.

@NEW-DAWN_Lawn_Care Год назад

@@solarpunksteveIt’s a DIY battery bank with 3000w inverter to AC power. I use a dc to dc charger to charge it up at night. The battery bank is a 300ah. I have 20 customers and it is my first season. I absolutely love mowing!!! I also work for the DOD and do this in the afternoon. Get ready to pull the trigger on an EGO Z6 and your solar power system is just the ticket I need. I mow till December in NC and would be a good project from Dec to end of Feb. Currie am run EGO LM2142 duel port battery with 800 lbs. of torque. I have extreme route density so (2) 5 ah batteries does about 4 yards for me… with 2 more 5 ah batteries on stand by. Would love to chat with you one of these days? Not to mention your 8 hours away from me!!!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Super cool you've got a mobile charging rig, not many do! Yeah would be happy to chat sometime! I love hearing what other people are doing/working on. Just shoot me an email through my website sometime. It's in the about page on my channel, or just find it on the side of my trailer in the video. RU-vid doesn't like seeing links to things in the comments usually.

@heresmytake2782 Год назад

seems like the perfect setup for the scenario you have

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Yeah it's pretty cool! *A* solution to *my* problem but might also be a solution to some others out there. Hopefully it at least gets people thinking and maybe they can learn from my adventures what works and what doesn't.

@dylanstraus5585 Год назад

Ive been thinking about a setup like this for a while but wasnt sure how practical it would be but it seems like you got it dialed pretty well you should do a video on everything you did to youre trailer pls, plus a price breakdown.

@mestorelbs2131 Год назад

I mow my father’s yard with an E-Go mower. I love renewable resources. I also drive a Tesla this hits every spot. Keep it up love watching these videos!!!

@Felisargyle Год назад

You’re a genius! perfect setup! I can see a bunch of these in California eventually. CA is banning the sale of petroleum powered gardening equipment after 2024. The issue for the transition is the cost of those tool batteries and this just solved the problem.

@Erickthedreamgiver Год назад

You should put a tesla charger on the front of the trailer The use of the extra power that you are producing

@HuntersXO Год назад

That's really smart. We are transitioning to battery powered tools at work and the old guys aren't happy about it. I was on their side but after seeing your gear it seems like they do the same job but quieter! Roadworker in the Highlands of Scotland

@ItsMeGiga Год назад

Great build and awesome business model. 2 thoughts on your trailer. Without knowing the dimensions of your tailer you could look into changing your panels to 450watt panels, it may provide your additional power and that inverter can do up to 450v so I can handle those panels in series. You'd need a minimum of 3 though (minimum of 120v). Second that inverter can take 120v ac input so on rainy days and days you finish late you can still charge your batteries. You can set it to prioritize solar and supliment with grid power. It would ensure you're always topped up for the next day.

@rickylindsay6658 Год назад

Fellow solar florida man! It's always good to see others like us around here. If you moved an hour west I think I would hire you lol

@youngcbrad Год назад

As someone in Marketing in the Trailer Industry, this is the cool shit I like to see!

@Ask_lu Год назад

Not even sure how I got here but I use electric powered equipment at my house and I love electric cars. What a cool concept!!! Nicely done, dude.

@LaCrosseEscapeRoom 11 месяцев назад

Glad I found your channel! I have a Tesla, the Ego Z6 52” mower, string trimmer and blower already for my house. I’m shutting down my Segway business of 9 years in a couple weeks and looking for something to replace that income. I’ve thought about starting a 100% electric lawn care company (we have solar on our house too). I feel like since I already have most of the equipment, the trailer setup would be all that much after watching your breakdown video. Will be watching your channel over the winter!

@RainbowTy Год назад

Love this. Proof that it can be done. 🙌🏼

@coreyadams6253 11 месяцев назад

This is awesome. Great branding opportunity.

@joshjje Год назад

Looks like a cool setup man.

@donkulous9165 Год назад

Love the setup. I drive a Model 3 here in Florida myself. I love to see the M Y and the trailer that can fully power your setup on a normal Florida sunny day. Cheers!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Awesome! Yeah I love my car, it’s sooo versatile. What part of Florida? I’ve got two events coming up that I’m bringing the whole trailer to. One in Cape Canaveral and one in Miami, if near either of those, you should come say hi! September 30th in Cape Canaveral and October 14-15th in Miami.

@donkulous9165 11 месяцев назад

Sorry Missed this till now. I am near the Orlando Area :) @@solarpunksteve

@donjacobsmeyer2170 Год назад

Dude this is so cool. I would love to see the economics of this model

@stereothrilla8374 Год назад

You should keep a squidgy and rod mop on telescoping boom poles with right angle attachments on the truck to be able to quickly remove water and dust from your panels without a ladder. Just a small amount of condensation/droplets and debris/dust can greatly cut down on a panel’s efficiency. You may have enough battery to spare. Or maybe it’s just general maintenance you do at the beginning or end of each day. Just a recommendation. Love what you’re doing either way. Very innovative! Well done sir.

@DieselRamcharger Год назад

moron

@JasonCarmichael Год назад

I have a similar setup. Same mower, Dewalt other stuff. I have a ramp door on my 6x12. I don't take the "key" out of the mower after using it, I just leave it in the socket.

@makinawake9178 Год назад

Thanks for this! Was considering an array at home this is awesome!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Oh cool! What kind of array? Off grid or grid-tie and what size? You building it yourself or having someone else do it for you?

@makinawake9178 Год назад

@solarpunksteve I'll have an electrician start it, with room to grow. Plan is to backup the house power, with day to day capacity sufficient to charge the EV and small amount of personal lawn equipment of course :) Haven't done the math on amount of panels yet the end game will be ~10kW certainly.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

There are tons of cheaper options for solar panels for an array at home. These Rich Solar ones are more niche in that they are designed for RV and mobile applications like mine. So you can definitely get a decent $/Watt for a roof mount or ground mount system. Good luck and looking forward to hearing how your system works once you’re up and running!

@makinawake9178 Год назад

Yeah absolutely. Knew what I was seeing but really great this is consumer available now and good job making it yours. If I was younger, I would like to say I'd get into it as well but I was never as smart as you 😊 Will try to remember to update..

@jonathangarzon2798 Год назад

For this particular instance it makes sense. For high income neighborhoods where the quiet service is more important

@johanyngman7793 Год назад

I had to pause The Overanalyzers podcast to check out your video. Inspiring stuff! I shouldn't be surprised that Mike and Dan's other brother is this cool. Great editing. Subscribed

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Thanks for coming this way! Yeah my brothers are pretty cool guys. Glad you enjoy what we’re sharing and working on! More to come!

@MLLNRE Год назад

Coolest channel I’ve seen. Tesla, solar and yard care. Subscribed

@rangerjay1511 Год назад

I love the setup and the solarpunk name is a sweet creative twist. An idea; Have you thought about high mounting your blower so that you don't have to pick it up from the ground? Maybe like a fold down shelf with a bungee cord? Great video & proof of concept.

@shawnleejones3096 3 месяца назад

Great job…like your set up…making it all work

@solarpunksteve 3 месяца назад

Just figuring it out as I go!

@fulks19 Год назад

I love your entire setup and your video production.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Thanks! It’s been a lot of fun so far, more to come!

@matthewp1682 Год назад

I love the setup, also love al the electric tools. They will al get better but I still think the gas equipment is stronger and more powerful, especially the blowers

@orlandomartinez1069 Год назад

You could fabricate a tension spring attached to a wire and connect the wire to the trailer door. My grandpa did that for his so he didn’t have to manually lower it since he’s getting old

@evaspartan283 Год назад

Whoa this is crazy I had an idea like this a year ago with all electric lawn equipment

@Fusion8r Год назад

Next upgrade, solar mini split for the trailer, from EG4. 👍

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hehe, then I wouldn’t have enough energy to mow! However I would be much cooler than I am now 😎

@eagerweaver Год назад

wish you were closer id 100 percent support this all-electric business model.

@GrassDaddy Год назад

We have multi million dollar home neighborhoods where they would definitely all pay more for someone to come by with electric machines just for the quiet. Ive been surprised nobody has done this setup here!

@LittleSpot Год назад

In my german camper van, I added a 550W Solarmodul, an small victron mppt and 2,5kWh Battery. I love it to cook and charge my e bike while traveling. Your setup is a absolut dream setup :D. Once done, you reduce your noise and cost a lot. In germany one kWh is around 30 euro ct. This video was very very cool.

@Doskooo Год назад

you need a microwave or toaster oven in ur trailer to warm up lunch

@ML-lg4ky Год назад

Finally a case where electrification makes total sense.

@oweckayx Год назад

Actually great videos! You will go places :-) Nice start! And yeah - as a EV fan I love electric mowing - I have all my equipment also only on batteries and idea with Solar charger is awesome. Maybe you may add one opening sheet of solar panels on the side of your trailer! That you can raise if needed and if there is evening, you may get some more sun if you will let it closed.

@nolefan2012 Год назад

Hello, this is Milton in the Bolt that you chatted with today while you were finishing work. FPL uses solar to charge my entire house and the Bolt. I also have an electric bike. Great idea to set up this on youtube. Keek up the good work and let me know if you need help in any way. Im retired so I have free time.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hi Milton! Thanks for stopping to talk! Was nice meeting you and glad you like the idea! More videos coming soon! And thanks for the offer, I’ll let you know if I need anything.

@bama3dr608 5 месяцев назад

Sweet setup, nice work!

@solarpunksteve 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! Was so much fun to build!

@andrewduggins4367 Год назад

I have a Ego blower and string trimmer and yes you can feed the wire through with out taking the cap off and it's super easy. You'll want to pull your string all the way through whatever length you want usually 14 foot of string is all it can hold. Then you'll press down on the cap and twist at the same time I believe to the right or left but it'll slowly feed through. I can re-string mine in about a minute. I'd say if you can put that money initially a fully battery powered lawn business would save substantially on over head. The occasional battery replacement, blade sharpening, and string that's the only occasional cost I could see.

@CleanThatUp Год назад

This set up is so cool! Awesome vid

@johnjones2460 5 месяцев назад

I want a set up like your's.

@qapla Год назад

I see this is the first video. I found it quite well done and enjoyed seeing how you deal with being all electric and using solar. EG4 has some great products and a couple of new batteries, though they are not cheap. BTW - I like your trailer with the foldup ramp kept inside. Looks like you have is setup quite nice. Even though you are all EGO and the batteries are interchangeable, it looks to be a 56 volts system. Some of the other electric Z-turn mowers use a power system based on lead-acid batteries with a more common voltage system. They can be converted to use LiFePo, giving them "all day" mowing capability and can be charged from your EG4 system.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hey thanks very much for the kind words, it’s a challenge to make things fun and showcase the equipment. Next video will be a little more in detail and a bit of an educational overview of the system as I realize not everyone will have a solid grounding in batteries/inverters/solar etc. hopefully people will get something out of it and help them make a decision on if this setup is for them. Yeah the trailer was a bit of a challenge with the double doors instead of the ramp door most people use. But it’s working fine for now. A converted to LiFePO4 mower would be awesome as your cycle life would much greater, and I’ve thought about doing that one day. For my use case, I want liFePO4 equipment that’s relatively lightweight and charges quickly and I would keep the heavy storage batteries on the trailer. But I think most manufacturers are trying to cram as much battery into their equipment so that people can run longer on one charge. I like the flexibility of my system, right now I’m all EGO, but I don’t have to be, I can plug in anything and charge it up.

@whatusernameis5295 Год назад

your ramps are probably stronger then a ramp door. also if you ever want to load something with a forklift then ramp doors are a pain in the behind

@DanielVanDyken Год назад

only 543 subs...My bet with in the next month you will have at least 2k subs.. Tops notch videos. cant wait to see more content.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

We all have to start somewhere! Thanks for watching and following along. Hopefully if I continue making top notch videos I'll continue getting top notch followers like yourself ;)

@CorsoandMastiffadventures Год назад

What a sick video and set up. I'm subbed. I've actually been playing with trickle charging my OPE haha but you're next level dude!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Thanks so much! I'm shooting the video for my solar panel/inverter/battery overview right now! Maybe you'll get some ideas!

@Iamkaden Год назад

My goodness, this is so awesome!

@XLRSAv Год назад

Oh my gosh this is a dream set up! Edit: Only thing could make it better: F150 Lightning!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Yeah honestly I think you could get a truck like that and skip this whole trailer solar build setup. In my case those trucks/options didn't exist when I started my business, but it's something I'm looking at in the future.

@Alexmckinney1025 Год назад

Coolest setup ever, it’s cool to see a Tesla and trailer set up like that! Good job👍🏻

@dannypagansoto9831 Год назад

I have a full setup like this also. Self sustained.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

That’s awesome! For your lawn care business or your house? I love seeing other peoples setups, you should post a video of it!

@eversonl6724 Год назад

Amazing set up! Well done & and executed. I love it

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Thanks so much!

@123glass7 Год назад

This is soo freaking dope I love the self sustainable aspect of everything electric

@Equitable111 Год назад

Nice set up. Don't Panic is a great books from the 80's

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@Equitable111 Год назад

That it, I have not read them in a long time either. lol yes, 42. I might have to read again myself.@@solarpunksteve

@CyberNacho Год назад

Thought about this when I started to use electric lawn equipment. Glad to see someone actually bringing this to life! Look forward to long term equipment updates.

@jalexand007 Год назад

Worst case you can get a second battery for your trailer. Also you could add some panels that you can fold up for shade and extra power on the side of the trailer. Charge the car too.

@NeoNoggie Год назад

Does your trailer have ventilation? I was thinking "Dang I bet it gets hot in there with all that charging" and about 2 seconds later you said "whew, it is toasty in here!". Very cool idea for a lawn company, and a GREAT differentiator!

@hvguy Год назад

Absolutely awesome setup! Some more efficient panels would make this worlds better. But as is, it seems to be working within your demands.

@joshgnzlez116 Год назад

I really love this setup❤. keep it up 💪🏼

@RionPhotography 3 месяца назад

Super cool setup and nice to see you towing with a Tesla was just looking at getting a hitch on mine they have a pretty good row rating.

@carsonwashburn1 Год назад

That is one sweet setup!

@janwartoday Год назад

Perfect.. amazing setup

@oisiaa 11 месяцев назад

I had an idea for a business exactly like this a few years ago. Very cool to see someone do it! I'll be subscribing and looking for more!

@lcssay Год назад

You're a lot less noisy than traditional lawn care companies. 👍

@Youngstomata Год назад

This looks like a great idea. Im a one man band knocking out yards every 25mins (Usually do about 20 a day give or take). I think Id run out of charge pretty quick being that my next yard is a few houses down the street and all 95 are within a mile radius of each other.

@Pillazo Год назад

Dude your setup is dope and I'm a fan. Subbed!

@LilPero Год назад

Bro , 300 subscribers . Your crazzzyyyyyyy This channel easily 1million Goodluck wish you the best

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Haha thank you. We all have to start somewhere!

@oso13bravo Год назад

Cool set-up

@HokeLife Год назад

hey love the video, may want to set some cones out. one in front of your tesla and one behind the trailer.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Good call, I’ve been thinking about it but you know how those things go, you just get used to operating without it. Maybe I should listen to my own advice of safety never takes a day off haha. Thanks for looking out for me!

@TypicalBlox Год назад

Extremely smart for a business, don't have to pay for gas and since electric has less moving parts, it rarely needs any repair. Other than maybe buying a few new batteries and whatnot your cost to break even should remain almost the same as the day you bought all the gear.

@Hobbies4Hire Год назад

Great work Steve! Thanks for making the video.

@GayanWeerasinghe-y9w Год назад

This is awesome, great setup

@hooperelectronics2055 Год назад

Just found this video, subbed and hit the bell :-) It's my first year in the game, running all petrol (gas) powered machines at the moment but this setup is making me think about doing something similar even if only for some machines next year. Greetings from South Wales (UK) :-)

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hey we all have to start somewhere! I started all electric, but then added solar and the onboard trailer battery later as I was taking on more clients and more jobs. I wonder how well onboard solar would work for you out in Wales, might be better to have panels at home and just bring battery/charging capacity with you? Also, do you tow a trailer or run out of a van? Sidenote: I've worked with a people from Wales at my previous job, good lads and ladies! Thanks for stopping by!

@frogmandave1 7 месяцев назад

Awesome setup!

@mda_fishing Год назад

Nice 👍🏾 setup

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Thank you!

@diySolarPowerFunWithRay Год назад

So cool to watch. Growatt has a 48v all in one inverter that has a minimum solar requirement of 60 solar volts... So it does a lot better on cloudy days. My current system has the same minimum 120 solar volts it shuts down in clouds as well.

@kelkev85 Год назад

Very cool, I was 100% electric from 2019-2022 struggled with it a little and never invested in a full mobile charging setup and now im back to a hybrid setup temporarily. I used a lot of ego as well but my ride on was a 52” commercial Green works. All the ego string trimmers I have used can be loaded with the head still closed it is tricky though you have to find the spot in the rotation of the head where it lines up and then remember where it is in the future. Looking real hard at the 30” push mowers that recently came out and my plan is to use those as my primary mowers and focus on smaller properties.

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Hey awesome that you're trying things and seeing what works and what doesn't! The whole reason I started this was to see if it could actually work, and so far for my use case it is, but it definitely doesn't come without it's challenges. Keeping the yards small was key in the beginning, I have some larger lots now but it could be difficult for some with large properties or large crews to make the switch, so I completely understand the hybrid approach too. A topic I'm covering in the next video is why I chose this setup over just buying more batteries for my equipment. One reason is simply not being restricted to a specific brand, I could run greenworks/dewalt/meangreen/whatever as long as I bring the charger with me I can plug it in and charge up their specific batteries. Thanks for your feedback and let me know if there's any questions or things you want to see covered in future videos! I'm happy to try and share what I've learned. Good luck in your endeavor!

@alexrileyfoxhound5453 Год назад

What kind of cost are we looking at for those solar panels

@solarpunksteve Год назад

The six 200W 24V panels I'm rocking are from Rich Solar and cost about $1500, not including taxes, shipping, and all the brackets and mounting I installed etc. You could use different panels, but ultimately I settled on these for voltage requirements (this inverter needs 120V DC to start producing power from the panels, and these actually produce more like 37V each instead of 24V) and space considerations on my trailer. You'll see a bit more about this in the next video. Thanks for asking! Hope you get something out of this.

@alexrileyfoxhound5453 Год назад

@@solarpunksteve Thanks a lot of good information👍. I also really enjoyed and learned a lot from interview with your brothers channel.

@supersonic3974 Год назад

This is awesome! You just need a vent fan in that trailer to keep it a little cooler for you

@sodangoblivious1021 11 месяцев назад

I thi k this is an amazing setup for southern states. But not practical in my area with the hills and growth of grass. I had to double cut most properties this year with the amount of rain we had.

@solarpunksteve 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! It does fit “The Sunshine Stare” quite well. However, the summer down here was tough, we had record heat, rain nearly every day, and things just wouldn’t stop growing. That meant I had to double cut some properties/areas too. Luckily I had enough power storage, but I could always add more if I needed it. An option up north might be to just have lots of battery storage and not solar. Again it might not make sense to do it right now with electric equipment being early days, but something to think about for the future maybe.

@scottc5292 Год назад

Subscribed, great editing and fun to watch. For the Ego batteries, like all others, I find that low charge is the fastest way to damage them permanently. They can handle being topped off frequently, so keep doing that!

@solarpunksteve Год назад

Topping them up right now! ☀️🔋

@SlackerU Год назад

I love the idea & it's overdue. I'm still not certain if 100ah is enough but your small setup is doing it.

@TheWrightAdvantures Год назад

Awesome set up! I’ve been on the fence on getting battery powered lawn gear. Although I do not mow multiple lawns like you but I would like to get batt powered gear for my own lawn. You may have convinced me! I also subscribed to your channel!

@timkaldahl Год назад

OK, play this in your head to Rebel Yell in Billy Idol's voice. "With the solar power, we gonna mow, mow, mow..."

@spray_cheese Год назад

The up front cost might be a bit higher, but the savings of not needing gas(including the need to drive to get the gas) you also don’t even have to pay for the charge!(not including maintenance) that will pay off!