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Hi all,
I've been kicking around the idea of taking a project 6x6, (if I can find the right one for the right price) and making it electric drive. Anyone ever done something like this? I figure if I can find one cheep without the motor but with everything else I can drop in an electric motor, controller, and some batteries. I don't need top speed or range, but I've got about 4 acres with a good sized gorge and stream right in the middle. I used a friends 4x4 to haul wood up the gorge but it was a real scramble, plus I had to hug the sides of the stream. I think a 6x6 would be perfect for what I need, and the high torque electric motor would give me the low end power. What do you think? Any brands better than others for this project? I see some units use a snowmobile type clutch setup to let the motor wind up to generate torque, I might need to remove that since the electric motor generates full torque from 1 rpm.