New charger is working great! It charges about 10% per hour. Really happy that I made the switch. This is what the mower should have been originally. I would have paid extra for the LiFePo4 batteries.
I dropped in a 48v 100AH LiFePo4 battery from ampere time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09BR4JZTT?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
It fits fine in the tray and has it’s own BMS built in. I built some spacers to keep it secure in the tray form leftover plastic siding I had.
Is there any...
when the mower was new, the blades would cut out regularly after about 1.5-1.8 acres and I would have to go home, charge and then finish later. So definitely improved over even when it was new. I should have taken some photos before I put everything back together. I’ll open it up later and...
Finished installing everything today, now charging. I did end up splicing the ryobi cord onto the charger I bought. Will test tomorrow and have about 4 acres to mow Saturday, will update then.
Was able to mow today. 2.5 acres. 48 degrees F outside. Grass was 5-7 inches, cut down to 3”. Took about 1h 45 mins. 20% battery left. Blades never bogged down, up and down hills easy. Before I replaced my OEM batteries, they were only lasting about 0.5 acres before the blades would stop and...