Organized resources regarding personal agriculture (small farms, gardens), personal energy (small-scale wind, solar, hydro), and other associated content.
How to find the way to have silence be a partner in the tilling and hauling process on a small farm. Looks like it's harder than I'd like -- why isn't this a bigger business?
Electric Ox: an electric tractor ideal for small farms. Dealer in Waterville NS, according to website. Nice options, cool ability to add an AC inverter for using power tools away from a plug... but also expensive -- maybe $7500? Hard to say.
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.
Edmond Electric Tractor Co. LTD. supplies electric lawn tractors and conversion kits. Use our patent pending, tested conversion package to economically add a modern electric powered riding lawn mower to your line of gas models.
John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles -- Electric version About $8300, bigger than a lawn tractor, but still interesting to explore, and see that the Big Guys are recognizing that the e-stuff might make sense economically.
The batteries on-board the Solar Electric Tractor can be charged directly from the utility grid for about $.50 at $.10 per kWh for a whole day of light duty operation.