<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dana,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You might get some good input from Steve Heckeroth at <a href="https://solectrac.com/" class="">https://solectrac.com/</a>. as he has been doing electric conversions for years and settled on bigger tractors these days and I believe rototillers in the past. A frequent contributor to Mother Earth News also over the years.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div>Wallace Stahle</div><div>Future Electric Energy Co</div><div>PO Box 236</div><div>Willits, CA 95490</div><div>707-459-0474</div><div>Lic.#C10-762093</div><div><a href="mailto:future@pacific.net" class="">future@pacific.net</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
<div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 26, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Dana Orzel <<a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" class="">dana@solarwork.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class="">Hey All wise ones,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class="">I have an old B&S gas powered Troy Built Roto tiller that the safety switches are years past available. I would like to convert this monster to electric drive.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class="">Any suggestions or anyone know of someone who has done this?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class="">I hate to reinvent the wheel if someone has this idea dialed in or a kit? I just want to get it done.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class="">Thanks in advance & if this is an off the topic thing please reply off the list.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; 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