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So heres the plan..
Im going to build a fully electric b-series.
ive built a few trucks when i was younger, havent had a truck in years. recently i picked up a b-2600i, which fell into my hands. so im going to be refinishing the body and scoping out a 2wd frame, or possibly fab one. as far as the ev goes, thats where things get fun.
first things first, i was thinking of useing hydraulics for suspension, which i would hope to utilize the battery bank for the drive motor.
ill have 2 solar panels on the back to trickle charge whenever possible, and ill have panels on my house to charge the truck. this project is mostly just to eleimnate myself from fossil fuels, why not?
as far as batteries i can get 90Ah 12v deep cycle batteries at a decent cost, so ill be putting multiple of those in.
heres my biggest predicament, ac or dc motor? any input would be nice. im an electrician but dont have alot of experiance with industrial sized motors. if i got with dc ill be running a high voltage on my battery pack, which make me wonder if i could make a hydraulic pump work off it? if i go with ac it could be a little more costly when i start looking into controllers, however i could keep the voltage moderatly low on the battery pack and use a simple inverter to supply something as simple as say a pto driven generater? 220v,
i got many more ideas but yea ill start with that
if anyone has any input id appreciate it, ill post up pics of my starter and my plans and things im looking into, any constructive input is appreciated!!!!