Electric Drive Motor Retrofit

[JD-Beach]

Looks like AVANT is now producing a fully electric loader … proof that it's a working concept …

Avant e-series Articulated Loaders | Fully Electric - Avant Equipment

 

[MossRoad]

Wonder what they price out at?

 

[RegL]

Looks like it’s all hydraulic too. Pumps driven by the electric motor. Seems like that would be a fairly easy conversion to the PT.

 

[aczlan]

Looks like it’s all hydraulic too. Pumps driven by the electric motor. Seems like that would be a fairly easy conversion to the PT.

For the 20% efficiency gain, I would think that they would have it be electric drive vs hydraulic driven off an electric motor.
That is how most electric forklifts are setup.

Aaron Z

 

[4570Man]

Works for 2 hours and charges for 4 hours. That’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.

 

[MossRoad]

It said something about it can work while it's charging.... what could that be about?

 

[RegL]

I assume in a barn or something, where your not moving far, you could run it while plugged in.

 

[MossRoad]

I assume in a barn or something, where your not moving far, you could run it while plugged in.

Maybe it's got a stick like the bumper cars?

 

[agjones]

Maybe to power stationary things like water pump, chipper, splitter, concrete mixer, massage recliner, hot tub you know the usual things.

 

[cqaigy2]

:laughing::thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

I've seen one of their engine-powered machines here in town working for a contractor. I haven't been able to get up close to it. From everything I've read, they are really well built machines. Gotta be very expensive.

I noticed in some of the literature, they articulate but they don't oscillate. It mentioned lowering the tip-over point in a machine that size. I'm guessing that since it can lift so high, that would be an issue.