anyone got a 30 mile extension cord ...

[GarethM]

Guessing even a cs100 probably needed the electric equivalent of 7kw 3 phase to cope with loading.

 

Anything larger will need a Tesla style battery, but none of them like heavy draws, sipping yes as they discharge but not like a starter motor setup.

 

Unless you went shaft shredder for example to remove the flywheel requirement in favour of a gearbox.

[PeteB]

2 hours ago, GarethM said:

Guessing even a cs100 probably needed the electric equivalent of 7kw 3 phase to cope with loading.

 

Anything larger will need a Tesla style battery, but none of them like heavy draws, sipping yes as they discharge but not like a starter motor setup.

 

Unless you went shaft shredder for example to remove the flywheel requirement in favour of a gearbox.

The CS100 was mains driven but the application was wrong from the outset, the rep didn't know what he was doing and wouldn't listen to experience - we converted it back to petrol!

[Mike Hill]

9 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

Same with the vehicles.  Elctric cars everywhere, superb charging network and there “used” to be concessions for el car owners.  Such as zero vat, use of buss and taxi lanes etc.  they have slowly relinquished those now.

 

My own thought on this…. In order to compensate for the huge amount of fossil fuels the Norwegian Industries (Oil/gas) require to refine they have such green initiatives to reduce the Carbon Footprint.

 

It's more akin to the Gestapo getting let off providing they learn Hebrew.

[lurch_918]

lets just put this up here .... the best way of going green is to go backwards...

[scbk]

On 21/04/2025 at 13:11, PeteB said:

If my memory is correct, the TW gives you 20 seconds of 25hp diesel followed by 20seconds of 60hp combined. The pack is estimated to be good for a million cycles. 

 

Greenmech did an electric CS100 some years back and did look at an electric Evo165. The battery supply was questionable and the cost was quiet prohibitive too. We shelved it as we are Tier 5 compliant with the petrol and diesel units we make. Demand or at least, requests from customers, was pointing out that electric would be a vanity build more than a business/financial success.

I wonder if there will ever be a go at some sort of on board powertool battery charging on a chipper. For Stihl/Husky etc batteries. The normal 12v charging alternator wouldn't be up to much, I'm thinking some sort of pto/hydraulic alternator at 36v (or actually 42v), with cooling and all normal battery protection. High power/high speed charging.

 

Or even a wireless charging dock, the saw has only a small (lightweight) battery inside, with a little shelf on the chipper where you can leave it between snedding, and it gets a charge. The chipper saw is kept in a safe place, and will run all day with a tiny battery.

Edited 16 hours ago by scbk

[PeteB]

We have been asked but CBR wasn't good when you already got better chargers etc that can sit in the truck. I'm no expert on these things as I'm a petrol bloke with a 5ltr Ford Focus to go to Asda in but......I'm told Kress are very popular for some tools!

 

We have done loads with a 12v socket.....