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FlanneltheNerfer (July 6, 2008 at 2:16 am)
Direct qoute "fossil fuel, fossil energy is so cheap". Not anymore! His idea could actually catch on.
crazykarlnow (June 18, 2008 at 4:52 pm)
Awsome ! I had read about doing this in my Mother Earth News. Great to see someone actually doing this ! Now if you just add g.p.s. you wouldn't need an operator.
vonziebelbach (June 18, 2008 at 12:06 pm)
great iniative, although I think we have to rely on the petroldriven tractors until the electric powered onesget more effective.
KARStarla (June 8, 2008 at 11:25 pm)
He was smart and did it before the market demanded it, our farmers should all have this power incorporated into their farming equipment to keep them going without the cost of fuel bankrupting them
FordsSuck95 (May 6, 2008 at 1:47 am)
thanks
groovatic1 (April 28, 2008 at 10:23 pm)
one word- Batteries!
FordsSuck95 (April 24, 2008 at 12:58 am)
what does he do when the sun dont shine
truthspeaker2000 (April 22, 2008 at 10:13 pm)
"We farm 5000 acres in ks. so it would take 5 years to farm it once. well never work"Well, it wouldn´t work with 5 solar cellson the rooftop of your tractor, but with20 cells or/and an additional windmillit would work. And yes, it would be more a 70000 $ project than a 7000 $ project.But what is the cost for a new conventional tractor and fuel over 10 years ?Probably more than 70 000 $.
HAL11000 (March 27, 2008 at 5:35 pm)
Some states pay half of the cost.
tsport100 (January 30, 2008 at 12:06 am)
What is it with Naysayers? "Will never work" brainless statement! It's a 1950s tractor, not exactly a study in lightweight materials. In the Solar car race across Australia the cars travel at over 100kph all day running off a 1.8kw solar array. |
