Electric quads
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I would expect them to be quite a bit heavier than a standard quad, which means they may get stuck easier and harder to push out yourself.
Watching with interest. I know a few proper farm gators around and folk really rate them ("like sh*t off a shovel") but not yet seen anything electric quad-wise from the main agri manufacturers - Honda, Suzuki etc. I reckon they could be a very handy (and quite) tool for stalkers but would clearly have limitations on range / battery life etc. I know mine is used little and often (which would be perfect for electric) rather than long days on the hill
I was looking at this; Explorer GTS | Adult Electric Quad Bike | Eco Rider UK
With the rack mounted tilting gralloch stand / cradle from Donnington Deer Management. Seller confirmed he has another stalker using with the cradle.
Only challenge is that if 'well built' anything larger than Roe will exceed the carrying capacity of the quad. However, I reasoned can get round that perfectly well with a simple deer tray towed behind.
£13k for quad, trailer and towbar however and we ended up deciding to simply replace the car with a Defender (with tow bar mounted gralloch stand / hoist), putting towards that instead.
With the rack mounted tilting gralloch stand / cradle from Donnington Deer Management. Seller confirmed he has another stalker using with the cradle.
Only challenge is that if 'well built' anything larger than Roe will exceed the carrying capacity of the quad. However, I reasoned can get round that perfectly well with a simple deer tray towed behind.
£13k for quad, trailer and towbar however and we ended up deciding to simply replace the car with a Defender (with tow bar mounted gralloch stand / hoist), putting towards that instead.
My friend has just bought an EcoRider, I didn't like to say it to him as it was his new toy, but I wouldn't touch one with a bargepole! The immediate impression I got was cheap Chinese rubbish, very poorly assembled, no waterproofing of electrics. Extremely uncomfortable at any sort of speed. I had no good thoughts about it at all. If you were toddling around a grass paddock in reasonable weather it might be OK for a while. Definitely not a proper work machine.
Rake Aboot
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Going to the highland show today and will see the cf moto electric which they are launching there. Should be interesting as the rest of their stuff has taken over the market
Be interested to hear your thoughts on it
Heym SR20
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I can’t help feeling that electric buggies, quads etc if properly designed and built will be the future for run around use on farms, hills etc. Especially if you are a little more remote and have to bring in fuel from any sort of distance.
Most quads are used for pretty short journeys and very much a stop start type cycle. Never ideal for an internal combustion engine, ideal for electric.
And not having to fill up from jerry cans with petrol or diesel, which in my experience just goes everywhere would be a real blessing. Drive into shed, plug it in, come back and it works.
By the sounds of it, products on the current market are not quite what is needed yet, but I am sure they are not far away. Biggest issue is not so much motors, batteries or control systems but making the wiring looms and connections robust enough. But that’s a challenge with any electrical systems on any vehicles. It’s perfect doable to make electronics withstand high levels of heat, vibration, water ingress at high pressures etc but chinesium spade end crimped connectors don’t really do the job.
Most quads are used for pretty short journeys and very much a stop start type cycle. Never ideal for an internal combustion engine, ideal for electric.
And not having to fill up from jerry cans with petrol or diesel, which in my experience just goes everywhere would be a real blessing. Drive into shed, plug it in, come back and it works.
By the sounds of it, products on the current market are not quite what is needed yet, but I am sure they are not far away. Biggest issue is not so much motors, batteries or control systems but making the wiring looms and connections robust enough. But that’s a challenge with any electrical systems on any vehicles. It’s perfect doable to make electronics withstand high levels of heat, vibration, water ingress at high pressures etc but chinesium spade end crimped connectors don’t really do the job.
Freeforester
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The technology and knowhow already exists in China to make robust and waterproof electric vehicles. I imagine that it is the weight of a battery of sufficient capacity to make it fit for purpose is what is making them less than ideal for the meantime, assuming that any current makers continue to improve on their present build quality level, battery tech nonetheless still has a way to go to overcome this ‘weight/energy-density/recharge time’ prize.
Veltris
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Following this with interest. The idea of reducing noise and emissions in more sensitive environments is appealing, particularly where repeated access is needed around regeneration sites or land with significant public access.
That said, long-term durability, range under load, and particularly cold-weather performance seem to be the big unknowns. Keen to hear if anyone’s used one over a full season and what the trade-offs looked like; especially where there's limited infrastructure for charging on-site.
That said, long-term durability, range under load, and particularly cold-weather performance seem to be the big unknowns. Keen to hear if anyone’s used one over a full season and what the trade-offs looked like; especially where there's limited infrastructure for charging on-site.
Some of the electric motorbikes are fantastic, my son had a lot of input to the zero bikes on the Isle of Man. So the technology is there now , I just suspect that car and bike development is more important to companies that quads. However it must be quite simple to make a reliable quad with not too heavy a battery, I would have thought that a 25mile range would be more than enough
nun_hunter
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Smellydog
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Now that's more like itI'm sure you could get one that runs on leaded 4Star and black powder
I have yet to see a farmer/shepherd with a cf moto. They're all still using honda or suzuki.
Rake Aboot
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Yeh seen it today
I thought it was a quad they were bringing but it’s a SxS
Interesting though as they told me they were a couple of hundred units behind Honda last year and expect to be the biggest seller in Britain next year. I quite believe it
Had yet another look at the quads and the quality is up there with the rest
Price is far less though.
I thought it was a quad they were bringing but it’s a SxS
Interesting though as they told me they were a couple of hundred units behind Honda last year and expect to be the biggest seller in Britain next year. I quite believe it
Had yet another look at the quads and the quality is up there with the rest
Price is far less though.
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