David Brown 880 Electric Tractor Project

    1967 David Brown 880 Selectamatic Can we make it an eTractor? Yes, we can (well, we will see 😃)  After completing other electric scooter projects (see Electric Joker ) I wanted to do something more challenging. Thought about converting a car, but there's way too many requirements to complete a road legal conversion. So, why not a tractor for use on our lifestyle block? Why did I choose a David Brown tractor for my Electric Tractor project? Mainly because I wanted a tractor that didn't rely on the petrol/diesel engine (ICE - internal combustion engine) to connect the front frame and wheels to the rest of the tractor. Looked around for a few potential options - Fergies and Fords were out, but David Browns seemed like a good option. Looking at the David Brown 880 my initial plan (Plan A) was:   The David Brown 880 picture below shows you the tractor and how the major engine and transmission components are laid out. And, the following gives an exploded v...