Got mine for 300$ spent another 200 on eight car batteries.  The
range would be double with deep cycles, but so would the prices.

I havnt run it out yet, but I got at least 4 miles on steep and
very rocky roads.  The ground clearance is only a few inches, so
you gotta watch rocks.  I plan to replace the standard 11-8.5-8
tires & rims with 18-9-8 ATV knobby tires and rims next week.

Terrific for thinning woods; load logs on it, and snake around
any you wanna keep without trashing the root zone- they were,
afterall, designed for *golf tees*. It can pull a 25 % grade
with 200 pounds of dead wood just as well as dead lardbutt. I
only have 50 yards *that* steep, part of a 300 yard run that
runs between 10 & 15%- which don't overheat in Ozark summer.

The motor is designed for 36 volt with 53 amp max, , 1.44hp been
running it on 48 or 24 volts, and gotta get a switch.  the 24 is
nicer on steep and rocky, and the 48 does around 20 on smooth
flat dirt.  Like a motorcycle, instant air conditioning in your
shorts & T shirt, but quiet, like your fridge.

The original design uses a 4PST switch with resistance wire between
the poles to get slow speeds, which wastes power with heat.  I'd
like to find a solid state current regulator instead. got one? 
izzit cheap and still good for 53 amps? Need two. Why only two?
One of the 4 poles is off.  And, come to think of it, the surge
current must be higher than 53 amps... maybe a 100, judging by
the sound of the short if I was tryinta weld with small rod.
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