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Off-Grid Charging Setup

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Electric Tractor Comparison...being brutally honest...Comments Wanted!

What happens here

The presenter takes viewers inside the garage to show the off-grid charging setup. He displays portable solar panels laid out on tables outside the building, which feed into a Zendure SuperBase electric charging station located inside. This station acts as a central hub for charging the Solectrac electric tractor and 'every piece of battery-powered equipment' on his Stoney Ridge Farm. He proudly states that none of his battery-powered tools or vehicles rely on the main electrical grid, underscoring the system's energy independence. He also mentions an electric Tesla car, highlighting that similar advanced technology is applicable across different vehicle types, and that charging off-grid is a viable solution for sustainability.

Goal: This step showcases the off-grid solar charging system used for the electric tractor and other battery-powered equipment, emphasizing energy independence.

Tools and materials

  • Portable Solar Panels
  • Tesla Model Y Tesla
  • Zendure SuperBase Zendure

What they say

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up all day and then charges this all night so right here we'll walk around this has industrial tires on it this one has industrial tires we've got about 80 hours on this tractor got about 20 something hours on this one I think maybe even less than that it might even be like six uh let's just turn the key on this is this tractor running so there is a on off switch down here we have to turn on and off and then we turn the key on this tractor is running okay it's currently running it's a hundred percent foreign that's it you can hear it humming it has five hours on it after we leave this tractor alone for about 20 seconds this tractor shuts off it stops consuming energy which is something super cool I'm excited about this technology guys I don't know if this is the way of the future I don't think it's going to be the way of the future for big farms I honestly don't think so but I do think for a chore tractor for a homestead tractor both of these are awesome options now this one's around 35 Grand okay so the cost of this is a lot more but the cost to operate is a lot less much like something you're getting ready to see that's getting ready to pull up this little tractor right here again we'll go ahead and let's just sit up here in the operator station real quick show you guys it does have a secondary hydraulic on the back right here so does that tractor it has a

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