Tractor

The electric tractor is finished! I have been working on this on and off for about 6 months. It is a toy for children (and me) to drive around the garden.

Building the tractor has been fun for both me and Lucy. On many occasions she has asked "can we go and work on the tractor? right now?" and the two of us would go out to the garage and tinker with whatever was in progress at the time. Often she would get bored and go back in the house quite quickly, but that's par for the course for a 3-year-old. With any luck some of the philosophy of creation will rub off.

Specs

The tractor is powered by a 350W brushed DC motor with a 36v Li-ion ebike battery. You may be thinking that 350 watts doesn't sound very powerful, and you're right. It is a toy for children to drive around the garden, being…