A detailed tour of Tourne-Sol co-operative farm's various DIY and commercial battery-electric machines. Learn about many of the unique projects we have pursued to convert our farm vehicles and tools to battery-electric power, providing better performance, safety, operator comfort and reduction to greenhouse gas emissions.
Huge thanks to Patti Murphy, True Grits Creative, for her amazing assistance in imagining, shooting, and editing this video.
Some footage came from the incomparable Melanie Bedran and initial drone shots are from "the Taste Hunters" profile of our farm.
Elec-truck part 1 - 0:55
Why start with small tools - 1:58
Wheel hoes - 2:42
Planet Jr. walk-behind - 4:28
Moby Ox walk-behind - 6:42
BCS 2-wheel tractor - 8:42
Hefty-E tractor - 10:45
Power Brick batteries - 13:15
Using the right units. Watts, kW, kWh - 16:15
Outdoor power tools - 17:16
Bob, our beloved Beast of Burden - 18:12
Bobette, the sidekick - 19:25
Row cover roller - 19:48
Tiny Freak - 20:39
Agrarian - 21:40
Elec-Truck part 2 - 23:12
Credits - 25:54
