Revitalize Your Lawn Care: DIY Electric Motor Conversion for Mclane Reel Mower

Revitalize Your Lawn Care: DIY Electric Motor Conversion for Mclane Reel Mower #electric_lawn_mower_motor_repair
Transform your lawn care routine with our comprehensive DIY electric motor conversion guide for the Mclane Reel mower. In this step-by-step tutorial, we'll walk you through the entire process, from selecting the right components to the installation, sharing tips and real-world performance insights. Say goodbye to gas-powered mowers and hello to an eco-friendly and efficient solution for your lawn. Whether you're a seasoned DIY enthusiast or a beginner looking to upgrade your mower, this video provides all the information you need to kickstart your electric lawn care journey. Experience the quiet power of electric, reduce your carbon footprint, and enjoy a smoother mowing experience. Watch now and take the first step toward a greener, cleaner lawn care routine!
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[@joelschanbacher]

Awesome work man! I just converted a Fiskars with Ryobi mower parts, and then got a McLane. Thanks for the walkthrough.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Awesome. I have a Fiskar in my garage. I’ve thought about converting that one too.

[@Athwndr68]

I know what I'll be doing soon. Thanks for the video of your conversion. I think my wife a.k.a. financial advisor, would approve of this conversion instead of purchasing an Allett Stirling priced at over $4k Thanks again!

[@nixaeagle141]

They’re raising the price over 5K with no battery included lol

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Yeah, that's a hefty price tag. This is a pretty inexpensive conversion. However I am going to look into building a larger battery pack that will provide more amp hours. When the grass gets really thick or long, the battery drain gets really bad on these smaller batteries.

[@mylawnnstuff4315]

Cool idea. Although the more weight, the better if you are looking to lay down some stripes. Maybe duct tape some 25s to the top of the mower and beef up that battery to a dewalt fkexvolt. Then you can swap between 20v and 60v to see what works best

[@winstongsd4273]

Nice putting green!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thanks!

[@bkiserx7]

Yard looks great!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thanks!!!

[@Angel-cm5mq]

Loved this! Just about to do a conversion myself. I love that you are a Mechanical Engineer but aren't afraid of getting down with Electronics. I'm am EE. Glad to see a fellow engineer here. Subscribed.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Awesome man! Glad to hear from a fellow Engineer. Keep me posted on your conversion. I am always looking to improve my build.

[@ronconblack12]

@@JohnsonMotorsports @angel Wait, you can run a 40V motor off an 80V battery? I'm a petroleum engineer so I don't know a thing about electrical.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Lol, man. I am an Mechanical Engineer, I’ve been asking the same thing. However, I have forsaken that thought. I am currently, disassembling multiple batteries to build my own 48V 13ah battery using a E-Bike kit I purchased on Aliexpress.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

I found this video a while back, so it looks possible however I don’t need higher speed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/laCydWmco6yKeqc

[@WJCTechyman]

It's a nice conversion, I would say if you are going to paint it, maybe restore it to those McLane colours. If you know someone who can print the decals, replace the worn ones too.I would suggest some kind of cover for the motor also taking into account the motor''s cooling path regarding air flow direction when doing that so you can keep the grass and dirt out of it.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Very good ideas here.

[@SunnyBermuda]

☀Really enjoyed your video!! Found it on a FB lawn thread. I'm looking at doing something similar with a DIY push sprayer and a 24V motor. Hope you post more videos about your Bermuda, too! 😎

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thanks man! I'll try to update on the bermuda and any other updates to the mower.

[@dennisrodriguez105]

Wow you are giving me amazing ideas on my future mower setup. Thanks for uploading this conversion. Great work!!!

[@tsolgood]

Nice work! (from Australia). Looks like a fun project.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Yeah, it’s not too bad. Although I need a bigger 40v battery pack.

[@robertvandermolen230]

Bravo! Thank you for taking the time to share 🖖

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RootedLawnCo]

Pretty slick!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thanks

[@Uncle-P2600]

Get yourself another battery to swap out between cuttings. Great job!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Yeah, I’ll have to see what I can source.

[@michaelsmithers4900]

It seemed like he was able to cut it all on one charge….

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

It started that way, then as the grass got thicker later in the season the battery wouldn’t last as long because of the amp draw. I am working on possibly building a dedicated battery pack.

[@michaelsmithers4900]

@@JohnsonMotorsports The KZbinr Jehu Garcia has a lot of good videos on pack building. He also sources all kinds of used or unused batteries and resells them. And often builds boxes etc to aid in building the packs.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

@@michaelsmithers4900 Thanks, I will look him up and start my research.

[@wcbscout]

This is really fantastic. Great share of your project. Well done.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thank you very much!

[@mliving8686]

Great Job, I am going to have to try this on a 20" TruCut.

[@Diego-mc2go]

Awesome job! Thanks for sharing!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thank you too!

[@EuroAutoEnthusiast]

Wassup Bro! Happy to hear all is well and yes quite the change of pace in this one 😃 Great video regardless 👍🏽💯

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thanks bro! Hope you’re doing good as well.

[@system_m]

I want angel eyes in my mower!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Lol, that would be awesome!

[@celticknyt]

Has that speed controller held up to regular use with that motor, from what i can tell that controller isn't rated for the 1000w that the motor is. I have seen a bunch of reviews on inexpensive speed controllers and people saying they fail easily.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

I’ve had to replace a few, but I have found 1 on Amazon that has held up. You have to check the specs on the speed controllers to make sure the amp draw maximum & continuous is enough.

[@celticknyt]

@@JohnsonMotorsports I am looking at doing a similar build, but with a Fiskars mower, do you know which specific controller you ended up with that has lasted?

[@wcbscout]

Was thinking of mounting a charger base as a holster for the battery on the handles, seems it would be easy enough to wire up and mount for easy in and out, wondering about splicing the charger base wiring to enable the ability to charge with the same base by plugging it in.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Yeah, that may work. I’m currently building a 48v 13ah battery. I pulled all the 18650 cells from 4 battery packs and I’m using an E-Bike DIY kit to build it.

[@jswaby]

Any updates on this mower? Great idea!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Got an update video dropping in a few days.

[@BimmerHausPerformance]

Can you turbo charge an electric motor?

[@evertonjroque]

come to Brazil, bro !

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

😂 That would be nice!!!

[@headskull]

Very well done 💚👏👏👏

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Thanks!

[@95blkmax]

awesome project dude!

[@zachdailyfost4433]

I keep eye balling this setup for all 3 of mine, 2 20inch a Mclane and Cali and a 27in Tru Cut, i have about 9k²ft do you have a update video planned?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Yeah, I’m working on an update video. I built a large E-bike battery pack for the mower, but I am working through some issues.

[@bryandonahue4347]

Awesome job!

[@MrIsaacvillarreal]

Wow awesome

[@timh6837]

Can you provide a follow-up video? Would you make any changes? Thanks

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

I will try to get something together.

[@garyr5520]

I love this! Have you tried to run it backwards for powered back lapping?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Yes sir. Works great.

[@garyr5520]

@@JohnsonMotorsports you will need to do an update a bit into this spring on how it is running and what if anything you might do differently if you were to do it again. Would love to hear how it is all holding up after a bit of use.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

@@garyr5520 Yeah, working on that now. I have an update with a battery pack I built.

[@blakedunc235]

@@JohnsonMotorsportslet's see it!

[@douglasauruss]

Hey was the original sprocket hard to get off the motor shaft? I got a similar motor and can get the retaining nut off but not the sprocket. Any tips?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Unfortunately, I can’t help with that. My motor was replaced by the previous owner and I purchased a new sprocket for the swap.

[@douglasauruss]

@@JohnsonMotorsports so the sprocket on the new electric motor was the right size out of the box? You didn't have to remove it to put a different size on?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

@@douglasauruss No, what I was saying was I purchased a new sprocket for the electric motor.

[@douglasauruss]

@@JohnsonMotorsports Same here. Did the sprocket that came with the electric motor need to be taken off in a certain way? The one that came with mine had a nut but the sprocket isn't easy to just take off after the nut has been removed.

[@tldubose1]

What is the component that the battery is docked on the mower

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

At the moment, I am just using bungie cords to hold the batteries to the frame.

[@malarkeywithmatt2396]

I’ve been looking at doing this with one of my PGM 22, my concern is the weight of the mower and the drive system being too much for this conversion. I mow everyday with the PGMs on my golf green so it’s mowing very short amounts of grass

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Not sure on that one. I don’t use the drive system anymore. However an electric mower can put out a crazy amount of torque, my concern with using the drive system would be the amp draw for additional torque needed. You would need a higher capacity battery.

[@malarkeywithmatt2396]

@@JohnsonMotorsports yea that makes sense, I’ve seen some 60-80v brushless motor kits with controllers and such for a moped conversions maybe that’d be a good route.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

@@malarkeywithmatt2396 Well, the battery voltage isn’t really the issue. My 40V motor will spin at 3600 RPMs and it will produce more torque then the Honda engine. What you really need is a larger battery pack. I’m building a E-bike battery pack from mine which should be 40V and roughly 15 ah. The 15 amp hours is what you really need, especially if you are using a lot of torque.

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

@@malarkeywithmatt2396 Well, the battery voltage isn’t really the issue. My 40V motor will spin at 3600 RPMs and it will produce more torque then the Honda engine. What you really need is a larger battery pack. I’m building a E-bike battery pack from mine which should be 40V and roughly 15 ah. The 15 amp hours is what you really need, especially if you are using a lot of torque or have increased resistance.

[@golfshoe9321]

I'm on the fence with a conversion. I am torn between a robotic mower (Husq) or SunJoe electric reel. Are you cutting bermuda? Nice work!

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Sorry I missed this message. Yes, I'm cutting Bermuda. I like the electric conversion, but it does have it's down sides. If my grass gets to thick. I start to have issues with battery drain. The harder that motor has to work, the more AMPs it pulls from the battery. Which means I end up having to charge again, just to finish the front year. Also, if you don't have a large enough amp hour battery, it can cause you to discharge to battery to much and then you have issues with the Battery management system allowing the battery to recharge. Currently, I am looking into building my own battery pack that will provide a lot more amp hours.

[@blakedunc235]

If you don't mind me asking I've got pretty thick Bermuda and I've got a McLane and two 6Ah and one 4Ah Ryobi batteries, but about how long do you think that would get me assuming the amp usage is equal to your setup?

[@dexterstanley4185]

@@JohnsonMotorsportsyou should get a low voltage disconnect to save the battery.

[@JMC8415]

Hows this holding up a year later?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

It’s been great, however I just realized I need to replace all my bearings.

[@JMC8415]

@@JohnsonMotorsports makes sense. I'm looking to get a used McLane and do the same

[@OnyxTortoise]

I'd like to do this conversion but I really want to keep the drive functionality. How much would the motor placement and design need to change if you were to keep the drive functionality?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Actually, my drive functionality is still intact. The issue you will have with running the drive wheels is the battery drain. You can think of this just like you would cutting really thick or tall grass. The more torque required in the motor will draw more amps and decrease battery usage. So if you plan to run drive wheels you may want to look into running batteries in parallel to extend amp hours.

[@nixaeagle141]

@@JohnsonMotorsports think a EGO 56V 5.aH would work ? Or go up to 7.5AH

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

@@nixaeagle141 Yeah, it should definitely work. Your biggest issue may be finding the best speed controller that can handle the voltage/amperage.

[@Awholebunchofthings]

Nice. How's that controller holding up? I ended up going with a ebike controller. The others kept burning up when I hit mulch

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Sorry I missed this. The controller is holding up well, however it seems I keep discharging my batteries too low.

[@tldubose1]

Not quite sure how you wired the controller to the power...is there any diagrams on that

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

It depends on the controller you end up using. Typically, the seller will provide a diagram.

[@chrisxavier3782]

Did you put an inline fuse in?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

No, but that’s a great idea. I probably should.

[@chrisxavier3782]

@@JohnsonMotorsports I know the season is just kicking back in, but how has it been working since?

[@JohnsonMotorsports]

Been working great. Just had my first cut oh the season yesterday. Hope to have an update soon.

[@Maxim.Teleguz]

How is this worth it? You didn’t even show us any grass being cut.