[ExI] Doomsday Oil Price: (was RIP: Peak Oil)

[BillK]

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Adrian Tymes wrote:
> Is http://renewables.com/Permaculture/ElectricTractor.htm big enough?
>


Nawww. These are toy tractors. There are lots of small electric
vehicles about the size of ride-on lawnmowers. DIY types are having
fun using them on small farms. A typical small electric tractor (like
the one you referenced) produces about 12 HP and will plough
half-an-acre in two hours then have to recharge for 15 hours.  (Don't
try a battery swap in mud and rain!).
That's not *real* farming.

 This is a *real* tractor  ----
<http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/products/equipment/tractors/row_crop_tractors/7r_series/7r_series.page?>
200 to 280 HP

or, to get really serious power, up to 560 HP,
<http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/products/equipment/tractors/four_wheel_drive_tractors/9r_9rt_series/9r_9rt_series.page?>


BillK