[First Drive] Leyland 255 Tractor - Nissan Leaf EM61

[RetroZero]

So you ditched the VAG charger set-up. You didn't get any further with it before pulling it all out?

[LRBen]

So you ditched the VAG charger set-up. You didn't get any further with it before pulling it all out?

No I didn't manage to get past basic charging. Didn't make much sense to carry on with it as the MG charger can do allot more in a smaller package and without the hassle of having to recode it.

[LRBen]

Hit a nice milestone in the battery refit this weekend. All the modules are in, with most of the HV cabling done to the point of being able to get the lid on. I still need to finish off the 12v wiring inside the box and the rest of the tractor, plus a little bit on the HV side.

[LRBen]

Battery is now all in along with all the 12v wiring. Next on the EV side is MG charger testing/hacking.

Also have some more restoration to do, threw a few body panels back on which all need a little bit of welding and some new window rubbers.

[Bratitude]

I love that a tractor has ccs. Need more build loogs on upgrading old equipment

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[Alibro]

Battery is now all in along with all the 12v wiring. Next on the EV side is MG charger testing/hacking.

Also have some more restoration to do, threw a few body panels back on which all need a little bit of welding and some new window rubbers.

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Looking amazing mate, well done.

[LRBen]

Got the toys out of the shed today to rearrange things. Tractor is now at the front of the shed ready to do some work.

I've been building on the MG charger reverse engineering by Damien and have the DC-DC running in a zombie module. I have also got it charging with some static messages, to the point where I actually need to go out and drain the battery so I can keep experimenting with the charging messages. Last things to work out on the charging is to get it to shut down quickly and also current ramping down.
On the V2L side I haven't had any luck so far, but I will keep trying.

Still a few bits of restoration to do as well but that list is getting smaller and smaller.

Going out tomorrow with the finger bar mower to cut down some nettles so I might try and get some drone footage of that.

On the paperwork side I sent that off to the DVLA last week and now have to book an inspection. I'm not all that worried about this one, like the quad bike it's agricultural so no worries about road tax. I want to keep building up some history with the DVLA so they hopefully play nice with the Land Rover.

[LRBen]

Short drone shot. It seems driving a tractor and a drone at the same time is quite difficult. No fancy auto follow on my drone.