... useful to know. The 120 Amp motor current would likely make the use of post-rectifier filter capacitors impractical.That's the theory. The reality is that such a large load will knock the tops right off the rectified sine waves and the mean voltage will be right back to 24V - or a little less...
PS: I checked my "3hp" hydrualic pump today - and it too is actually 3kW I made the same memory mistake as you... So I'll be looking for a larger transformer than I had looked for previously as well..... until then, batteries will do.
I found and bought a 200A bridge rectifier a few months ago - ready for when I can find a 3kVA 24V transformer....
@JBA Sport: do you still need a circuit drawing for your connections to replace the battery setup or is it all clear to you now?