Re: (ET) Golf Cart for Elec-Trak Uses

[George Stoneberg <gstoneberg yahoo com>]

Eric,

Sorry, this got buried in my email somehow.  Yes, I am planning to use the 
golf cart motor on the conversion.  There is now a brake drum on the 
tailshaft of the motor of this old cart so I'm pretty sure it has bearings 
and a cap on that end.  Yes, a larger motor would probably run cooler, but 
I already have the golf cart motor.  If I burn it out I'm not out much.

Thanks,
George



----- Original Message ----
From: Eric Miller <e-max sbcglobal net>
To: George Stoneberg <gstoneberg yahoo com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:33:38 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Golf Cart for Elec-Trak Uses

George,
Are you trying to use a golfcar motor on the gas tractor conversion? Most 
golfcar motors do not have a endcap and bearing on the PTO end of the 
motors and the other problem is the output shaft is a female spline. The 
really old E-Z-GO golfcars did use electric motors using two end caps with 
bearings and an output shaft that is keyed. If you are already aware of 
this sorry for repeating it. I would recommended using a large diameter 
motor of 6-7" to help with running cooler than a small 4-5" motor for your 
drive motor. 
Eric


--- On Wed, 11/12/08, George Stoneberg <gstoneberg yahoo com> wrote:

> From: George Stoneberg <gstoneberg yahoo com>
> Subject: Re: (ET) Golf Cart for Elec-Trak Uses
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 6:59 PM
> Paul,
> 
> I believe only club cars have an aluminum frame,
> yamaha's and ez-go's have steel frames.  My plan is
> to take the motor out of my old cart and replace the motor
> on an old Murray lawn mower.  I do expect to make the motor
> hot mowing.  Perhaps a fan on the tailshaft would help cool
> it?
> 
> George
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Paul Heinzerling <heinzerling alltel net>
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:15:15 PM
> Subject: (ET) Golf Cart for Elec-Trak Uses
> 
>  
> This is a response to several posts 
> back:
>  
> I've converted an old Club Car 36V 
> solenoid/resistor controlled golf cart for yard cart uses. 
> I can't speak 
> to mowing uses, but I can talk about motor duty cycle. 
> I've added chains 
> to the rear wheels, a dump bed on the back, and a heavy
> duty bumper from Club 
> Car.  I put a 4+foot blade with electric lift on the front
> and weight in 
> the bed and use it for plowing my driveway.  The series
> motor and controls 
> are original.  It works fine, but with some caveats:  I
> don't think 
> the motor is really designed for the heavy use to which I
> put it when 
> plowing.  This is a lot of full-power work and in a
> half-hour or so will 
> get the motor too hot to put your hand on, and will give
> that warm fuzzy 
> "electrical hot" smell.  I just let it cool off
> and then continue on.  
> Also, the gearing is more designed for travelling than
> working.  That said, 
> I've used it for eleven winters and it shows no signs
> of 
> failing.
>  
> Other things to think about:  Golf Cart frames 
> are usually aluminum and fairly chintzy.  The HD bumper I
> put on or some 
> sort of reinforcement would be a necessity for any front
> attachment.  Also, 
> I would think there might be problems keeping a constant
> ground speed when 
> mowing.
>  
> Regards,
> Paul Heinzerling
> Hudson, 
> OH    
> 
> 
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