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