It's Done!
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Read on to learn the whole exciting story!
Or, failing that, see how I spent a lot of my time for the past few weeks.
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It all began in August.....
Does anybody know anything about golf
carts? Any info you have would be *most* appreciated!
To me, this SCREAMS "project". I envision
a flame job (the paint, not the electricial fire that will surely occur.)
I got this today! It was a "gift" from
my much-loved Uncle J.
Translation: He said he was going
to get rid of it.
I knew I could give it a good home.
Translation: It was Free! Also,
I just know that they are going to build a convenience store within carting
distance really soon. They
have to.
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It has three wheels.
I think I could flip it if I tried. It seats 2 plus golf bags, which
just means I need to build a back seat. It *does* work, however -
it just needs to be charged back up again, according to Uncle J.
Brandon brought it over today in J's trailer. It did drive under its own power down the trailer ramp & up 2/3 of the driveway before it began to run out of juice. Once I hit the garage I began to become alarmed that even though I was pushing on the brake it continued to move forward. As I continued to press on the brake pedal and the cart continued to struggle forwards, Brandon asked if I was pressing on the brakes. When I advised that I was indeed doing so, he requested that I stop. It was at this time that I noticed that *he* was graciously pushing it into the garage for me. He's such a nice guy, that Brandon. |
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The
"control" panel seems pretty straightforward. The ignition is locked
into the "on" position, which is fortunate because I have no key. There
is some sort of switch (seen on the far right) but I am unable to ascertain
what it does. When I push it , nothing happens. Anybody have
any ideas?
The "hill" brake needs a bit of work - it will roll if you park it on my driveway without a chock behind the wheel. By the way -
the cargo limit is a hefty 800 lbs.
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There's three deep-cycle
batteries in here, all daisy-chained together - perhaps marine batteries
of some sort. There's also a nifty piece of PVC pipe to prop the
seat up. I don't know if the batteries are supposed to be arranged like
this, or if this is some sort of rigged-up "OM" way to make it go.
Anybody have any ideas what it's supposed to look like in here? Uncle J has volunteered to give me a "tutorial" and detail what all he's "done" with it. Perhaps I'll know more after that. |
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It also came with three
deep-cycle charges, ostensibly for the three batteries.
One of 'em seems to be in almost new condition. One of 'em has both clamps attached, albeit with electrical tape. One of 'em has no tape, but only one clamp. Either way, it was nice of him to give
me three chargers.
Not pictured: An unopened bottle of Ecotrin (expired in 2002) located in the cup holder. This bottle was intended for households without young children, according to the label. |
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Upon closer examination,
there seem to be an inordinate number of wires that are not connected to
anything and appear to go nowhere.
Yet the cart still moves. It must be magic! |
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I hope some of 'em can be made to go to the horn. How fun would that be? |
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The front wheel has this
large cow-catcher thingy in front of it.
It is my hope that this is a mounting bracket for some sort of gun or rocket launcher, but this seems unlikely. I think it's some sort of brake or
stand, but I'm not sure. Anybody?
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