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re: Looking at getting a golf cart

Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:43 pm to
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:43 pm to
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Relatively new golf cart owner here. Can you all share some insight as to what kind of maintenance I should be doing and approximately how often?


Water in batteries as needed.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:44 pm to
Looking to cruise the hood, huh?
Posted by In The Know
City of St George, La
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:26 pm to
Pretty fat
Posted by In The Know
City of St George, La
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:26 pm to
It’s the perfect time. Helps the economy.
Posted by In The Know
City of St George, La
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:27 pm to
Where did you buy, Gaston?
Posted by In The Know
City of St George, La
Member since Jan 2005
6795 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:29 pm to
That’s what I was thinking.
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

they do have a lot of random maintenance issues


What? Just check the water levels in that batteries and charge them, keep them clean. Heck, mine stays out in the weather all the time.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80833 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:32 pm to
Man to each his own but I don't get it.

Almost everyone in my parents neighborhood owns a golf cart for nothing more than using it to around the neighborhood.

Seems like a complete waste of money.
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:39 pm to
Mine was gave to me. Buddy said the batteries were bad. A $3 wire clip in between a battery was mess up, broke. Had it fixed in a half hour. Tried to give it back, he wouldn't take it. I use the crap out of it all off road in the water and mud.
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59622 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:47 pm to
Check out smart carts on breaux bridge. I bought a club car from them a couple months ago and found they had the best prices around. No regerts... a cold beer and cruising with the kids in the afternoon is a good time.
Posted by In The Know
City of St George, La
Member since Jan 2005
6795 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:48 pm to
That’s what I want to hear JackD
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:50 pm to
Dustin, look at FB market. Jimmy is selling his in SBR.
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59622 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:52 pm to
I looked around on Facebook for a while and people were asking way too much compared to what you could a much nicer/newer one for. This ones a 2017 With 17’ batteries.


Posted by fishfighter
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Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:54 pm to
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cold beer and cruising with the kids in the afternoon is a good time.


been doing this with the wife. Neighbors are doing the same. We live on a dead end street that the first mile and half have no houses.
Posted by TulaneUVA
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:54 pm to
How much does that go for?
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59622 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 3:55 pm to
$4200
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 4:04 pm to
Posted by DomincDecoco
RIP Ronnie fights Thoth’s loafers
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 4:05 pm to
Wholesaler near alexandria. Dont recall the name.

Worth the drive

Check la sportsman
Posted by DivotBreath
On the course
Member since Oct 2007
3736 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 4:06 pm to
quote:

Relatively new golf cart owner here. Can you all share some insight as to what kind of maintenance I should be doing and approximately how often?


1. You should consider a mat or some old carpet to park on top of wherever you plan to charge your cart. Overfill the batteries and that acid will leak out and mess up your concrete...Yes, I speak from experience.

2. Consider a single-point watering system for your batteries. You can buy a kit and put it on yourself. The single-point system lets you connect to one line to fill all batteries to the appropriate level without having to take off the caps and try to guess. This option was added after screwing up and causing the problem in #1 above.

3. If you discharge any charge from your batteries, plug it in and charge when done. A big mistake people make is driving a fully charged cart for 5 minutes and thinking there is no need to charge it again since you barely used it, then they leave it parked for a week before using it again. This is damaging to the life of your batteries.
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59622 posts
Posted on 3/25/20 at 4:22 pm to
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Consider a single-point watering system for your batteries. You can buy a kit and put it on yourself. The single-point system lets you connect to one line to fill all batteries to the appropriate level without having to take off the caps and try to guess
I used mine for the first time last week and it worked great. Within a couple minutes all your cells are full.
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