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08-30-2013, 09:58 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2009
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Battery tray
My tray is looking pretty rough. When I got the cart a few years back, and again when I recently installed the new Trojans, I cleaned it up with a wire brush and rush converter. I'm worried about it breaking and a battery or two dropping out. What can I do to prevent that?
I was thinking of finding some angle iron that will fit between the original and the batteries. That will spread the load across the entire length. Even a flat piece across all of the bottom section would work, I think? ..a |
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08-30-2013, 06:07 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central Delaware
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Re: Battery tray
New ones run between $65 and $175. and they have the tie downs already properly placed.
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08-30-2013, 06:12 PM | #3 |
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Re: Battery tray
if your good at welding you can use an old twin bed frame , and make one yourself
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08-30-2013, 08:18 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: May 2009
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08-30-2013, 08:20 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Lancaster SC
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Re: Battery tray
I just finished building mine. I bought angle at my local metal shop and had them cut the sections for me so all I had to do is weld them up. I've got $10 in materials and a few hours in fabbing and welding
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08-30-2013, 08:22 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Battery tray
You can add supports, weld them or rivet them in.... make sure you leave no bolt heads up where a battery case could rub a hole in itself ..... I have seen all sorts of functional repairs over the years... stay away from the plywood bottoms as they tend to hold the acid close to the metal and actually hasten the demise. Get creative.... it's just a golf cart
PS: welding battery tray metal is the worse welding experience you can have..... there is no clean metal or welds. |
08-30-2013, 08:28 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Re: Battery tray
I got mine on e-bay for $80. I have a 98 EZGO, dropped rite in.
Be very careful a simple battery tray swap can turn into a total make over still going through it |
08-30-2013, 08:29 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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08-30-2013, 08:29 PM | #9 |
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Re: Battery tray
Aluminum Battery Tray EZGO TXT 1994-Up This is a replacement battery tray that fits all EZGO TXT Freedoms. This is a big improvement over the stock unit! Save time and money on this quick and most reliable fix for rusted out battery trays for all TXT models, Either it will bolt in or can be welded. OEM # 70046-G01
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08-30-2013, 09:22 PM | #10 | |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Virginia
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Re: Battery tray
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Break... take out the batteries, Shopping list Wire brush solid cheap flathead screwdriver or small chisel Ospho cheap paint brush Primer Krylon Chisel out all the rust, knock it lose, hit it with a wire brush do this several times to get it clean-ish. Brush on the ospho once, let it dry, hit it with the wire brush, ospho, dry primer, paint. replace the batteries |
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