Pargo ? Year ?

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Dating Guide for Pargo Carts

When first trying to date a Pargo get the serial number from the tag on your General Electric motor if you have one. Between 1958 and 1964 they also came with Baldor and Master motors as well as the G.E. motors. From 1965 on they used only G.E. motors as far as I have been able to determine. The serial number on the G.E. motor is actually three letters ending in the letter "N". When you find this three digit serial number go to the General Electric Dating Guide under Miscellaneous Carts. The first models to come out were models 704 and 754. In 1969 they introduced the 800 series of carts which became quite extensive.The models included the 800 and 803 three wheel golf cars and the 804 four wheel cart. They also made the Gibralter series of industrial three wheel cart models 812 and 814 which were personnel carriers with a little bed on the back and they had tiller steering. They also made models 812 and 814 which were four passenger personnel carriers with steering wheels. These looked like golf carts but had no provisions for bag racks. The also made ,industrial models 820, 824, 830, 840 and 844. They also built the Empire line of industrial trucks for carrying passengers and hauling supplies. They came out in the models 850, 851, 852, 853 and 854. The model 873 came out in the late 1970s to the early 1980s and was built by Eagle Electric Vehicles after the company was bought by them and moved to Texas.

Here is a chart of actual Pargo golf cart numbers I have gathered over the years. It will help you get an idea of your year and model. If you have a Pargo and are willing to share your information please contact us. The main information I need is your serial number, the three letter serial number from your motor if it is a G.E. and any additional information such as the type of brakes, whether it is a three or four wheel cart, how many solenoids it has, whether it is tiller steering or steering wheel.

Cart Serial # G.E. Motor Serial # Motor mfg. date

51863............... DAN .............. April 1965
51702............... EDN .............. May 1968
370517 ............. CDN ............. March 1968
371454 ............. EEN ............. May 1970
191665 ............. GHN ............. July 1972
373518 ............. KHN ............. October 1972
373610 ............. DGN ............. April 1971

Serial number 382000 started in 1972

380620 EKN May 1974
5441084 KLN October 1975
5441691 MLN December 1975
5442643 BMN February 1976


Here is some additional information for helping to determine the year and model of your Pargo:

Drive System:

1958 to 1964 were belt driven from the motor to the differential. 1958 to 1959 used two belts. 1960 to 1964 used three belts. In 1965 the first direct drive with the motor mounted above the differential was introduced.

Suspension:

1958 to 1960 they had rear coil springs. From 1961 on they used leaf springs on the rear.

Steering:

1970 was a one year only front end, 1970 tie rod was 18”, 1965 to 1969 was 17”, 1971 to 1975 was 20.5”