Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway

modeem · 05-24-2010, 11:33 PM

Picked this Taylor Dunn model 2531 today, it needs a good strip and repaint a little metalwork.....maybe a new everything.

It'll fit right though a doorway.

It has a built in, 24V charger.

Room for two 12V or four 6V Batteries.

Motor looks pretty good, the label says it can handle 36V...maybe I could do a little mod if I can find room for the batteries.

Look at the size of that gearbox!

I took some leftover batteries from my Columbia Car Corp Project. 2 of the six were dead, so when I saw the 24V cart with no batteries for sale I was juiced.

In these pics, I have the polarity reversed and the thick black cable is from the onboard charger. Found that one out when I went to charge it.

Serial/Model plate.

Foward / Reverse switch

modeem · 05-25-2010, 02:15 AM

According to this page
http://golfcarhelp.com/serialnumbers/taylordunn.php
and this page
http://www.vintagegolfcartparts.com/...er%20Guide.PDF
I have a 1974 Model but that might only apply for golf carts...

jackel440 · 05-25-2010, 10:22 PM

got to love those old TD 3 wheelers.We still have some runnuning around at our plant.Yes your right they will go through a door.especially when you are hauling 10 pizzas from the guard shack to the plant and it's raining ,and the overhead door is on the other side of the building!LMAO

modeem · 03-20-2013, 04:58 PM

Took this apart a couple months ago, all the way apart. It's been sitting under a tarp. Now it's getting sandblasted, primed, and painted.

Attached here is tuesday before sandblasting was finished.
you can see part of the Pargo/Columbia Car Corp I was also getting worked on at the same time. that project is getting scrapped.

modeem · 03-20-2013, 05:03 PM

This was today, I dropped off the front wheel, and a couple trim parts to get painted at same time.

I am going with Red for main color, and black for trim/rims/underside.

modeem · 04-01-2013, 12:54 PM

I am not 100% happy with the metal work, or the painting. I already sanded the black stearing bar down so I can repaint it smooth

More details coming.

modeem · 04-01-2013, 01:00 PM

the black stearing rod (seen white'ish) in before pics with part of spotlight. Should I:

1. leave all black, replace spotlight with chrome one

2. paint crossbar the spotlight is on red, stick with new chrome light

3. paint old spotlight red or black, add a chrome ring and new bulb

strangely enough, the light will be brighter if I refurbish (24v) a new chrome one will be 12v max, and will requre a 24v->12v downstepper.

new 12v chrome spotlight ~$45 (+$25 for 24v->12v step)

refubish old one, is about $25, but will have less shiny

bronsonj · 05-30-2013, 06:58 PM

That's a cool cart and one heck of a sandblast pit! Holy smokes!

jackel440 · 05-30-2013, 07:09 PM

Our carts all had black light housings with chrome retaining rings.
The handle bars are all black.

CG1985 · 12-19-2014, 06:04 PM

Do you have any links to these lights, I am having trouble finding one that looks close to the original. The one we salvaged was missing the light.

Quote:

Originally Posted by modeem

the black stearing rod (seen white'ish) in before pics with part of spotlight. Should I:

1. leave all black, replace spotlight with chrome one

2. paint crossbar the spotlight is on red, stick with new chrome light

3. paint old spotlight red or black, add a chrome ring and new bulb

strangely enough, the light will be brighter if I refurbish (24v) a new chrome one will be 12v max, and will requre a 24v->12v downstepper.

new 12v chrome spotlight ~$45 (+$25 for 24v->12v step)

refubish old one, is about $25, but will have less shiny

05-24-2010, 11:33 PM	#1
modeem Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gainesville-Ocala Florida Posts: 61	Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway Picked this Taylor Dunn model 2531 today, it needs a good strip and repaint a little metalwork.....maybe a new everything. It'll fit right though a doorway. It has a built in, 24V charger. Room for two 12V or four 6V Batteries. Motor looks pretty good, the label says it can handle 36V...maybe I could do a little mod if I can find room for the batteries. Look at the size of that gearbox! I took some leftover batteries from my Columbia Car Corp Project. 2 of the six were dead, so when I saw the 24V cart with no batteries for sale I was juiced. In these pics, I have the polarity reversed and the thick black cable is from the onboard charger. Found that one out when I went to charge it. Serial/Model plate. Foward / Reverse switch

05-25-2010, 02:15 AM	#2
modeem Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gainesville-Ocala Florida Posts: 61	Re: Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway According to this page http://golfcarhelp.com/serialnumbers/taylordunn.php and this page http://www.vintagegolfcartparts.com/...er%20Guide.PDF I have a 1974 Model but that might only apply for golf carts...

05-25-2010, 10:22 PM	#3
jackel440 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Galveston,IN Posts: 386	Re: Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway got to love those old TD 3 wheelers.We still have some runnuning around at our plant.Yes your right they will go through a door.especially when you are hauling 10 pizzas from the guard shack to the plant and it's raining ,and the overhead door is on the other side of the building!LMAO

04-01-2013, 01:00 PM	#7
modeem Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gainesville-Ocala Florida Posts: 61	Re: Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway the black stearing rod (seen white'ish) in before pics with part of spotlight. Should I: 1. leave all black, replace spotlight with chrome one 2. paint crossbar the spotlight is on red, stick with new chrome light 3. paint old spotlight red or black, add a chrome ring and new bulb strangely enough, the light will be brighter if I refurbish (24v) a new chrome one will be 12v max, and will requre a 24v->12v downstepper. new 12v chrome spotlight ~$45 (+$25 for 24v->12v step) refubish old one, is about $25, but will have less shiny

05-30-2013, 06:58 PM	#8
bronsonj Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Saint Petersburg, FL Posts: 2,089	Re: Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway That's a cool cart and one heck of a sandblast pit! Holy smokes!

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05-30-2013, 07:09 PM	#9
jackel440 Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Galveston,IN Posts: 386	Re: Taylor-Dunn 24V 3 Wheel Restoration - fits through doorway Our carts all had black light housings with chrome retaining rings. The handle bars are all black.

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