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03-13-2016, 11:09 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
Guys,
I recently completed a 48v conversion on a '91 6 person shuttle that was done wiith Carts Unlimited's "Beast" package (700 amp controller, etc.) and full 2 gauge wiring upgrage on the stock series motor. First, the shuttle was doing 11-12 mph it is now doing 16-17 which is exactly where I want to be. Even better, I am simply shocked by the amount of torque this shuttle now has. Hitting the accelerator, literally, kicks you back in your seat for a moment. This got me to thinking about towing. Occasionally, not that often though, I use an older gas Club Car to tow a small boat about 1/2 mile to a lake in my campground. The boat / trailer are relatively light perhaps at 400-500 pounds. Once a year at Halloween a make hayride for the kids using a standard 5 x 8 utility trailer and also use the Cub Car to tow it. The hayride, with people on it, would be significantly heavier than the boat, maybe half ton? The Club Car pulls it fine, if anything the rear springs and brakes have a tough time with it. Back to the shuttle: The shuttle has a very heavy foot rest for the rear passengers that would make mounting a tow ball simple. More so, as the shuttle is designed to carry a lot of weight I would think that the suspension / brakes would be much more conducive to towing. Any one have any thoughts on towing with the shuttle given the 48v upgrade 2 gauge wiring, and Scotty's "beast" package? Given the torque this thing is putting out right now I suspect it can physically pull a decent load I don't want to harm anything to include the batteries (T875s). Thanks |
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03-14-2016, 12:16 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
Was it something I said?
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03-14-2016, 12:31 PM | #3 |
Voltaholic
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Close to Navasota Texas
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
Your shuttle will most likely pull your boat and your hay ride trailer just fine. I have watched stock carts pull much larger loads than you intend to.
I would keep an eye on motor and controller temps. You shouldn't have any trouble. |
03-14-2016, 12:48 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Juliette GA
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
I would think axle hubs and braking ability will be your weak points. Look into doing a disk brake upgrade, this will cover both of those.
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03-14-2016, 12:48 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aiken, SC
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
My buddy is using a 36 volt series workhorse with I believe the taller rear gear, like 15 to 1, to haul around big airplanes at our local airport.. I know they are rolling weight but not light at all. I would just keep an eye on temps as well as checking out the FnR switch..
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03-14-2016, 12:59 PM | #6 |
Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
Higher number gear ratios are lower gears.
15:1 (workhorse) is a lower gear ratio than 12:1 (standard) |
03-14-2016, 01:20 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
I sit corrected.. All bow down to scottyb the all knowing
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03-14-2016, 01:28 PM | #8 |
Happy Carting
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03-14-2016, 01:41 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aiken, SC
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Re: Towing? '91 Shuttle Beast
Okay, Okay.. I agree. I was wrong. I learned that I was backwards in my gear thinking.. And yes that was kind of a smart A comment now that I look at it so for that I apologize..
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