electric and snow

tomsws6 · 11-29-2012, 08:44 PM

Does a electric golf cart have enough power to put a small plow on the front?

JohnnieB · 11-30-2012, 05:35 AM

When asking questions, it is best to include details like what type drive system your cart has.

The cart in your avatar appears to have a TXT body, which can have either a Series wound or a Sepex motor and depending on the year, the Sepex motor could be a DCS or a PDS.

If you are asking about a snowplow, there is at least one member of this loony bin that does, and probably several others.

gornoman · 11-30-2012, 06:52 AM

Three or four inches of dry powdery snow, no problem. But, two inches of wet sloppy stuff can stop it in its tracks.

R8cer Ex · 11-30-2012, 06:59 AM

I have plowed anything from the light stuff to deep sloppy stuff and never had an issue. Of course mine is not a stock electric with all the upgrade sans a conversion to 48 volts but the video below is before any upgrades. Don't mind the wifes narration.

EZ-GO txt electric series golf cart plowing snow - YouTube

tomsws6 · 11-30-2012, 01:01 PM

Thanks guys! My cart is a 99 (not sure of motor, be a plum quick in january) but for the most part besides the lift and tires, nobby 22's, its stock. I live in Delaware so not much snow, maybe a couple inches here and there. I seen a couple online for the golfcart but there usually in the 8-900 range. Ive seen a couple for atv's with the manual lever on the side on craigslist for aa 2-300 bucks and was thinking the main thing would be just to fab the mounting bracket and extending the manual lever to get it around the floor pan.

Dirtdigger · 11-30-2012, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsws6

Does a electric golf cart have enough power to put a small plow on the front?

God , I hope so..........

tomsws6 · 11-30-2012, 06:19 PM

Nice, this is what I was thinking for now till i can get a winch ect.

http://delaware.craigslist.org/grd/3446100643.html

chloe · 11-30-2012, 06:34 PM

Tom: this may or may not help. Your cart could be a series drive as JohnnieB has stated. If that is the case, AND, everything is up to par, (batteries, controller motor, cables and solenoid), the torque of the series motor should handle all but the worst snows around here. If in fact you have a sepex drive, it might be another issue. The sepex is not a "high torque" motor. Keep in mind, regardless of which drive you have, those large tires are already robbing you of some of the available torque. At least on take-off when you would most need it with a plow. Fastest and simplest way to tell. Lift the seat. Look at the black control cover under the passenger side. If there is a toggle switch on it, you have a sepex drive system.

11-29-2012, 08:44 PM	#1
tomsws6 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: dover de Posts: 71	electric and snow Does a electric golf cart have enough power to put a small plow on the front?

11-30-2012, 05:35 AM	#2
JohnnieB Techno-Nerd Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19,654	Re: electric and snow When asking questions, it is best to include details like what type drive system your cart has. The cart in your avatar appears to have a TXT body, which can have either a Series wound or a Sepex motor and depending on the year, the Sepex motor could be a DCS or a PDS. If you are asking about a snowplow, there is at least one member of this loony bin that does, and probably several others.

11-30-2012, 06:52 AM	#3
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,291	Re: electric and snow Three or four inches of dry powdery snow, no problem. But, two inches of wet sloppy stuff can stop it in its tracks.

11-30-2012, 01:01 PM	#5
tomsws6 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: dover de Posts: 71	Re: electric and snow Thanks guys! My cart is a 99 (not sure of motor, be a plum quick in january) but for the most part besides the lift and tires, nobby 22's, its stock. I live in Delaware so not much snow, maybe a couple inches here and there. I seen a couple online for the golfcart but there usually in the 8-900 range. Ive seen a couple for atv's with the manual lever on the side on craigslist for aa 2-300 bucks and was thinking the main thing would be just to fab the mounting bracket and extending the manual lever to get it around the floor pan.

11-30-2012, 06:19 PM	#7
tomsws6 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: dover de Posts: 71	Re: electric and snow Nice, this is what I was thinking for now till i can get a winch ect. http://delaware.craigslist.org/grd/3446100643.html

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11-30-2012, 06:34 PM	#8
chloe Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central Delaware Posts: 859	Re: electric and snow Tom: this may or may not help. Your cart could be a series drive as JohnnieB has stated. If that is the case, AND, everything is up to par, (batteries, controller motor, cables and solenoid), the torque of the series motor should handle all but the worst snows around here. If in fact you have a sepex drive, it might be another issue. The sepex is not a "high torque" motor. Keep in mind, regardless of which drive you have, those large tires are already robbing you of some of the available torque. At least on take-off when you would most need it with a plow. Fastest and simplest way to tell. Lift the seat. Look at the black control cover under the passenger side. If there is a toggle switch on it, you have a sepex drive system.

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