12-30-2018, 05:20 PM | #11 | |
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I am not going to fix it for him for sure. I turn down work every week because I don't want to get a call saying something I did was not right. Had enough of those days in years I worked here. I make enough to keep my shop bills paid. I might sneak a few $$ for myself but that is not why I came back My living was made in this shop for 30 years and I sure don't want to go back to those days. Way too many hours back then . I actually look forward to coming to work now. I can close my doors and go home when I want, well most of the time I am now in the process of changing nine old 8 foot fluorescent lights to LED's way up high in my ceiling . Got two done and what a difference. Can't wait until I get them all done. I may have to wear sun glasses when I finish :) |
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12-30-2018, 06:13 PM | #12 |
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LED's are definitely the way to go! They're much cheaper than they used to be, and a lot more efficient. I have 9 kids, so I go through a lot of toys. I'll buy them broken, make them work then we play with them. Once the novelty if "new toy" wears off I'll make it pretty, sell. Then lather, rinse, repeat. The "kid tested, mother approved" process is my litmus test of "ready to sell or not". Work pretty well :)
I'm currently dwindling down everythjng at the moment in anticipation of a big move up north, otherwise I'd be much more open and patient on that evil ezgo lol Some day, I'll be older and retired and be able to just play all day, mostly to stay out of the wifes hair haha. But for now it's my "evening relaxation" time once the kids go to bed. Keeps me busy, I dont particularly enjoy television. |
12-30-2018, 07:16 PM | #13 |
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You got 9 children ? Wow . How do you find time to do anything ? You need that EZGO back going for them
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12-30-2018, 07:19 PM | #14 | |
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I retired for 5 years. 1.5 years ago I put one of my trucks back on the road and went to work myself. My father drove for me till he was 77, he wouldn't have stopped then but he couldn't get a DOT medical certificate because of his eye sight. |
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12-30-2018, 07:21 PM | #15 |
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12-30-2018, 07:26 PM | #16 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Dang, where are you finding these blown up gas carts?
I have been looking for a 4 stroke pre mci txt for a year. The very few I have found around here the people think they are made of Gold even needing a engine. |
12-30-2018, 07:31 PM | #17 |
Getting Wild
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Location: Ringgold, Georgia
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Gearhead1956,
Seen a few reasonably priced ( $2K and up) on craigslist/ FB Marketplace, but you know how those things go. |
12-30-2018, 07:44 PM | #18 | |
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But I am looking for much cheaper! So I have room to make every thing new as I want it. My last cart I did I paid $250 for (junk) I spent $2000 in parts but made a better then new cart the way I wanted. still came out ok, could probably get $3500 for it. But after it was done my son decided he liked it, so guess where it is! but I am going to take a look, haven't looked on FB, mostly CL |
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12-30-2018, 08:04 PM | #19 | |
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I sold it for $2400. If you counted the hours I had in it then I would have been in the hole but being I am retired that don't count. My son and wife said I let it go too cheap. I thought I was fair. The man is happy. Put a OEM seat on it also with new back. It already had the back seat on it and it just needed some cleaning. I rebuilt the engine and just about anything else you could think of done to it. It had LED lights on both front and rear but were never wired. I took care of that with a new switch and wires. Again lots of hours doing little things but I wanted things right . I also bought an electric cart from the same person that day . I let my best friend have it for what I paid for it plus my gas for going after it. I told the man I bought those from if he had any more to call me and not list them. He did and I bought two more in July. Both were workhorses. Both had bad engines but I got them going also. I kept ebay going this summer buying parts. I got a spare 9hp in my shop. Actually I have two but one needs a head. The other one just needs rebuilding. I will get on those when it gets warmer. For now I hold up most days in my office by my heater. In Feb I will get back at it as the weather warms. |
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12-30-2018, 08:07 PM | #20 |
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Yep, never a dull moment! Youngest will be 1 in Feb, oldest will be 21 in a couple weeks. And all spread out in between. We're way out in the country and aim to keep it that way. But my hobby/obsession keeps a good rotation of new/old and broken stuff to look forward to haha. Got the gator up and running over the weekend, drove it around some. Then replaced the rear tires because they wouldn't hold air for more than about 20 minutes, and cant get the beads to set to air them up. Even the ratchet strap trick won't work so learned, it's not worth the hassle to fight them. I'll take them up to the local tire shop in the morning and tip the kid $20 to blow them with a cheetah. Then have a lift kit and some other things to install on my carryall. That's the one that will be going with us :) After the carryall ia done, I'll get back to the ez-go. It needs a battery now anyway becauae I stole it for the gator ha
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