Driving through snow

shawn.m · 12-13-2009, 02:05 AM

Where we live at 2100 ft is great 1-4 snows a year and then it goes away.

WGW Foods · 12-13-2009, 11:58 AM

The key to driving anything through snow is momentum. As long as you are moving your not stuck. It is basic physics, an object at rest tends to stay at rest, An object in motion tends to stay in motion.

TVH · 12-13-2009, 02:15 PM

There was alot of discussion a few yrs back on the BU forum about belt enclosures for golf carts. I think it was extreme carts when he first came on with a diiferent name. Did any one ever come up with one? If not that would be a great business opportunity for a fabricator, I would buy one for sure.

By the way, I love this Forum, HRC's forum is great too.

What was extremes old forum name back then?

FireGuy 74 · 12-13-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WGW Foods

The key to driving anything through snow is momentum. As long as you are moving your not stuck. It is basic physics, an object at rest tends to stay at rest, An object in motion tends to stay in motion.

Right, except deep snow can really screw up your motion

. That's where the "rest" factor comes back in, then you have to work your tail off to get back in motion.

Been there, done that!!!

Radicalgolfcarts · 12-13-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TVH

As long as I can keep the belt dry it will go thru 12 or more inches of fresh powder, it may take rocking back and forth a few times, but once a trail is made it goes pretty good. I made a makeshift skid plate that keeps the belt dry and will install it for the winter.

I was thinking of doing the same!! I went for a cruise on the golf course with that really wet/heavy snow the other day and she was struggling!!

gornoman · 12-13-2009, 03:26 PM

No problem in a sparky.

Jus' Sayin'.....

TVH · 12-13-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gornoman

No problem in a sparky.

Jus' Sayin'.....

How does it go when you try to pour more electricity out that red can? I'll bet it takes all night to empty the can!

I know what you mean about no belt problems tho.

Trade offs I guess.

TVH · 12-13-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Radicalgolfcarts

I was thinking of doing the same!! I went for a cruise on the golf course with that really wet/heavy snow the other day and she was struggling!!

I hope you stayed off the greens!

Sucks for the grounds keeper in the spring. It is alot of freekin fun in the snow for sure.

jonboyauto · 12-14-2009, 12:28 AM

Snowed 10 inches in 5 hours, both the carts did great helping clear all the downed limbs. Momentum is the key, and a pair of dry boots !

AirJunky · 12-14-2009, 02:12 AM

Still no snow here, but the ice on the lake is over 8" thick now. Heres a couple of shots of us horsin around on the ice today......

12-13-2009, 02:05 AM	#21
shawn.m Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: near sacramento,ca Posts: 1,895	Re: Driving through snow Where we live at 2100 ft is great 1-4 snows a year and then it goes away.

12-13-2009, 11:58 AM	#22
WGW Foods Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 168	Re: Driving through snow The key to driving anything through snow is momentum. As long as you are moving your not stuck. It is basic physics, an object at rest tends to stay at rest, An object in motion tends to stay in motion.

12-13-2009, 02:15 PM	#23
TVH Getting Wild Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: W Michigan Posts: 94	Re: Driving through snow There was alot of discussion a few yrs back on the BU forum about belt enclosures for golf carts. I think it was extreme carts when he first came on with a diiferent name. Did any one ever come up with one? If not that would be a great business opportunity for a fabricator, I would buy one for sure. By the way, I love this Forum, HRC's forum is great too. What was extremes old forum name back then?

12-13-2009, 03:26 PM	#26
gornoman Stay thirsty my friends! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 24,286	Re: Driving through snow No problem in a sparky. Jus' Sayin'.....

12-14-2009, 12:28 AM	#29
jonboyauto Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 7	Re: Driving through snow Snowed 10 inches in 5 hours, both the carts did great helping clear all the downed limbs. Momentum is the key, and a pair of dry boots !
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12-14-2009, 02:12 AM	#30
AirJunky Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Liberty Lake, WA. Posts: 1,762	Re: Driving through snow Still no snow here, but the ice on the lake is over 8" thick now. Heres a couple of shots of us horsin around on the ice today......

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