Positive traction

[JaxPilot]

Stuck it in a priority mail medium box for $14. Don said just spray it off with brake cleaner and wrap it with newspaper. I had a piece of foam from a computer shipping carton, so I used that as a base, rolled cardboard from a torn up box to brace around the edges, and then folded more cardboard on top. It was pretty sturdy.


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[Snuffy1757]

Boy I wish you would have posted pics of you removing it.

[JaxPilot]

No need. TerryH did it in 2011 when he changed out the gears in one of his carts. An incredibly well documented photo rich thread, located here

A lot of banter in the thread, but post 27-30, 80,103, 119 & 120 have the meat and the pictures of the assembly and disassembly. It's what I used, only I haven't started the reassembly just yet. Disassembly was flawless following his directions and pics, except my "freeze plugs" or "end caps" were corroded onto the case and I had to destroy them to get them out.

[cgtech]

Don't "Silicone" & reuse those plug caps on the intermediate shaft, they will leak. Available easy... "Jh7-g3396-01". Yeah, I know it's a yamaha part number, but the Dana axle is the same . punch it into your search engine, I think genuine parts are easier to find by yamaha numbers (at good prices for "real" parts). Same axles, not China knock-off parts. Ezgo & Yamaha used same dana axle source.

[JaxPilot]

There is no way I could reuse these guys. I literally had to cut them into pieces. But I do have two brand-new ones. One question, do they go in with the cup facing in or the cup facing out? There was one of each in mine.


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[cgtech]

Cup facing in.

[Snuffy1757]

Please give us an honest review of Plowmans Positive Traction. I've had people tell me a golf cart is not designed for positive traction.

[cgtech]

Only problem I see is a slightly increased risk of rollover. Here's why, when you are getting close to tipping over, the inside wheel looses traction & spins, preventing further gains in speed. With a posi, you will continue to gain speed, increasing the chance of tipping.

[Snuffy1757]

I was talking to a golf cart mechanic about positive traction. His concern was a cart is designed to be used on a golf course. He's opinion was your asking for more breakdowns and a bigger chance of part failures. My thinking as a deer hunter is it would take some bad stuff to get it stuck with positive traction. Not to mention it would climb a tree.

[dundeebarnbuggy]

As a farmer, wouldn't be without it! I have NO patience for "one leggers". Probably not much of an issue for you southern boys, but it does have a tendency to understeer somewhat on ice or deep snow but at least you are moving!