"Utility Golf Cart"
These days, maintaining a fleet of golf carts and utility vehicles is more likely to be a matter of topping up battery cells than checking spark plugs and mixing fuel and oil. The vast majority of golf carts sold in the past decade or so has been electric. Electric golf carts, goes the traditional wisdom, are cheaper to maintain, easier to manage and less trouble in the long run than the models powered by small gas engines.
Despite the popularity of electric golf carts, however, most pros agree that there are some jobs that require the power of a good gas engine. It's not unusual for most course fleets to include at least a few gas golf carts that have been converted to utility vehicles for hauling and other purposes. What do you do when the motor on one of those starts to go?
It used to be easy to replace those with a used utility or golf cart when the engine started to go - but not anymore. Used and rebuilt gas-powered golf carts are rare - and replacing them with a new gas-powered cart could run you between $12,000 and $20,000.
The solution is simple. Don't replace - repower. The decision to repower a utility vehicle that you currently own rather than replacing it with a new vehicle makes sound sense in a number of ways.
1. By repowering a vehicle that you own, you extend the useful life of that vehicle or piece of equipment. There's no need to scrap a perfectly good piece of equipment that just needs a bit of a boost in the engine department.
2. Repowering a vehicle with a new motor can expand its usefulness. You can turn an old golf cart into an all-purpose hauler or plough by fitting it with a more powerful engine.
3. You get a new warranty for your new upgraded engine. Depending on the dealer, you may find a Kohler engine repower kit that contains all you need to upgrade and includes a two-year warranty, or a Honda small engine to replace one that's on its last legs, with a warranty for parts for up to two years.
4. A repower Kohler engine or other small engine could save you money on fuel, especially if you upgrade to a cleaner burning fuel. And it will certainly be kinder to the environment.
5. Speaking of kinder to the environment, check your state's grants and proposals web site if you're considering replacing old motor equipment. Many states offer substantial incentives if you choose to repower a high-emissions piece of equipment with a lower-emissions engine. The same holds true if you choose to refit an engine with after-market parts to reduce its emissions. In some cases, you can even apply for a reimbursement grant that will pay for a repower engine or the refit parts, along with any parts needed to fit the new engine into your tractor or utility vehicle.
6. If your new repower engine does need repair, it will be far easier to get parts for a current engine than for an older model. Spare parts support is yet another reason to upgrade your engine with a repower.
Repowering is also an excellent way to update your greens-keeping equipment. Little has changed in the business end of mowers, rakers and other turf care equipment. Why replace a piece of equipment that's in virtually excellent condition when a repower kit will upgrade it and keep it running in tiptop shape for years to come? Kohler makes repower kits for Toro, Jacobsen, Club Car and Cushman turf care equipment. Each kit comes with everything you need to drop a new engine into your trusted machine and update it to perfect working order.
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Update: Woman killed driving golf cart identified (The Sacramento Bee)
A 47-year-old woman who died in a traffic accident earlier this while driving a golf cart in Sutter County was identified today by sheriff's officials.
Sacto 9-1-1: Woman driving golf cart killed on Highway 113 (The Sacramento Bee)
A 47-year-old woman driving a golf cart died when struck by a pickup Monday in Sutter County.
Linton City Council passes golf cart ordinance (Greene County Daily World)
Although the golf cart ordinance was passed in a 4-0 vote during the Monday meeting of the Linton City Council, it's not effective until further details are ironed out.
Golf Cart Struck By Truck, Woman Killed (CBS 13 Sacramento)
A woman was killed after her golf cart was broadsided by a vehicle near Robbins on Monday morning, according to authorities.
Sun City Center golf cart path to open tomorrow (South Shore News & Tribune)
After three years, the wait for the golf cart-loving residents of a south Hillsborough retirement community is about to end.
Golf cart driver struck, killed in Sutter County (News10 Sacramento)
A woman driving a golf cart was fatally struck on Highway 113 in Sutter County late Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Crash Involving Golf Cart Kills 1 (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
ROBBINS, Calif. -- A woman was killed in the Sutter County community of Robbins on Monday when a truck slammed into a golf cart she was riding in. The wreck, which was reported shortly after 11:30 a.m., occurred at the intersection of Del Monte Avenue and Highway 113.
UPDATE: Woman in golf cart killed on Highway 113 (Appeal-Democrat)
Nearly every day, Claudia Miller rode her battered green golf cart into town from her home west of Robbins, stopping at the post office and at the Robbins Mercantile for some diet soda. This morning, for reasons the California Highway Patrol could...
Deputies hunt for suspected Barefoot Bay golf-cart thief (Florida Today)
BAREFOOT BAY — The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said it is still looking for a suspected golf cart thief who avoided deputies in a pursuit in Barefoot Bay last week.
Suspect in Barefoot Bay golf cart theft still avoiding detection, deputies say (Indian River Press Journal)
BAREFOOT BAY — The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said it is still looking for a golf cart thief who avoided deputies in a pursuit in Barefoot Bay last week.Frank Sisco, 21, of the 800 block of Pecan Circle, Barefoot Bay, is also wanted for a probation violation in Indian River County, according to records.The Sheriff’s Office said Sisco stole a golf cart from a Barefoot Bay home and sold it ...
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