[AT] Winch Battery

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Fri Feb 21 11:44:45 PST 2014


I was into the golf cart repair business for 27 years and found out early
on that to treat a battery with epson salt , you have to have a way of
getting rid of the acid you remove from the batterys . That is a problem on
a large scale .
Bo Hinch in S/W Louisiana


On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Phil Vorwerk <pvorwerk at newulmtel.net>wrote:

> Interesting. We manufacture, among other things, OEM and custom golf cart
> seats for a couple of golf cart manufacturers, supply a couple dozen
> distributors for the big 3 (Club Car, EZ-GO, and Yamaha), plus over 550
> independent golf cart dealers. Through ongoing sales and product
> development
> I've gotten to know many of the distributors pretty well. Batteries are a
> major issue with fleet carts when they come off lease from golf courses.
> Funny how none of the distributors bother with trying this.
>
> (If you're curious, check our website www.ucuinc.com )
>
> Phil Vorwerk
> Blizzard Stricken Courtland, MN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Bo Hinch
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 10:41 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Winch Battery
>
> Really don`t want to get into a pissing match , BUT those battery s  are
> easy to restore using the *EPSON SALT*  method . I recently restored a
> $3600.00 battery for my electric forklift this way . The battery weights
> 1780 lbs.
> Do a google search on ( restoring a battery with epson salt ) . Just my 2
> cents worth .
> Bo Hinch in S/W louisiana
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Phil Vorwerk
> <pvorwerk at newulmtel.net>wrote:
>
> > Used batteries out of golf carts are usually pretty used up.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike Maynard
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:31 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Winch Battery
> >
> > I would suggest locating a true deep cycle like used in golf carts, as
> > opposed to the marine battery.  A local golf cart place here had 12v used
> > batteries that I was able to buy for about $50....  Might be worth
> looking
> > around.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Andy Glines <andyglines at hotmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Dave, I might have trouble making your method work.  My trailer is a
> > front
> > > loader so the truck must be unhooked from the trailer while winching.
> >  I'm
> > > also trying to keep this trailer self-contained so that it can be
> pulled
> > by
> > > other trucks.  I think that you can see so pics by following this link
> > >
> http://www.truckconversion.net/forums/members/andyg/albums/andyg-s-nrc/
> > >
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