[AT] Winch Battery

[charlie hill]

Phil, I know of a guy near here that maintains golf car fleets for golf 
courses.
When a battery goes bad he replaces it at the golf courses expense.  He 
takes
the old batteries back to his shop and tries to re-hab them.  Some he can 
fix,
some he can't.  He sells the ones he gets to hold a charge to locals for a 
good deal.
I'm not sure what method he uses.  I've met the guy but don't really know 
him.
I met him through a now deceased friend of mine who owned a horse boarding
facility and had several golf cars on the farm.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil Vorwerk
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 1:54 PM
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
Subject: Re: [AT] Winch Battery

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-----
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[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-----
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> [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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