Propane parts hauler

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rich p

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plantsville ct. usa

• Feb 10, 2007

• #1

Were I work, we have to haul parts from building to building. We currently use coverted golf carts with utility boxes mounted on back. I had suggested a utility vehicle that would run on propane because thay need to run them indoors. Any ideas? Was just wondering what other company's are running.

 

Milacron

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SC, USA

• Feb 10, 2007

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What's wrong with the golf carts ?..i.e. why the desire to get away from battery power, which is, in spite of the expense of batteries, still the cleanest and least expensive in the long run.

 

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Tom1

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Stamford, CT

• Feb 10, 2007

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One of my customers uses a few Kawasaki Mules, they are propane. Perhaps I should say pro-PAIN, these things have air cooled engines, so the propane system is a vapor only system. It has no converter unit. It needs special propane tanks, they don't run well when its cold out. They also have purpose built trailers, that can hook to each other and to a fork lift. Looks like a centipede going along, these work quite well.

What wrong with golf carts?

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Nothing really, they just cant hold much over 750lb. If your outdoors a John Deere Gator is a great machine for the larger loads. For light loads the battery golf cart is king

 

Milacron

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• Feb 10, 2007

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One of these and a small trailer ? I think I'd feel like a character in Toy Story while driving it...

 

matt_isserstedt

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suburbs of Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Feb 10, 2007

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Everything in our plant is electric except for a propane powered floor sweeper and a 40k Hoist forklift.

If the golf cart is low on payload...possibly the time is right to go with a trailer...same thing as you'd do with your car or truck on the "big roads"

"Looks like a centipede going along"

I think the original motivation is the baggage carts seen on the tarmac at any major airport.

 

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Tom1

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Stamford, CT

• Feb 10, 2007

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That clark is WAY cool. When I was 15 I worked in a boat yard, years ago they did indoor storage. The boat would be place on wooden cradel and skated into place. They had a very similar clark as shown. With a low gear and a clutch it would do wheelies. If you got good with it you could get a good wheel stand out of it.

 

JRIowa

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Marshalltown, Iowa, USA

• Feb 10, 2007

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Same as Matt
There are a couple of places I know that use these

12,000 lb towing capacity!

There are quite a few of these out there

Our maintenance crew has about a dozen of these

Most of the guys have a drawbar on their toolbox so they can just hook up and go.
JR

 

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rich p

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plantsville ct. usa

• Feb 10, 2007

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The reason for getting away from golf carts is the parts we make are light but bulkey. You can only fit one or two boxes per trip. If I fab a bigger utility box, it will hang way too far off the back. As is the box is located behind the rear axle. Any further and it will affect steering. The reason I suggest propane, is we have several forklifts, and have no problems indoors with them, plus they have plenty of power. Another plus, is when the battery's go dead, you need time to recharge. With propane, new tank, and your good to go. I am just curious what you guys have to say. I love learning what other people are doing, thats why this site is so great.

 

Milacron

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• Feb 10, 2007

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Re batteries, unlike electric forklifts where you can extract the whole battery and replace a battery like a propane tank (allbeit with special spreader bar and crane), I suppose a golf cart is problematic in that regard due to eight seperate 6 volt batteries.

So, you get the best 6 volt batteries money can buy, and get "fast charger" and/or an extra golf cart so one is always on the charger ready for action.

 

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rich p

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plantsville ct. usa

• Feb 10, 2007

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I like that maintenace truck. Where can I find their website? I googled Taylor Truck, and got nothing.

 

Milacron

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• Feb 10, 2007

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Cushman has them www.cushmanco.com

 

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augoldminer

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ridgecrest calif

• Feb 10, 2007

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TAYLOR is at www.taylor-dunn.com

 

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JBishop

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Carver, MA

• Feb 13, 2007

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Cheap fixer upper on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KALAMAZOO-CUSHMAN-3-WHEEL-SCOOTER-MODEL-2500_W0QQitemZ230060871383QQihZ013QQcategoryZ84149QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

matt_isserstedt

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suburbs of Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Feb 13, 2007

• #14

Wow, that flying carpet is OLD

 

dkmc

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Upstate NY -In the Flats next to the corn fields

• Feb 13, 2007

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OR......you could get this guy to build you something in a turbine version....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcSP22jf29I

 

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USMCPOP

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Midlothian, Virginia

• Feb 13, 2007

• #16

Bolt/weld on another axle behind the drive axle. Or buy/make a trailer that won't jacknife:

http://www.smarttrailers.com/