Taylor Dunn 3 wheeler project complete (Tee Bird Eagle III)

[TJsMan]

We picked up a ratty Taylor Dunn three wheeler last summer. We did a few things to it and gave it to my sister who loves cruising around our small town. Here’s a few things we did.

- Rebuilt the forward/reverse drum switch
- All new 4 gauge hand made cabling
- Onboard charging
- All new front seat vinyl
- Fabricated a backseat with seatbelt for the nephews
- Switched the old sparky rheostat and resistor coils to solid state
- Upgraded to 48v so it handles the hill my sister lives on.
- All new rubber
- New batteries
- Single round headlight just like the original had

My sister can’t go anywhere in town without getting stopped by someone who wants to know all about it. She loves it!







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[LukeL]

That looks super fun. What controller did you go with?

[TJsMan]

Originally Posted by LukeL

That looks super fun. What controller did you go with?

We used a Curtis 1204, I have the handheld computer so we were able to make some tweaks to it as well.


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[SolarRat]

Nice job, those old 3 wheelers are cool. Gotta be a bit scary at speed with 48v!?

[TJsMan]

Originally Posted by SolarRat

Nice job, those old 3 wheelers are cool. Gotta be a bit scary at speed with 48v!?

Thanks! It’s really not too bad, though my sister drives it slowly, that’s why we swapped it to a solid state controller, she totally burned up her first resistor coil! Lol! We went to 48v because she lives on a steep hill and it struggled with that, we’ve had zero problems once she went to 48.


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