Taylor Dunn 1248 Tow Cart

[Jeremy-Exotic]

I'm heading out that way today, so I'll let you know [emoji106]

For the paint, I was able to primer the body, put it against a smooth, contrasting background, take a picture, and upload it to an art app to give it the color pencil look. Then I printed a few color copies and started playing around with a few different designs, and tweaked it to what I wanted. From there, it was a matter of taping and painting with a high enamel spray paint we get from Lawson.

I wanted the campus logo to be different than your typical decal, so we had our welding program cut it out and make it 3-D. This would be placed behind both back wheels. Once I had that down, it was time to start on the lights and figure out the back wheel fitment.

[Jeremy-Exotic]

I wound up finding some wheel spacers, longer studs, and nicer looking lug nuts to go with the studs. After applying paint, I started laying in the batteries and wiring it all up!

I put the lights on a separate battery from the drive motor, and mounted both chargers in the old battery compartment.

[Jeremy-Exotic]

That airplane cart was a Yamaha - not club car as I had thought. I put up a separate thread for it!

[mfinnegan]

Daaaaaaaang, puts my industrial to shame! Nice job!

[ThreeCW]

Originally Posted by Jeremy-Exotic

After applying paint, I started laying in the batteries and wiring it all up! I put the lights on a separate battery from the drive motor, and mounted both chargers in the old battery compartment.

Looking good

Did you also wire your winch to the single battery (assuming it is 12 volt)?

[Jeremy-Exotic]

Originally Posted by mfinnegan

Daaaaaaaang, puts my industrial to shame! Nice job! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Hey, I like the color!

[Jeremy-Exotic]

Originally Posted by ThreeCW

Looking good [emoji106]



Did you also wire your winch to the single battery (assuming it is 12 volt)?

Yes, that's how I wired it. I have a 48v - 12v converter I almost pulled off the shelf, but I know those drive batteries can wear down quick after a full day of use, so I didn't want to get caught off guard at the end of a day.

[ThreeCW]

Originally Posted by Jeremy-Exotic

Yes, that's how I wired it. I have a 48v - 12v converter I almost pulled off the shelf, but I know those drive batteries can wear down quick after a full day of use, so I didn't want to get caught off guard at the end of a day.

There has been a lot of discussion on this forum on how to best supply power to a winch on a cart.

From what I have read, a dedicated battery seems to be the most popular approach as those winches can suck a lot of juice.

[Jeremy-Exotic]

Originally Posted by ThreeCW

There has been a lot of discussion on this forum on how to best supply power to a winch on a cart.



From what I have read, a dedicated battery seems to be the most popular approach as those winches can suck a lot of juice.

I agree. We have dedicated winch and spray rig battery circuits on other trailers that only use an AGM and a solar panel just fine. This one is running a traditional wet cell, but I plan on switching to a deep cell blue top next.

[Jeremy-Exotic]

Finished product [emoji16] It rides like a caddy [emoji4]