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G_Mulligan

G_Mulligan

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ok I am admitting defeat to my ongoing back injury and have decided enough of carrying a heavy bag for 4 hours I am buying a trolley.

I have been trawling ebay to see what is available second hand and there are a few to choose from. Any recommendations on 2-3 year old trollies from motocaddy or powakaddy? Anyone use a hillbilly as seems to be a few of them but don't know much about them. Any other brands at the cheap end of the market?

Thanks for the help.
 
I have a golf stream and cannot fault it. battery lasts for 27 holes carrying my new large bag and assorted gear. Easy to fold too
 
Personally I have had two Powakaddy's over the last 10 years. My recent being a PK Freeway Sport digital display etc. My course is long ( approx 5.5 miles as the bird flies) and hilly and most members use an electric trolley and I would say 70 % are PK. They are v good to carry lots of kit and not worry about it and even better when it rains etc. I do carry in the winter however when it gets v wet so its more of a convenience thing to me rather than fitness issue. If you are intending on having one for a while I would suggest you bite the bullet pay more and perhaps go for a new one which will come with a Warranty and new battery.
Cheap doesn't really work with these things as in life generally and you dont want it blowing up half way round! Batteries are the main issue IMO and normally have to be changed once every 18 months however the new Lithium ones are getting good reviews. One thing people dont always know is that nowadays you an change various parts when they go wrong ( lots of online resellers) rather than the whole trolley! A bit like trigger and his brush!!:) ( only fools and horses thing...)

Nowadays the new Motokaddy and Powacaddy models are pretty much even and both look the part and offer a range to suit different budgets. There's some good reviews in the magazine recently. Its down to personal choice but if you are buying second hand I would go for a Powakaddy as they were stronger and been a round longer.
 
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G_Mulligan said:
ok I am admitting defeat to my ongoing back injury and have decided enough of carrying a heavy bag for 4 hours I am buying a trolley.

I have been trawling ebay to see what is available second hand and there are a few to choose from. Any recommendations on 2-3 year old trollies from motocaddy or powakaddy? Anyone use a hillbilly as seems to be a few of them but don't know much about them. Any other brands at the cheap end of the market?

Thanks for the help.
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If you could wait a couple of months, I will have a motocaddy S1 in great condition for sale. Battery has only done 20 rounds and it has the accessory station with the brolley holder, scorecard holder and GPS holder.
 
Is your course reasonably flat? If so maybe look as an interim step and go for a manual 3 wheel push trolley such as motocaddy lite of clickgear?

Otherwise go kart go down a storm on here.
 
I currently have two, my old Hillbilly and a Go-Kart, both are excellent, but if i had to choose it would be the Go-Kart every time.

If you are interested in the Hillbilly I would be happy to sell it, with a Ping Trolly bag, umbrella & towel. Only prob is I am in Suffolk !
 
MadAdey said:
If you could wait a couple of months, I will have a motocaddy S1 in great condition for sale. Battery has only done 20 rounds and it has the accessory station with the brolley holder, scorecard holder and GPS holder.
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sell it to him now and you carry to get fitter for your American Wedding and Modern Family Lifestyle:thup:

/need someone to carry your bags:smirk:
 
Had my motocaddy for over a year and it has not skipped a beat. As has been said, it's ok buying a second hand one but if the battery only last half a round then your initial saving will soon be gone. A couple of the lads at work have chuntered having bought second hand and had problems with them, (sold as seen). Buy a new one unless you are certain that you know what your buying second hand.
 
Have to agree with the comments about the battery. Having no idea how it has been treated, how much it has been used etc means that you are going to be looking for a replacement sooner rather than later.

As for which to choose, the basic mechanics of all of the main brands are going to be fine so the choice is really on looks and what bells and whistles you want. I have had a Go-Kart for years now and love it. Simple, reliable and a great company to deal with. They can also be bought new for similar prices to some of the big name manufacturers. That said, if I had the cash and could justify, the Golf Stream stands out to me, looks superb, seems very sturdy and well built and is just a bit different.
 
Another golfstream user, far happier than I was when I had a motocaddy that was constantly in need of repair. If buying an older motocaddy I would take care to see in what condition the plastic bits (mainly the joints) are, as its these I had endless problems with them breaking and Motocaddys service was next to useless (especially now Ive seen the service levels available from golfstream!)

Edit: maybe keep an eye on a refurbed one like this and see what it goes for

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golfstrea...72957?pt=UK_Golf_Trolleys&hash=item3cdecde3fd

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golfstrea...76687?pt=UK_Golf_Trolleys&hash=item3cdecdf28f
 
fundy said:
Another golfstream user, far happier than I was when I had a motocaddy that was constantly in need of repair. If buying an older motocaddy I would take care to see in what condition the plastic bits (mainly the joints) are, as its these I had endless problems with them breaking and Motocaddys service was next to useless (especially now Ive seen the service levels available from golfstream!)
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Keep your opinions to yourself. I am looking at selling mine soon......:p
 
I've had two elec trollies.

First was one of the original Hill-Billy trolleys: basic but did the job well enough and I had no complaints.

Last year I upgraded to of the Stewart Golf X series remote trolleys. A very nice piece of kit indeed. If you keep an eye on eBay they do come up quite regularly from Stewart themselves and are sold with a warrenty and normally with a brand new battery. Typically they come in at circa 40 / 50% discount on new so a significant saving and this way you end up with a Rolls-Royce of the elec trolly market for the price of most of the normal powered trolleys. Only down side is transport size- the handle folds down easily but the footprint of the casssis does not reduce so does take up a fair bit of boot space.

Simon
 
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