Government Scrappage Scheme - Electric Trolleys

[Fivepies]

Go Kart - Ruled out. Can't remove the battery without removing the bag.

Motocaddy - very disappointed at the puney 1 year warranty.

Read a review that made clear we should expect a 5 year warranty on the motor. Linix motors offer this. 2 year warranty on the frame and 1 year on the battery. There are a few manufacturers offering these warranties but no one has recommended them in this thread. I tried to correspond with one of them yesterday. In fact I had decided to purchase one of their trolleys but they did not answer my queeries and did not seem to want to correspond with me.

If you do a google for stainless steel electric golf trolleys you will find sites from chinese manufacturers who are offering trolleys with special tube motors that make the current UK selection look stone age. Only problem is the minimum order is 1000 pieces!

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[Fivepies]

The Yongkang High Degree Machinery & Electric CO LTD do a stainless steel trolley with a tubular motor. Lithium battery fits inside specially designed golf bag. I also noticed there are solar panels available to attach to the golf bag although I have not yet come across a golf bag with an integral solar panel.

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[Smiffy]

The Yongkang High Degree Machinery & Electric CO LTD do a stainless steel trolley

Try saying that after 5 pints of Stella

 

[SimonS]

Well, if you want a Stainless steel trolley that does not require you to remove the bag to get at the battery you could try this offering from Germany. Also available in Titanium or Carbon. Note that the whole thing (trolley and battery) is lighter than a Typical trolley battery!

http://www.jucad.de/jucad-trolleys/jucad-drive-eng

 

[Leftie]

Methinks we were suckered in there chaps.

Could be wrong though. Who me? Nah!

From an opening post yesterday asking for possible alternatives to PK and HB, within 5 posts aluminium and powder coated steel are rubbish, GK's trashed just because you have to take the bag off the trolly to charge the battery and that's no good because his wife throws the trolley and bag combined in to the back of a Land Rover (is she a Russian shot putter by chance?), and suddenly all advice is ignored and there is a recommendation to google stainless steel trolleys, followed very quickly with a name of a manufacturer of said product.

And to cap it all, the latest post from a relatively new but low poster newcomer is a link to a german product that just happens to look exactly like the chinese one.

Me! A cynic?? You bet

 

[bobmac]

Me! A cynic?? You bet

Did the Americans REALLY go to the moon?

 

[SimonS]

Did you actually look at the prices on that link that I posted? I can't see anyone in this country paying €2900 - €3900 for a trolley!
I only posted it as the OP seems to be so persnickety with his requirements that this seems to be about the only option for him.
If you look in my sig' you will see anyway that I am another of the GoKart faithful. In fact we have two in our house.

PS... you're a cynic

 

[USER1999]

Are they that unreliable?

 

[haplesshacker]

Are they that unreliable?

Yes I know I have a GoKart, and I think it's great. But you gotta laugh!

 

[Smiffy]

PS... you're a cynic

He's bald, Scottish and a bit plump too.
Jeez, he hasn't got a lot going for him really has he?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think we were had too. Funny how he's not popped up anywhere else on the forum. Mods?????

 

[bobmac]

PS... you're a cynic

He's bald, Scottish and a bit plump too.
Jeez, he hasn't got a lot going for him really has he?

Oyyy

 

[SimonS]

Bob,

I was calling Leftie a cynic, not you. Sorry.

 

[RGDave]

The Yongkang High Degree Machinery & Electric CO LTD do a stainless steel trolley with a tubular motor. Lithium battery fits inside specially designed golf bag. I also noticed there are solar panels available to attach to the golf bag although I have not yet come across a golf bag with an integral solar panel.

I'm IN

 

[Leftie]

Bob,

I was calling Leftie a cynic, not you. Sorry.

Me! A cynic?? You bet

Actually, I think that I am a realist - i.e. a pessimist with experience !!

 

[Fivepies]

I would like to make it clear the post is genuine. I know someone who owned a stainless steel trolley 30 years ago. I bet it is still going strong today albeit it may have had a couple of replacement batteries/motors. The correct grade of stainless steel has got to be the best material for external use for an item such as a golf trolley. Having been made aware there is one available to purchase for in excess of £2,500 it is now for me to decide if I am happy to pay that for a trolley which I am not. You can buy a lot of pies for £2,500!

The reason for the thread is that I intimated to a friend I was going to buy a trolley off ebay which go for around £100. He advised, as I said in my original post not to bother wasting my money and that I should only be considering PowaKaddy & Hill Billy. I posted on here to see if the forum agreed with this advice or if anyone was happy with other makes. I also wondered if anyone on here had risked £100 on ebay and what you think of your purchase? The 2 trolleys suggested are GoKart & Motocaddy s3. I own a Land Rover Defender and find it much more convenient to lift (or get my wife to) the bag & trolley into the back where I (or get her to) secure it with bungie straps. I can put 3 trolleys in in this way. The problem with the Go Kart is that it has to be dismantled to access the battery for charging. I am now wondering if wires could be attached permanently to the battery and led to a convenient location for connection to the charger without the need to dismantle the bag/trolley.

As well as seeking advice on here I have also been reading articles reviews on the internet. I read a review indicating the best trolleys offered 5 years on the Linix motor, 2 years on the frame & 1 year on the battery. We now know a certain German trolley offers a 5 year warranty on the frame. When I looked on the Motocaddy site I noticed they are only offering a 1 year warranty, I have been led to believe I should be looking for more.

I am also keen to include a solar panel to be attached to the upper side of the bag and would welcome advice from the forum. In the case of the Go Kart the wires permanently attached for charging could also be utilised for the solar panel.

Also with regard to Go Kart it is difficult to determine whether so many people are singing their praises out of affection for the product or their desire to get their hands on £5.

Or am I a cynic?

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[bobmac]

Bob,

I was calling Leftie a cynic, not you. Sorry.

Dont worry Simon, I wasn't oyyyying you.

Smiffy
He's bald, Scottish and a bit plump too.
Jeez, he hasn't got a lot going for him really has he?

It was this todger I was oyyying......dragging me into it.

 

[Leftie]

Or am I a cynic?

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Can't answer that one but I know that I am.

6 posts, all on the same subject virtually giving chapter and verse on where we can find it. If you have done so much research on the subject and have ruled out all the better known brands, why don't you just go and buy the thing and stop asking for our "advice"?

And what the hell has the Govt. scrappage scheme got to do with it unless is is for attention grabbing?

Why don't you just post the link and be done with it? I'm bored

 

[RGDave]

I'm loving this thread. It brings a new meaning to the word surreal.
Should I risk £100 on a trolley or spend the rest of my life searching for a NASA grade steel trolley with suitability for a solar panel fitment option.....but not need to purchase 1000 units from China?

Decisions, decisions.

 

[Smiffy]

Also with regard to Go Kart it is difficult to determine whether so many people are singing their praises out of affection for the product or their desire to get their hands on £5.

Or am I a cynic?

Fivepies

No you're not a cynic.
I hate my gokart. With a passion. Biggest pile of pooh I've ever bought.
But I'm desperate for a fiver