Powakaddy fw7 - struggling up hills

[Caithalan]

Hi. Just bought my first electric trolley and picked up a 2nd hand powakaddy fw7 with a 3 month old lead acid battery. Trolley is in excellent condition but when set to 5 or 6 (normal walking pace) and I get to a hill it slows down to a crawl. I turn the dial to 7 or 8 and it goes up the hill with no issues. I just turn it back down at the top or it's going too fast. Is this normal?

 

[drdel]

get the battery checked and see how easy you can turn the wheels by hand.

i had a new Powakaddy that was slow. i dismantled the motor and gearbox. there was a load of pinkish wadding in the gearbox which i removed.

rebuilt with silicon grease and its been free running and fine for 3 years.

i wrote to Powakaddy , not to claim, but to let them know in case it had affected other new machines - no response.

 

[need_my_wedge]

It's normal, just like driving a car, you have to vary the amount of acceleration to go up and down hills.

It may be worth checking the battery though as they do lose power over time, but I would think a 3 month old one should be ok.

 

[Caithalan]

It's normal, just like driving a car, you have to vary the amount of acceleration to go up and down hills.

It may be worth checking the battery though as they do lose power over time, but I would think a 3 month old one should be ok.

Thanks for responding. I wasn't 100% sure.

 

[Caithalan]

get the battery checked and see how easy you can turn the wheels by hand.

i had a new Powakaddy that was slow. i dismantled the motor and gearbox. there was a load of pinkish wadding in the gearbox which i removed.

rebuilt with silicon grease and its been free running and fine for 3 years.

i wrote to Powakaddy , not to claim, but to let them know in case it had affected other new machines - no response.

Thanks Drdel, I'll give that a go and see if it improves.