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- Feb 28, 2001
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- Dayton Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1990, 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- 2.3 Turbo
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 6
- Tire Size
- 35"
My family ended up with a Taylor Dunn utility cart from the 70's, it's 36V electric with a 9" rear end, 6' flat bed, resistor based speed control that is intact and a forward/reverse switch that is in pieces. Apparently it's ~$35 for new contacts for the switch that it came with but we only have about 3/4 of the switch... I'm crafty enough I could make it go but am missing the lever and such... Apparently these things are ~300 amp max and the forward/reverse switch shouldn't be handling the switching load making the life of the switch easier... It's ~$130 for a switch for an EZ Go golf cart, a WHOLE LOT more for a fancy speed control and everything to update it, or $30 for a double pole double throw safety knife switch I found HERE. It's rated at 100A which I imagine might be for each pole so 200A in this application
Thoughts? I'm tempted to give it a shot, it's cheap enough...
Thoughts? I'm tempted to give it a shot, it's cheap enough...