How to Turn a Golf Cart into a Speeder (HELP PLEASE!!)

Posted by CrazyDelmar

on Mon, May 21 2007 5:23 PM

A question has come up recently at the local elevator on how to turn a standard gas golfcart into a speeder for track inspections. Any ideas?

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Posted by Railfan1

on Tue, May 22 2007 4:26 PM

No, but interesting concept.

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Posted by BillyDee53

on Wed, May 23 2007 5:58 AM

Unless you own the track and land, what you are proposing is illegal, and I think you are insane for trying it. Contact NARCOA to learn how to do it SAFELY.

Posted by coborn35

on Wed, May 23 2007 4:13 PM

BillD53A wrote:
Unless you own the track and land, what you are proposing is illegal, and I think you are insane for trying it. Contact NARCOA to learn how to do it SAFELY.

Not illegal in any way shape or form.

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Posted by Railfan1

on Wed, May 23 2007 7:14 PM

"It's a great day to be alive" "Of all the words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, It might have been......"

Posted by J. Edgar

on Wed, May 23 2007 8:38 PM

i would suggest........a speeder trailer...non powered track apperati....pull the axles off that install a gear drive on 1 axle......install bearings (pillow blocks would work) and chain the gear to the drive clutch on your golf cart

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Posted by mj5890

on Wed, May 23 2007 10:09 PM

you could take the rubber wheels off the rims and use the rims as wheels, although the axel might not be wide enough so the wheels wouldnt even get on the tracks just fall between.

You should try this some time, just make sure you fill out a form 1137.89J and have a Darwin award aplication ready incase it works because you will need to document it, a video on you tube wouldnt be a bad idea either

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Posted by Ham549

on Mon, Jun 4 2007 5:46 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V__RZdOPjIc

hope that helps

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Posted by kenneo

on Sat, Jun 23 2007 4:41 AM

Golf Cart = Speeder?? What an oxymoron! You're going to have to do more than reguage the wheels -- and put RR wheels on it! A lot more.

And, if you operate on someone elses railroad, you do need their permission. To do otherwise is a Federal offense (comes under the intentional interferance with interstate commerce provisions).

Eric

Posted by route_rock

on Tue, Jul 3 2007 4:24 PM

If you do it on your own tracks or industrial tracks fine. Do it on the High iron and I hit you ( and hopefully dont kill you ) I will beat you senseless witha sock full of nickles for all the paperwork I will have to do ( not to mention the Pee test and all that crap)But I think it would be cool to see if it works.

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