club car?

there is an auction coming up.,It lists some tractors,and equpment.There are two club cars listed they both run. They look like a golf cart but have dump beds on the back,One is power lift,the older one states manual lift for the dump bed.My question is how good would they go on a woods trail that is not real rough,would it be handy,or just a waste of time?The ad says they both have Kawasaki 11 hp motors.What do you think something like that is worth?

Only two wheel drive. I can't use on on my rugged trails, not to mention in snow.

larry , i have a yamaha gas cart i use at the farm. mine has a fold down flat deck on the back. i have a set of more agressive tires on the rear. i use and abuse this lil bugger. it doesnt like deep mud, but other than that it will go thru a lot of rough ground. i have a hitch on it for pulling lawn carts, sprayers and a generator. i also have a 40 gallon sprayer that usually sits on the deck for spraying fruit trees. and its comfortable to drive around in. i paid 3800 for mine, it had the conversion on it. a decent cart will set you back anywhere from 1 to 2 grand.

Larry, it depends on your intended use.I watched an old EZGo 3 wheel golf car with a steel bed sitting beside a garage all summer. It appeared to be unused, one day I was passing by, saw the owner outside in his garden. I asked him I it was for sale, he said no. Called me a month later, decided to sell it. I checked it out, it would turn over but wouldn't start. I told him it was too risky buying it, maybe it would never run. He just wanted it out of there, wanted me to make an offer. $100! Sold! Brought it home cleaned the spark plug, it started right up. It looks rough, needs a new seat, runs like a fine watch. If all you want is a ride and a small truck bed I can't imagine a better choice. I can picture it with a load of turnips.

If like our 92 Carryall it will take fairly rough ground no problem
It has a locking diff and in the winter I put chains on the back wheels
We use ours almost daily here yr round
This one has the electric hoist on the dump bed and I've loaded full with gravel handles it ok but definitely more load than it's rated for
I also have a hitch on it and pull a number of small trailers
It's very handy for more than you realise
How ever Club Car also offered a dump bed conversion for their golf carts as well
Won't be built as tough as the Carryall but still a handy out fit that will take a lot
I think ours is rated with a 12 hp Kawasaki motor not sure what the smaller golf cart came with but I think they were rated in the 8-9 hp range
If your plan is to use it at the PA farm either would work from what I've seen in your pics
Carryall value would be 3-4500 around here
the golf cart version 16-3000 depending on age
golf cart and utility cart values this yr went up crazy
As we were looking to upgrade a golf cart this yr the closest place selling used carts started in the spring at 2600 and by the fall was at 3500 for the same yr n options but that's a dealer
hope you get it you'll be surprised just how much se you'll get out of it

sorry glennster was replying to larry and somehow ended up attached to your reply

We have a Club car electric cart. We had a bed installed, no dump. Great machine only regrett is didn't buy one years sooner. I put tread tires on rear and get along very well. It is the most used machine on the property. Has hitch and pull a 5 by 8 trailor some times , flat ground no hills. Go fot it. joe

It will be the best investment youever made. I have an E-Z Go Workhorse, gas powered, and it has saved me more steps than anyone can count. You will use it for everything and it will go most anywhere if you change the rear tires to a mud-grip type. Jump on it!!!!

Go for it, my friend who's golf course I worked on this summer has 4 of them, good on gas and very reliable, I was blowing with this one, it's a manual dump, but the way the box over hangs the back of the cart it dumps very easy. Can't help you on prices for the though.

Don't forget about the guilt-trip that the old grey Ford is going to lay on you. lol

Every time you drive past the Ford on the club car you will hear sobbing and might see anti-freeze dripping from her headlights.

I got rid of one and bought a gator.It's a lot more useful.It sets higher off the ground so you can go through a woods or a wet spot with bigger tires and a electric dump.They also have a skid plate to protect the bottom.Club cars are OK for yard work if you on nice level ground.

They're good Larry, but I would stay away from any electric models. Batteries and controllers are expensive. Those gas engines can usually be rebuilt cheaply. Piston rings most of the time. Sometimes a bore job with oversize piston.

Those single cylinder Kawasaki engines have a balancer built in, makes them very smooth. Not hard to work on, and give very little trouble. I say, go bid on them, they do what you need.

Garry

This is electric. I've had it for 8 years and just replaced the batteries this summer. I use it almost daily in the summer and about once a week in the winter. I know I have saved way more than than the $850 the batteries cost in gas alone. For your setup, I know you would find it handier than pockets on a shirt. If they run good, would pay what ever you think they're worth. I doubt you will ever where it out and will enjoy it.