I have a 2003 EZGO Workhorse with a cab and a electric dump box I bought factory new that I use on my driving range to pick up balls. Last summer the engine started blowing out the oil seal whenever it was under load (picking balls). I replaced the seal 4 times and now it seems I either need to replace the engine with a new 11 hp Robin ($2000) or tear it completely apart and rebuild the old one. The engine has 1900 hours on it.
I'm thinking about replacing the 11 hp engine with a bigger Honda or Briggs and Stratton V-Twin Vanguard. Not for speed, but for more power and durability. The optimum speed for ball picking is around 5 mph, any faster and the balls fly everywhere except in the baskets.
The 11 hp Robins is almost underpowered for this job, but that's what it came with. I can buy a new, larger Honda engine for $1500 (roughly) The new Robin engine is at least $2000 and I'm back with an underpowered unit. Get where I'm going here?
Will this conversion work for what I want it to do? The cart is jacked up with big knobby tires all the way around for traction. When the ball picker is loaded it weighs around 1200lbs. Repair or replace? With what? Thanks Rusty
I'm thinking about replacing the 11 hp engine with a bigger Honda or Briggs and Stratton V-Twin Vanguard. Not for speed, but for more power and durability. The optimum speed for ball picking is around 5 mph, any faster and the balls fly everywhere except in the baskets.
The 11 hp Robins is almost underpowered for this job, but that's what it came with. I can buy a new, larger Honda engine for $1500 (roughly) The new Robin engine is at least $2000 and I'm back with an underpowered unit. Get where I'm going here?
Will this conversion work for what I want it to do? The cart is jacked up with big knobby tires all the way around for traction. When the ball picker is loaded it weighs around 1200lbs. Repair or replace? With what? Thanks Rusty
