Follow these key procedures to ensure your golf cart is in great shape for spring and summer driving, whether you're going to the golf course or taking a leisurely trip around the neighborhood.
Start With Your Golf Cart’s Battery - Keep your golf cart's battery in good operating order if you have a battery-powered golf cart, or even if you have a gas-powered one and only utilize the battery to get started.
· Overwatering and underwatering are two of the biggest mistakes you can make. Doing either one can ruin your battery. Replacements can easily cost you more than $1,000, so handle with care.
Signs Your Golf Cart Battery Is Failing - Normally, a charge will provide you 20 to 25 kilometers. As batteries get older, they produce less power. If yours can't get you around the links and back to where you park and charge it, it's time to acquire a new one.
· You step on the pedal and not much happens
· Test your battery using a voltage meter
· You have to turn the key several times before it starts
Check Out the Rest of the Golf Cart - After you’ve gotten the battery into prime shape, here are six other areas to pay attention to so your golf cart will be ready to roll
· Fill the tires
· Check the steering
· Step on the breaks
· Listen to the buzzer
· Invest in professional service
· Clean & wax
Gas-Powered Golf Cart - Keeping the following components in good shape will help ensure that you won’t be stranded on the 10th hole.
· Change the oil regularly
· Clean or replace spark plugs and air filters
· Replace the drive belt if it is cracking
And the most important thing to do before you hit the greens/pavement in your golf cart is – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INSURANCE!