They Use Golf Carts Like ATV's
Used golf carts make excellent motorized feed carts for use in and around a stable or ranch. Joe Taylor of Philomath, Oregon, didn't want to spend the kind of money a Gator-type vehicle would have required, and his solution turned out to have several advantages.
"The biggest plus with electric-powered golf carts is that they're quiet and fume-free for use inside barns," Taylor says.
He bought two used carts for $900 and $700. Taylor spent just three hours modifying the first cart, adding a wood dump box on back for hauling lawn clippings, bales, etc. He put a flatbed on the second cart, made from angle iron and plywood. The bed sits at a 75 degree angle and accommodates up to three hay bales standing on end.
By making use of the passenger side seats and floor space, both units can also haul pails of grain or bags of feed supplement.
Materials for the modifications only cost about $20 for each cart, according to Taylor.
A remote throttle control at the rear of the carts allow the operator to walk behind the unit on straight, flat surfaces, such as the alleys between stalls. When feeding horses, it saves time and energy by eliminating the need to sit down each time the cart is moved forward.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joe Taylor, 39506 Luckiamute Rd., Philomath, Oregon 97370 (ph 541 929-6433); email: jokaracres@aol.com).
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They Use Golf Carts Like ATV's ATV'S ATV'S 27-4-27 Used golf carts make excellent motorized feed carts for use in and around a stable or ranch. Joe Taylor of Philomath, Oregon, didn't want to spend the kind of money a Gator-type vehicle would have required, and his solution turned out to have several advantages.
"The biggest plus with electric-powered golf carts is that they're quiet and fume-free for use inside barns," Taylor says.
He bought two used carts for $900 and $700. Taylor spent just three hours modifying the first cart, adding a wood dump box on back for hauling lawn clippings, bales, etc. He put a flatbed on the second cart, made from angle iron and plywood. The bed sits at a 75 degree angle and accommodates up to three hay bales standing on end.
By making use of the passenger side seats and floor space, both units can also haul pails of grain or bags of feed supplement.
Materials for the modifications only cost about $20 for each cart, according to Taylor.
A remote throttle control at the rear of the carts allow the operator to walk behind the unit on straight, flat surfaces, such as the alleys between stalls. When feeding horses, it saves time and energy by eliminating the need to sit down each time the cart is moved forward.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joe Taylor, 39506 Luckiamute Rd., Philomath, Oregon 97370 (ph 541 929-6433); email: jokaracres@aol.com).
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