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Originally Posted by ajbrown
Just reading/catching up on this TOTV forum over coffee and saw this thread. Missed it the first time. I do appreciate the call out by my TOTV handle and accept that as a compliment 
The first thing I will say is that there is a big difference between a guy like me that works on my two electric golf carts and a professional cart mechanic. The majority of mechanics are honest people with a lot of good experience. If you really had a club like this you would need some mechanics that actually know what they are talking about, not guys like me. When I work on my carts it typically begins with a bewildered, puzzled look and a club cart manual and could be followed by mild profanity …
If I have any expertise in golf carts it is electric only and it ends with battery maintenance. I do know how to use a voltmeter and I do know some stuff about battery maintenance to get the most out of the pack. If anyone is uncomfortable with these things (watering, SOC, cleaning, etc.), I or many others could help show folks how simple it is. I’ll never forget watching my neighbor (very smart man) fill his electric cart batteries. Take off cover, fill until water comes out top, push cover back on causing more water to come out. Of course we know it is not just water coming out….. all he needed was a 5 minute tutorial when he got his cart.
I do not know about the formality of a club for me personally, but I live in The Village of Mallory and I am usually happy to meet new folks and would be happy to share everything I know if it helped you feel more comfortable about your electric cart. What we do after that 7 minutes is up  ?
This looks like the real deal and a lot of fun…. never heard of a shade tree mechanic until this thread |
I learned the term from a show on the speed channel called Shadetree Mechanic. It was mainly aimed for the do it yourself auto repair types. They would have a particular subject to discuss and include safety procedures and product placement.