golf clubs
like your club carrier doTE=SteveMac;364743]Some of you more observant folks may have noticed a strange device hanging off the back of my hitch on the RT. Yes, those are golf clubs. There is a course in Springfield IL, called "The Rail" that I like to play. So I got up bright and early and h you have any plans on making and selling them?it the links for nine holes before making my way on to Cowtown to get an oil change, and an unexpected expense. More on that later.
Back to the story. I built this golf bag carrier. It is my "beta version" so to speak, so I haven't put it in my
MODS post. Mainly because it isn't exactly what I want yet. It is very close though. I like the way the carrier is low and horizontal. I think much more stable than having it mounted vertically. I also like having the additional LED lights on it. It is 48" wide, so it is sufficiently narrower than the front wheels. Obviously, I can carry a golf bag, but it also accommodates two duffles nicely, and I don't have to pull a trailer. It is very easy to mount onto the hitch. Basically, it is almost perfect, but one problem. It is about 8 pounds too heavy when fully loaded. It comes in at 47-48 pounds and that exceeds the hitch rating. 8 pounds doesn't sound like much I know, and I am certain that some tolerance is built into that hitch rating, but I don't think I have 20% tolerance for overweight. Still, I tested thoroughly at home before my trip and decided to try it. If I ran into problems, I was just going to have to come up with a solution on the fly. Thankfully, it tracked along behind me just fine and I never even knew it was back there. In the back of my mind, I did think about the extra weight, and my intent is to build an aluminum mounting bracket to replace the steel one that I built here. That should get me well under the 40 pound limit and then I will be very happy with it. I'll probably end up posting some specs on this beta version in my
MODS post, but I am definitely going to have a Version 2.0 soon. Anyway here are a few pics for you to peek at. It is nice for those trips when my wife and I each want a bag, but want to keep the frunk open for shopping.
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So I finished my nine holes of golf. Bogey golf as usual. And then I made my way to Cowtown for an oil change and as mentioned an unexpected expense.
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. I was working outside DC last week. My wife and I spent this past Friday in Lake Geneva and got a few good rides in. Maybe next time the timing will work out better. We have a good group riding together in this area and would have liked to meet up.
