Easy-Motor-Toter

[Bigplumbs]

I know a bloke that did a very easy conversion to a golf trolly it folds up very small and is light and works well with up to 15hp weight

I have exactly that model of folding golf trolley sitting in my garage unused and had often wondered about converting it to carry my 15hp outboard. Do you know what he did to convert it?

It is a Titlist Turfglider. The mod was incredibly easy and next to nothing:

1) Open it up and make the wheels square to the direction of travel. Tie some strong thin rope or parachord between the two wheel axels to stop them splaying outwards
2) Get some pipe insulation and fix to the bottom supports.
3) Put a Bungee around the bottom supports (I think the original trolley had one anyway)
4) Put some form of padding where the engine hood will rest
5) Extend the strap at the top that went round the top of the golf bag to fit around the engine at the top

Jobs a gooden

[rogerblack]

Thanks Dennis, sounds fairly straightforward, I'll give it a go when I'm back down south.
When I last tried it I was attempting to have the engine with the transom mount nearest the cart. Looking at the pic you posted, having it laid on its side seems much more workable.

[Bigplumbs]

Yes It seems quite stable as it is towed along. You just have to take it slowly and sometimes if the ground gets a little bumpy just have one hand on the cart handle and the other on the cowl/engine

[harrison]

Sorry guys, the golf trolley conversion looks seriously iffy for a circa 44kg four stroke motor.
May your god be with you if you go down that route. One hand on the cart and one on the motor....classic.

Also no help whatsoever easing loading/sliding in the car as op’s original requirement.

[Bigplumbs]

Sorry guys, the golf trolley conversion looks seriously iffy for a circa 44kg four stroke motor.
May your god be with you if you go down that route. One hand on the cart and one on the motor....classic.

Also no help whatsoever easing loading/sliding in the car as op’s original requirement.

But I have used it and it works very well, looks can be deceptive:

Advantages:

1) I had one already and no longer needed it. Zero cost
2) If you want your golf trolley back it is easy to do
3) It fits in the car folded and takes no space at all
4) It carry's the motor very well indeed. C of G is quite low
5) On good ground you can tow it with one hand only
6) It is repurposing something always good and fun to do.
7) it is very light
8) you can wheel it to the boot of the car and slide the top of the motor in first then lift the base up and in
9) Wheels don't get punctures like some of the standard sack barrows

And on a side note I think most other outboard trolleys especially those made from a sack barrows need both hands to move all the time and very few fit in the car easily. I know I have two that I made from sack barrows. So experience of both sorts and 2 other purpose made ones bought from Ebay

[rogerblack]

My 15hp 2-st is lighter than the 4-st at around 34kg so should be OK

I currently use a modified version of one similar to that shown in the pic below, to which I've added small castor wheels on the end of the handles so I can tilt it up and wheel in and out of the boot, also used wing nuts so it folds down easier, however as said above it needs two hands and is bulkier even when folded.

So I'd like to have a crack at converting the golf trolley to see if that's better and as also said above, I've got it anyway so nothing to lose. Since I have the old style T32 I have the dogleg wobbly granny style wheels which struggle to cope with the weight of the outboard as well as fuel tanks and all the other gear in the boat so I tend to take to take the engine from the transport to the bottom of the slipway separately and the big wide wheels and single handle on the golf trolley would make this easier. I might even look at making an adaptor to also attach it to the painter D-ring at the front of the boat to make moving that easier too.

I'd still use the one below as a storage and workshop dolly, particularly since it takes a large plastic waste bin for flushing etc. within the frame

[Oldman]

You mean like this? Your pic was missing so I added one ;)

[DaveRolph]

So this is all really interesting and I love the ingenuity.

The problem is I work 7 days a week and don't have time to make one, I was looking to purchase one like the easy-motor-toter but can't find anything online.

Remember, the purpose was to make it easier on my back getting it from the Garage round the back and being able to service it. Then the next plan was to use the same Trolley to load the car, the one I had saw wheels at both ends which makes it look a lot easier for the car but thinking about it further (And also like the converted sack barrow idea) they will be very bulky on top of the already bulky Engine.

I really appreciate all the replies and I am sure it will help others but I am afraid I have decided to stick with the Wheelie Bin and hope my back holds out when loading in the car.

[rogerblack]

Mine are nowhere near as robust as yours, Oldman, but they don't really take any weight, just make it easier when I tilt it up to go in or out of the boot:

[harrison]

Remember, the purpose was to make it easier on my back getting it from the Garage round the back and being able to service it. Then the next plan was to use the same Trolley to load the car, the one I had saw wheels at both ends which makes it look a lot easier for the car but thinking about it further (And also like the converted sack barrow idea) they will be very bulky on top of the already bulky Engine.

Lots of different and good suggestions toted here.

Don’t compare the bulk of the otherwise excellent Motor Toter with a converted sack truck...much more compact...also a 2 in 1 sack truck already has small front/top castors (for sliding into car) so no conversion apart from a timber board required.

Another suggestion if you just need ease of sliding into car only, is knock up something basic like this.

Originally conceived for our brute of a Mariner 20 efi, which now lives permanently on a trailered boat, pics show a 3.5 for illustration purposes. Keeps power head elevated, and takes the strain off manhandling into car. Only use this now for loading Barsteward 20 into car at dealer device time.