Golf Cart Winter Storage

You never want to take your golf cart straight from the green and into the garage. This approach can result in expensive and lasting damage to your vehicle as it sits unused for the next few months. Instead, you'll want to go through the following steps for a successful winter storage experience. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to visit the friendly staff at Dever Golf Car Sales. We also offer a range of golf carts for sale if you are looking to upgrade to a nicer model. We proudly serve those in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky.

Pre-Storage Maintenance

Before you can tuck your golf cart away for the season, you'll need to go through various checks and maintenance tasks. This helps keep the storage process from hurting golf carts and gets them ready to ride when spring comes back around.

Cleaning

Sure, no one is going to see your golf cart for several weeks. But there could be gunk that's sitting on its surface from your last 18 hole game. Leave this grime too long (such as the extended time in storage) and it can start to damage the vehicle's exterior. Fortunately, it's easy to prevent by simply washing your golf cart.

The Tires

Golfs carts sitting in storage can be harsh on tires. After all, there is an immense amount of weight pushing  on them as they are left stationary. You don't want to take your vehicle out of storage only to find flat and damaged tires. All you'll need to do is use a tire pressure gauge to make sure the levels match up with the manufacturer's recommendations. If needed, adjust the air pressure to match. You'll also want to chock your wheels to keep your vehicle from rolling around in the storage area.

The Battery

It's best if you can remove your battery. Start by taking off the negative cable followed by the positive one. While you are working with your battery, take this time to look it over. Is it clean? Do you notice any corrosion or other issues?

Next, wash the tops and terminals with an acid neutralizer. This can be a homemade mixture of one cup baking soda for every gallon of water. Let the battery fully dry and then add battery terminal protector spray to the terminal connections.

In the ideal world, you will hook it up to a battery tender. A manageable backup plan to this would be recharging the battery every two to three months. By keeping it charged, you can prevent damage and help it last longer.

Storing Gas Golf Carts

For gas golf carts, you'll want to use fresh fuel treated with fuel stabilizer. Next, switch the shutoff valve to off. Finally, you can get two annual maintenance tasks off your list while you are here by replacing your engine filter and the spark plug.

Storing Electric Golf Carts

For electric golf carts, you'll want to put the tow switch in the tow position. This serves to take the system's pressure off of the battery pack by disabling the regenerative braking system. This helps prevent a full battery discharge as well as freezing and cracking of the battery. Make sure it's fully charged before you put it away.

We hope you found these tips helpful! If you have any questions or want to look at golf carts for sale, visit Dever Golf Car Sales. Our expert staff can help you with whatever you need, from providing advice to helping you find your next dream golf cart. We proudly serve those in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky.