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Bag Boy Volt Electric Cart

I just received notice that I got a package on my front porch from Amazon. The picture they sent was placed on top of a box already there which was my cart. It must have been dropped off sometime today and we are away so I had to get the neighbor go down and put it in my garage. Now if you remember when each one of us had our carts originally dropped off we had to sign for them. Not for a repair. They just drop it with no advance notice. Don't get me wrong I'm glad it's back but it would have been nice to know it was going to be delivered today and I could have made arrangements to have someone pick it up and put it away until I get home!!
Bottom line is it's home! Lol
 
rod7515 said:
I just received notice that I got a package on my front porch from Amazon. The picture they sent was placed on top of a box already there which was my cart. It must have been dropped off sometime today and we are away so I had to get the neighbor go down and put it in my garage. Now if you remember when each one of us had our carts originally dropped off we had to sign for them. Not for a repair. They just drop it with no advance notice. Don't get me wrong I'm glad it's back but it would have been nice to know it was going to be delivered today and I could have made arrangements to have someone pick it up and put it away until I get home!!
Bottom line is it's home! Lol
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Thanks for the phone number. Glad to hear you are back in business with your cart!!!
 
Came home to my cart today. It was all boz up nicely and to my surprise the mileage is still the same. I thought it would be reset at zero but it was not. It actually looks like the console has been replaced but I can't be sure. I'm assuming that's where the controller is. I'll be using it Thursday and will repeat back to you on performance.
Rod
 
rod7515 said:
Came home to my cart today. It was all boz up nicely and to my surprise the mileage is still the same. I thought it would be reset at zero but it was not. It actually looks like the console has been replaced but I can't be sure. I'm assuming that's where the controller is. I'll be using it Thursday and will repeat back to you on performance.
Rod
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Thursday ??! I'd be taking it out as soon as I got it. :)
 
I hadn’t used the Volt for a few weeks, given travel for the Vokey Experience and a round or two riding back home for various reasons. I used it yesterday. It seemed to work much better with a smaller bag that I acquired. However, the cart was making kind of a grinding noise as I used it. I didn’t have time while playing to try to figure out where it was coming from. I am going to have to try to diagnose it.
 
Tenputt said:
I hadn’t used the Volt for a few weeks, given travel for the Vokey Experience and a round or two riding back home for various reasons. I used it yesterday. It seemed to work much better with a smaller bag that I acquired. However, the cart was making kind of a grinding noise as I used it. I didn’t have time while playing to try to figure out where it was coming from. I am going to have to try to diagnose it.
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Could be the wheelie bar. If I extend mine too far, it catches on the grass/ground and makes sort of a grinding sound.
 
Played my first round with the Volt yesterday since getting it back.
3rd hole is am uphill climb and I usually send the cart on its way while I walked behind. I had pushed the remote button 3 times for speed. Cart was tracking good so I gave it 2 more bumps on my remote. Front wheel qce up off the ground and the cart flipped back over. Lol. I never extended my wheelie bar. When I had the cart originally I never put the wheelie bar in but they did when they return shipped it and I never even thought about it. My mistake! Lol.
So the cart seemed to track much better yesterday which he thought it would after replacing the controller. It also seemed to be quicker in response to the remote. I only used it on the front 9 as my back was killing me so I rode the final 9 holes. Going to give it another shot again today. This time I'm hoping for all 18.
Rod
 
Glad to hear you are back on track. I have been riding 9/walking 9 the past 2 weeks as well. Middle back ache getting worse.
 
Great news Rod. Sounds like they may have fixed a few other issues for you also. Enjoy!!
 
After getting my Volt back I did 9 holes Thursday and all 18 on Friday.
I have to vent about one of the designs of this cart. For the last month I've been using my old Bat Caddy which doesn't handle as well or operate as smooth as the Volt. But it does turn left or right better then the Volt.
When designing the Volt what the hell were they thinking about stopping a wheel to make a turn? If your going up a hill and your cart starts going left or right, when you go to correct it the wheel stops to force the cart back in the direction of the correction. However it takes the speed and momentum away and the cart actually can get worse because you end up correcting to far and the cart can't get back to speed or if you don't correct far enough and the front ends falls of to the side which is downhill slope. I've watched other carts turn and I haven't seen one that uses this type of correction. When the Grass is wet it makes handling this cart so much harder.
There are times I wish I would have bought the mgi cart. I am really impressed with the way it climbs and steers but the trade iff with all the storage and add ons is to much not to take advantage of.
Well I'm done ranting. Hopefully someone from Bag Boy will see my post and contact me and maybe improve this cart for future versions.
Rod
 
rod7515 said:
After getting my Volt back I did 9 holes Thursday and all 18 on Friday.
I have to vent about one of the designs of this cart. For the last month I've been using my old Bat Caddy which doesn't handle as well or operate as smooth as the Volt. But it does turn left or right better then the Volt.
When designing the Volt what the hell were they thinking about stopping a wheel to make a turn? If your going up a hill and your cart starts going left or right, when you go to correct it the wheel stops to force the cart back in the direction of the correction. However it takes the speed and momentum away and the cart actually can get worse because you end up correcting to far and the cart can't get back to speed or if you don't correct far enough and the front ends falls of to the side which is downhill slope. I've watched other carts turn and I haven't seen one that uses this type of correction. When the Grass is wet it makes handling this cart so much harder.
There are times I wish I would have bought the mgi cart. I am really impressed with the way it climbs and steers but the trade iff with all the storage and add ons is to much not to take advantage of.
Well I'm done ranting. Hopefully someone from Bag Boy will see my post and contact me and maybe improve this cart for future versions.
Rod
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Good point. I have noticed that and wondered why they did it that way. On the Alphard V2, the wheels rotate at different speeds when executing a turn when in motion. When at a standstill, the wheels turn in opposite directions. I used to like to take my V2 into a pool of water and sit there and spin it 360 degrees, cleaning the wheels. Can't do it with the Volt. It would be nice if this could be done with a firmware update. They should copy the Alphards V2 method of start/stop/turning.

Another improvement I would like to see in the next version is a wider wheel base. I really have to keep an eye on it so it doesn't flip sideways.

Having said that, still prefer the Volt over the V2 by a large margin.
 
rod7515 said:
After getting my Volt back I did 9 holes Thursday and all 18 on Friday.
I have to vent about one of the designs of this cart. For the last month I've been using my old Bat Caddy which doesn't handle as well or operate as smooth as the Volt. But it does turn left or right better then the Volt.
When designing the Volt what the hell were they thinking about stopping a wheel to make a turn? If your going up a hill and your cart starts going left or right, when you go to correct it the wheel stops to force the cart back in the direction of the correction. However it takes the speed and momentum away and the cart actually can get worse because you end up correcting to far and the cart can't get back to speed or if you don't correct far enough and the front ends falls of to the side which is downhill slope. I've watched other carts turn and I haven't seen one that uses this type of correction. When the Grass is wet it makes handling this cart so much harder.
There are times I wish I would have bought the mgi cart. I am really impressed with the way it climbs and steers but the trade iff with all the storage and add ons is to much not to take advantage of.
Well I'm done ranting. Hopefully someone from Bag Boy will see my post and contact me and maybe improve this cart for future versions.
Rod
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Other than the compact size and ease of manual mode, the MGI ZIP Navigator AT I had for 350+ rounds is a more solid remote control cart. The Volt shines in ease of folding and unfolding and physical size - 2 features I continue to enjoy a lot. But if the Volt dies I would likely go back to MGI.
 
Waldo0007 said:
It would be nice if this could be done with a firmware update.
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I agree that a different turning dynamic would be good, and also slower acceleration.

I mentioned to Craig and Perry from @Bag Boy during the Ballyhack event that it's probably a bit too fast, something with which they agreed.

I asked about firmware updates and they nodded vigorously. Though I suppose that kind of programming takes some time and effort. Hopefully some updates will come to make a very good cart into a great one.
 
@lambeau , you mention speed and that's my 2nd biggest gripe. The carts total speeds are fine however I hate the panel control speed as it's very inconsistent. It's to slow so you turn the knob slightly one notch and it's to fast. There's a very slow delay when using the console so well. It doesn't have a smooth fluid control when using the console. With the remote it's slow taking off but it's easier to find a nice walking speed.
With all this said it's still a great cart. It's fun, quiet, quick responsive and has a ton of convenience's that no other cart offers. I wish they would have put some carts out in hillier terrain before releasing this cart to us the public.
Rod
 
Waldo0007 said:
Closing in on 200 miles. Added the cabinet latch to the console cover.
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Keeps my cover locked so when I flip the cart, the contents don't go flying all over the place.
Today, I found out the hard way, it works.
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Nice work but kinda sad you are flipping the Volt enough to justify a cover lock 😊. You must be the mileage leader! I have 120 miles on mine.
 
tucsondivots said:
Nice work but kinda sad you are flipping the Volt enough to justify a cover lock 😊. You must be the mileage leader! I have 120 miles on mine.
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You don't know the half of it. I'm probably the leader in flipping the cart. On the last flip, it was barely moving, front end was going up a slight incline sideways. Side wheel hit a depression and rocked the cart enough to tip it over sideways. I was stunned. There was no way I would have thought it would have flipped at that speed.
 
Waldo0007 said:
You don't know the half of it. I'm probably the leader in flipping the cart. On the last flip, it was barely moving, front end was going up a slight incline sideways. Side wheel hit a depression and rocked the cart enough to tip it over sideways. I was stunned. There was no way I would have thought it would have flipped at that speed.
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i've been making some observations and have a few thoughts.

the CoG being high and back, so the cart can wheelie easily.
- i'm going to tinker with ways to add a couple of pounds of weight to the front wheel area to reduce wheelies

when the cart does a wheelie on straight flat ground or even going straight up a small incline, there is usually no issue.
- however, the front wheel often rotates during a wheelie, and on return to ground it can be sideways or canted causing a sudden lurch
- this has caused a tip even when i thought it wasn't possible due to being on flat ground
- my Nitron/Alphard didn't experience this because the front wheel didn't turn; it always landed inline with the cart
- i'll be testing my Volt with the wheel in the locked straight mode to see how this impacts performance

when going uphill at an angle things get dicey, even on a relatively small hill.
- the CoG is shifts to the downhill side, promoting a slight tip
- the single wheelie bar now acts as a pivot point so rather than holding the cart forward, it allows a side tip
- the self-centering gyro also kicks in at this point trying to steer the cart back in it's line of direction, often turning uphill, moving the CoG further to the outside
- i've been driving better by taking hills on at 90-degree straight up or down whenever possible
- i keep the cart closer when dealing with hills, in some cases even putting my hands on it
- i'm going to figure out how to add a couple of reversed metal rake tines (ie., bent end up) pointed back from near each wheel
- this will hopefully add tip resistance at the outside rather than in the center; by pointing up they should slide smoothly but still resist wheelies and allow reversing
 
lambeau said:
i've been making some observations and have a few thoughts.

the CoG being high and back, so the cart can wheelie easily.
- i'm going to tinker with ways to add a couple of pounds of weight to the front wheel area to reduce wheelies

when the cart does a wheelie on straight flat ground or even going straight up a small incline, there is usually no issue.
- however, the front wheel often rotates during a wheelie, and on return to ground it can be sideways or canted causing a sudden lurch
- this has caused a tip even when i thought it wasn't possible due to being on flat ground
- my Nitron/Alphard didn't experience this because the front wheel didn't turn; it always landed inline with the cart
- i'll be testing my Volt with the wheel in the locked straight mode to see how this impacts performance

when going uphill at an angle things get dicey, even on a relatively small hill.
- the CoG is shifts to the downhill side, promoting a slight tip
- the single wheelie bar now acts as a pivot point so rather than holding the cart forward, it allows a side tip
- the self-centering gyro also kicks in at this point trying to steer the cart back in it's line of direction, often turning uphill, moving the CoG further to the outside
- i've been driving better by taking hills on at 90-degree straight up or down whenever possible
- i keep the cart closer when dealing with hills, in some cases even putting my hands on it
- i'm going to figure out how to add a couple of reversed metal rake tines (ie., bent end up) pointed back from near each wheel
- this will hopefully add tip resistance at the outside rather than in the center; by pointing up they should slide smoothly but still resist wheelies and allow reversing
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That is a really good explanation... (y)
 
I haven’t had any issues as my course is pretty flat. My Batcaddy had the single rear wheel and even though it was much heavier and wider it seemed more unstable as well with the single wheel (wheelie). When I went to the mountain version (2 wheels side by side). Seemed more stable when the front wheel would lift. Maybe Bagboy will eventually do something like that or a V split wheel that can be in the same place?

I mention since I believe they are following this thread at least they were….

still love how quiet it is, my Batcaddy was like a harvester going down the fairway comparatively….
 
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