The Sailplane Club I belong to has a Club Car gas golf cart it uses to tow sailplanes out to the runway. No engine so it has to be towed. Depending on wind direction it could be 1/2 mile walk behind a golf cart, someone has to be at the wing tip to keep the plane levelish. Most folks that drive the cart are good at looking in the mirror once in a while the see how the wing walker is keeping up, trotting too fast or panting, others however keep a brisk pace and never look back. That's OK for the first bit, depending on the condition of the walker.
I've not flipped the cart or put it up in the air to see the mechanics of how the gase pedal works, but near the bottom of the pedal I see a 1/4" diameter rod and inside the engine compartment I see the traditional lawn mower type steel cable inside a steel tube.
It's a 300cc kawasaki engine.
I'd like to install some kind of throttle lock that would hold the engine rpm at a constant but can be easily released in case of emergency.
My friend that rides abandoned railroad tracks on a cart uses a motorcycle grip and cable with a screw tensioner to keep the grip where you set it but it is easily released. What if I incorporated something like that next to the driver's seat?
Any suggestions, thoughts, ideas? I know it's tough without actually seeing the linkage, maybe once I thin out the garage I can get it up in the air.
Thanx, Dan
