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Notes from the shop floor

Sixteen years of working on carts around the Flathead, written down. Seasonal advice, straight answers on upgrades, and the questions I get asked most.

A row of golf carts parked under an open sided storage barn.

Fall Service Booking Is Open

Winterization slots for the coming off season are open now. Whitefish cart barn owners, seasonal package customers and everyone storing a cart in the Flathead.

  • winterization
  • seasonal service
  • cart barn
A golf cart with its rear seat lifted and its service panel open, an open toolbox on the ground beside it and a summer sun overhead.

The Five Calls I Get Most in August

Peak season breakdowns are pretty predictable. Here are the five most common August calls, what usually causes them and what you can check first.

  • golf cart repair
  • troubleshooting
  • summer heat golf cart care
A tire pressure gauge, a jug of distilled water and a scrub brush laid out in a row on a bench.

Three Things Worth Five Minutes

A quick July check for golf cart owners in the Flathead. Three things that take five minutes and prevent most of the calls I get in August.

  • summer heat golf cart care
  • golf cart maintenance
  • battery care
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Yes, I Am the Golf Cart Guy

How a nickname became a business name, and what sixteen years of fixing carts around the Flathead Valley has taught me.

  • jared reynolds
  • golf cart guy
  • jrs carts and cuts llc
A white four seater Club Car with a rear flip seat and cargo deck, parked on mown grass in front of pines and tall summer grass.

We Rent Golf Carts Too

Two, four and six seat golf cart rentals across the Flathead Valley for weddings, reunions, campgrounds and events.

  • golf cart rentals
  • wedding golf cart rentals
  • event golf cart rentals
Four golf carts lined up in a row with clubs in the back, one orange, one white, one green and one yellow.

How the Rental Fleet Gets Ready for Summer

What goes into eleven rental carts before the season starts, and why the same checklist is worth running on your own cart.

  • golf cart rental
  • spring tune up
  • golf cart maintenance
A cutaway drawing of a golf cart drum brake, the drum pulled away to show the curved brake shoes and the spring between them.

Brakes: The Thing Nobody Checks

Golf cart brakes get ignored until they grind. Here is how they work, what wears, and why a lifted cart on a Montana driveway needs them looked at more often.

  • golf cart repair
  • golf cart maintenance
  • brakes
A lithium battery pack sitting on the grass in front of a golf cart whose seat is lifted to show the empty battery bay.

One Year On Lithium: What Actually Changed

A year after converting, here is what customers report back about lithium golf cart batteries, including the things that surprised them and the one complaint that comes up.

  • lithium battery
  • lithium conversion
  • bolt energy distributor
A golf cart parked in snow beside a blank sign board, bare trees behind it.

Winter Is the Best Time to Buy a Used Cart

Cart prices around the Flathead follow the season hard. Here is why January is the buyer's month and what to watch for when you shop off season.

  • buying a golf cart
  • used golf cart
  • kalispell golf cart
A golf cart drawn from the side with curved sound arcs coming off the rear wheel.

What That Noise Means: Common Golf Cart Sounds

A plain English guide to the clicks, whines, clunks and grinds a golf cart makes, and which ones mean stop driving it.

  • golf cart repair
  • troubleshooting
  • golf cart maintenance
A golf cart parked outdoors under a fitted cover, snow on the ground and pines behind it.

Storing a Cart Outside When You Have No Garage

Not everyone has a shed. Here is how to get a golf cart through a Montana winter outdoors without wrecking the pack, the seats or the frame.

  • winterization
  • off-season golf cart storage
  • nw montana
A Flathead Valley fairway at dusk, pink and grey clouds overhead and mountains behind the treeline.

Summer Cart Care: Heat Kills Batteries Too

Everyone worries about winter, but Montana summer heat does quiet damage to golf cart batteries. Here is what to watch.

  • summer heat golf cart care
  • battery care
  • flathead valley
Looking down a northwest Montana hole at sunrise, tee boxes in the foreground, a pond and fairway below, forested hills beyond.

NW Montana Golf Courses Worth the Drive

A rundown of the golf courses around the Flathead and what makes each one worth a round, from somebody who works on the carts at a lot of them.

  • nw mt golf course
  • flathead valley golf
  • golf near glacier national park
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Lithium Batteries: Why It's a Good Investment

What a lithium conversion actually changes about owning a golf cart, and the honest math on whether it pays off for you.

  • lithium battery
  • lithium conversion
  • bolt energy distributor
A white two seater Club Car rental cart, number 38, parked on asphalt in front of a chain link fence and pines.

Rental Carts Now Available

JR's Carts and Cuts has added golf cart rentals across the Flathead Valley. Two, four and six seaters, with delivery.

  • rental golf carts
  • renting golf carts in kalispell
  • golf cart rental
A white golf cart decorated with a garland along its roof and a ribbon bow on the front, parked under a white arch.

Renting Carts for a Wedding: What Venues Actually Ask

Practical planning for wedding golf cart rentals in the Flathead, including the questions venues ask and the things couples forget until the week before.

  • wedding golf cart rentals
  • event golf cart rentals
  • golf cart rental
A lifted golf cart on oversized knobbly tires with a spare tire standing on the ground beside it.

Lift Kits and Tire Sizes, Explained

How golf cart tire sizes are written, what lift you need for which tire, and what a bigger tire does to your speed and torque.

  • lift kit
  • golf cart tires
  • tire size
Two golf cart tires side by side seen head on, the left one with deep chunky tread and the right one worn nearly smooth.

When to Replace Golf Cart Tires, and When Not To

How to tell whether your cart tires are actually done, what uneven wear is telling you, and why replacing tires without fixing the cause wastes money.

  • golf cart tires
  • tire size
  • golf cart maintenance
Two identical golf carts side by side, a fuel droplet floating above the left one and a lightning bolt above the right one.

Gas or Electric: Which Cart Makes Sense in Montana

The real tradeoffs between a gas and an electric golf cart for Montana use, including what our winters and hills do to each one.

  • gas golf cart
  • electric golf cart
  • mt golf cart care
A golf cart plugged into a charger box sitting on the ground beside it.

Cart Will Not Wake Up? Start Here

A short mid-winter troubleshooting order for an electric cart that shows no signs of life, and the things worth checking before you call anybody.

  • golf cart repair
  • troubleshooting
  • winter golf cart tips
A golf cart battery covered in snow and icicles with snowflakes falling around it.

What Cold Actually Does to a Battery Pack

Why your cart feels slower in the cold, why a flat battery can freeze and a full one will not, and what that means for how you store it.

  • cold weather golf cart care
  • battery care
  • winter golf cart tips
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Why the Cart Barn Fills Up in October

Seasonal service slots go first come first served, and the fall rush is real. Here is what winterization actually involves and why timing matters.

  • winterization
  • seasonal service
  • whitefish golf cart
A putting green in early spring with a yellow flagstick, a cart parked on the fairway behind it, and a ski hill still under snow in the distance.

Get Ready for Golf Season with a Spring Tune Up

What a spring golf cart service covers and why doing it before the season starts saves money over doing it after something breaks.

  • golf cart seasonal care
  • spring tune up
  • golf cart maintenance