03-27-2009, 06:02 PM | #1 |
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where can I mount an eye bolt on the handle?
I need to load my Segway into my Chevy Equinox & have a hand winch mounted on the back of the seat to pull the Segway up ramps into my car. Works well, except I need to mount an eye-bolt or something similar into the Segway handle to have a secure, strong place to pull from. Don't attach to the bag attachment/bracket, it just pulls off the handle. Is there a safe, or no-no place to drill a 1/2 hole thru the handle. Any key wiring in the handle I should plan to avoid drilling thru???
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It would help to know what model segway.
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An alternative to consider, with both gen 1 and gen 2 (dunno about a P133 though) is to put the lower cargo frames on, and use a lifting strap through the frames. That should better balance the weight and make it easier to maneuver.
I haven't actually tried this -- but I do have one cargo frame on mine for use as a lifting handle, and it is very convenient for the purpose.
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Actually, the ideal thing would be a PAIR of lifting straps, threaded through the front and rear gaps in the cargo frames (at least the gen 2 frames have an extra piece that the cargo plate attaches to). This would give superior balance and stability as you lift.
I bet the additional ease of handling would make it worth the extra few seconds to add the second strap.
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Another thought too, (again depending upon which Segway model that you have) would be to buy a folding "D" ring on a plate (try looking in a Farm Store) and then drill the plate so that it will match the two cuphead screws on the front of the Seqway base where a kickstand mounts.
If you go this route, though, I would recommend that you take one of the existing screws to a fastener store and buy slightly longer screws. The base is aluminum, and you want to make sure that the new screws are "bottomed" so that you get maximum strength. [edit] Oops....only 2 screws on the kickstand mount....
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I'd be very careful before using the CS as a lift/pull point. Some time ago there was considerable discussion of installing lift handles on i180s, etc. The idea was to prevent airline baggage handlers from breaking the CS. My impression was that the CS is not all that sturdy and is not stressed as a lift point. I've got no technical basis for this but in my youth I was taught to be cautious. Incidentally, Big Al's emergency duct tape CS repair remain a classic.
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The big question is still which type of segway?
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One simple thing that I did several years ago when air shipping my e-167, after I bubble wrapped it so much that it was hard to recognize, was that I put two cargo straps on the base, one on either side of the CS shaft, and they went front to back, and each one circled the platform, and both front and rear battery...
By doing it with two straps like this, anyone wanting to pick up the machine, only needed to hold the strap anyplace they wanted... Two could pick it up by either leaning over either wheel and lifting one strap each, or one in front and one in back each with a hand on both straps... These flat straps were easily able to be kept in place for this trip. I would not endorse drilling into the segway much at all. (I have done it, but what I do to my own machine is very different to what I advise others to do to theirs...) The OP must offer the model number for any advise to have value.
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If your profile is correct and you have an X2, have you tried removing the upper portion of the LSF and walking the unit up the ramps in Riderless Balance Mode? I can't believe that the Equinox doesn't have a sufficient opening.
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