Thanks Propnut, Yes this is the newer direct drive model, The latest direct drive unit is the updated version with the faster gear ratio in it, which made fishing in a stiff breeze much easier. Good luck and let us know what way to go,i just might be looking at a different method to steer my kicked in the future. When we lose confidence in a product,it's time to move on to something we can feel good about,and not worrying when it going to break again. We all value our fishing time to much, to be worrying about what is going to fail next. I don't have any real grips about their service dept, but then again I'm not having the same issue that you are either. Mike, is yours the new direct drive unit ,or does it still have the cable? I wonder if the motor is undersized with the direct drive units, and that is what is causing them to fail so frequently. The original motor was still working after I replaced it, but i figured it was just a matter of time before it went out also. Now over the years i have replaced the cables a few times.but knock on wood ,I have been lucky when it comes to the motor. About five years ago I replaced the original motor,went to the wireless remote ,replaces all the cables,and replaced the wood. I was replacing the cord about every year. I bought my original remote troll way back in about 1990. Turned out to be a bad plug from the battery to the motor. Mine quit working right in the middle of the bb derby this year. Mike I feel your pain when your remote troll quits working. I was also curious if anyone else has had issues like this with their remote troll, or if I really am just that unlucky. In my opinion if I were in the market for a remote steering system for my kicker I would stay clear of Remote Troll. It is so frustrating when things like this aren't dependable it takes the relaxation out of fishing when your constantly wondering when the next failure is going to occur. I emailed Remote Troll this evening to express my disgust and let them know I will no longer be supporting their product.
#Remoter troll motor replacement from napa install
I talked with one of the local mechanics at the Gorge and he said he won't install remote trolls anymore because they don't back their product up and they fail far too often. Each time I have contacted Remote Troll about the motor failure they act totally shocked and say something to the effect of " this is highly unusual we just don't see failures".
I will be installing a rigid bar to fix the trolling motor in place and mounting a "panther" steering system on my kicker. At this point I am going to remove the steering motor from the remote troll bracket. The other two have come out of my pocket to the tune of $260.00 a piece. The first one was replaced under warranty because it failed after about 3 months. I bought my remote troll new 4 years ago and every year the steering motor has failed.
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