Torrova or P.D.

**Fishorhunt** · 12-14-2011, 01:07 PM

I hope this topic hasn't been beaten to death but, I did not find what I was looking for in the search section. I am going to be in the T.M. market later this spring. I know that I will go with Minn Kota as they have always had great luck with them. I also know that I want the I-pilot in 55# thrust on my 16 ft flat bottom boat. What I don't know is what the difference in the Power drive and Torrova is? I would like to have a foot pedal so that I can use both methods and from what I have gathered from the Minn Kota web site both have foot pedals. Am I correct on that? If all things are equal, 55# thrust, I-pilot, and foot pedal which of the two is the better option and why? Thanks for the help. Fish or hunt.

**Crappie Buster** · 12-14-2011, 02:03 PM

Wish I could help you, but I'd like to hear the response to this question myself. Good question.

**lcookie** · 12-14-2011, 02:37 PM

You will not have foot pedal with the power drive. Unless you mod your setup. I would go with the terrova as it is suppose to be a litttle more heavy duty than the power drive and the foot pedal is stock.

**Hunterjt** · 12-14-2011, 02:56 PM

Well I have a terrova 80 now ipilot mine came with remote and foot pedal and I can use remote without disconnect the foot pad. Pd with I piolot unit comes with remote only from my research and not compatable with the foot pedel. remote took its place. There are some PD that come with foot pedel but its not i piolit. All in all it really depend on your type of fishing. If you troll alot open water then PD may work for you but if you stump bump and circl here and there you may want foot control. All on you. I went out last week with mine and never tought the foot control and i thought i couldnt fish without a foot control but once i found the buttons it was pretty kool. Hope this help and please correct me if im wrong folks. This is just my research maybe i miss something. good luck in your choice. And please do your research on feedback what people are saying about the interferance maybe you can get the right FF/TM combo that works great for you.

**Dutch552** · 12-14-2011, 06:17 PM

I'm putting a Terrova 80 on my boat this winter with iPilot because I still need the foot pedal when I'm not trolling. With the PD motor it is one or the other, but not both. Thers is a very helpful member on the board that makes a switch that allows one to switch between the iPilot and foot pedal-you can use the search feature to try to find the posts with it mentioned. The PD is a very good motor but I prefer the foot pedal layout of the Terrova and the old version of the PD was infamous for going through foot pedals if they got wet because they did not waterproof them very well. MK may have changed the design of the pedal but it is something to consider when looking.

**wilbur** · 12-14-2011, 06:30 PM

That helpful member you speak of would be Canepole

**Jason Halfen #511** · 12-14-2011, 10:00 PM

If you have the opportunity to buy either one, buy the Terrova. It features:

Easier stow and deploy than the PD V2
Very robust foot pedal design with heel/toe and left/right button steering options
Opportunity to use both the i-Pilot remote and the foot pedal for motor control when the i-Pilot is installed
Terrova was engineered with the i-Pilot in mind....and it shows

**Cane Pole** · 12-14-2011, 10:08 PM

The only thing I don't like about the Terrova is they don't make it in a smaller thrust version. Oh, and the clunk foot pedal that would sink my Jon boat.

**Don G** · 12-15-2011, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

The only thing I don't like about the Terrova is they don't make it in a smaller thrust version. Oh, and the clunk foot pedal that would sink my Jon boat.

I agree. Is rhere an older, smaller version that will work on the Terrova?

Maybe this one?

http://store.minnkotamotors.com/prod..._V2_Foot_Pedal

**Shellback** · 12-15-2011, 07:08 AM

One point to consider if you use a bowmount sonar. A V2 motor with an I-Pilot using an external transducer will have a tendency to wrap the transducer cord around the motor when using Spot Lock. If you have the built in transducer, no problem. On the Terrova motor there is a channel in the shaft which allows you to run the transducer cable inside the groove and eliminate the tangling issue. I have V2 motor with no built in transducer, and haven't found a fool proof way to eliminate the wrap around problem. I have given up on it and I'm now sonar blind when in the front seat.

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