You'll like it JD. Below are some notes I wrote about mine. I spent about 30 minutes one night just playing with the thing and watching how it mechanically operates. It's pretty slick. Many of the Ulterra malfunctions that you read about are due to prolonged dry shafts (occasionally wipe a very light coat of WD40 on the shaft), a loose belt (a 30 second adjustment) or ice buildup during the cold winter. I've seen Ulterra shafts that look like they've never been lubed. You'll see marks up and down the shaft that indicate the shaft has been jumping and stopping in increments, instead of going up and down smoothly. I'm happy with mine so far. I like spotlock so much that I named my home wifi modem spotlock! :-)

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