Trying to find one w/ 54" shaft with US2? Looked pretty hard on the internet last night and the only ones i could find had 60" shaft... Can someone provide link? Thanks...
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Trying to find one w/ 54" shaft with US2? Looked pretty hard on the internet last night and the only ones i could find had 60" shaft... Can someone provide link? Thanks...
Cut the shaft. Talked to a Minnkota engineer a while back, he recommended to buy the motor that you want, and cut the shaft down ( all Terrovas that come with i-pilot are 60" shafts). There are some guys on here who have done it, they have said it was easy to do.
Yea I have several buddies that have done it. Hard to swallow though! Hate to pay $1000 for something and then hack on it as soon as it comes in...
I bought the 60" intending on cutting it but I have gotten use to it and I think I am gonna leave it as is for those windy day's.
Here is a Power drive with Auto Pilot and a 54 inch shaft. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/swap-...autopilot.html
The only problem with it is I don't think it is a V2. The older version will not work with I-pilot.Quote:
Originally Posted by G-3 Fisherman
Yea I'm looking for one with the i-pilot and 54" shaft... Just don't think they make one.
The only motor they sell at this time with i-pilot from the factory, is the 60" Terrova.
West Marine: PowerDrive™ V2 Motors Product Display 710 926 4294966945&Ne=69&Ntt=&Ntx=mode matchallpartial&page=CategoryDisplayLevel1&Nr=AND( Record Type:PRODUCT,Store:WESTMARINE)&isLTokenURL=true&st oreNum=19&subdeptNum=572&classNum=10884
http://www.turtlemarine.com/mkpd55v254usap.html
Could you not buy it without the I-pilot then add it yourself.
Minn Kota Powerdrive V2 Bow-Mount Trolling Motors
Thanks everyone. My dad wants one and we're trying to decide.
Mr. CN cut the shaft on his MK with a hacksaw. He inserted a butter knife into the shaft on the side he was cutting just in case he sawed through the shaft. Kept moving the knife till he had the entire thing cut off. Worked like a charm, though he was sweating bullets while sawing. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by feelay
Everything works just fine. :)
Minn Kota® 55 PowerDrive™ V2 Bow-Mount Trolling Motor with i-Pilot 54" shaft
Cabela's -- Minn Kota® 55 PowerDrive™ V2 Bow-Mount Trolling Motor with i-Pilot
No US2. You'd have to use your own transducer.
Crappie 123
I have a used PD2, bought Jan. 2011, 12 volt. 55# w/ 54" shaft, I-piolt and sonar2 Asking $800.00. Cost me $1031.00 new at Bass Pro.
Glenn 918-355-0835
I think this is it.
1358752 Minn Kota Powerdrive V2 55 PD/US2 12V 54" w/iPilot no Foot Pedal
Thats what i did , only takes about 45 min.Quote:
Originally Posted by creekslick
When purchasing a PDV2 and I-Pilot, take care. I bought my boat last March from Cowbellas in Dundee MI and had them install the I-Pilot on my PD V2. The first time out on the water I used the spot lock (which was working fantastic) and after about 20 minutes, the trolling motor spun around 540 degrees and crimped the transducer cable on my brand new fish finder, making it useless. The marine service manager at Cowbellas in Dundee MI was no help at all. When I told him about the problem, he said "Gee sorry about your luck, I haven't heard of that problem before." It was like "we got your 15 grand, so screw you." After a couple of months of argueing, I got Cabellas to replace the PDV2 with the PDV2 US, with the built in transducer. After driving all the way to Dundee (7 hour round trip) and having it installed, the spot lock on the I-pilot didn't work worth a hoot. I would turn it on at a dead stop and the trolling motor would spin around and push me 30 foot off my mark. Nothing else on the I-Pilot worked as advertised either. Until I had it switched, everything on it worked as advertised. Minn Kota kept saying that it was a voltage drop from my battery, but I didn't believe it. (Brand new battery that was less than 3 months old, and on a fresh charge). I think somebody screwed something up on the install. I put up with it all year long not wanting to loose time on the water fishing. This winter, I took my trolling motor to a Minn Kota ASC and had the mechanic run it throught it's paces. Of course he couldn't duplicate the problems I was having (spot lock not holding, auto pilot not working properly, trolling motor shutting off etc..) since he was on dry land. I finally convinced him to just order a new I-pilot and install it. MOst things seems to work just fine now, but I'm still having some problems. I was out a while ago battling a little bit of wind (15 MPH) and a bit of wave and my trolling motor kept shutting off again. After the 4th time, it popped the circuit breaker to my battery. I reached into the compartment to reset the breaker and it was extremely hot there and the red cover on my + cable had melted a little bit onto my post. I immediately shut everything down. I posed the question about what might have caused this on a couple of message boards and the most common answer was a possible bad battery. I purchased a new battery, but haven't had the chance to test it out again. Now I don't know if I am the only one that has had this problem, but I haven't seen anything on it on any message board. Most of the people have a terrova with the I-pilot, not a PDV2, and just absolutely love it. Does anybody know of someone with the PDV2 and I-Pilot that have been having the same issues as me or is it just a fluke?
Why are you getting rid of it?Quote:
Originally Posted by minnowtime
C123, I recently purchased a Terrova 101/US2/I-pilot 36V 60" shaft. I was not real crazy about the long shaft but after having it professionally installed by E-Z Poleholder and Majflyboy, I have gotten used to it and won't think about cutting the shaft.
Kshupp - I'm calling your problem voltage related. Since your wiring is getting hot, are you sure you've got 6 gauge wire or is there a constriction such as 6 gauge wire but something smaller in the connection on the front such as the plug. I've seen some awful thin wire on some of those plugs. I don't think you said what # thrust, but I'm assuming your PDv2 is 24V 70#, but what you are experiencing is absolutely not the norm from what I hear out of the v2s. Mr Jim has one with Ipilot and loves it, for example.
Wannabe...
Wannabe-I have the 12V 55#. I'm not sure of the wire gauge, as it was installed by Alumacraft at the factory and the trolling motor came with the boat ina package. I would hope that they would put large enough gauge wire on their package.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wannabe...
Hmmmm....you'd think a good manufacturer would and I'd put Alumacraft in that category. Still, I would check behind them. Take a look at the wire at the battery and make sure it's at least 8 gauge - which should be fine for a 12V motor. Then pull the panel at the plug up front and take a look. Could it be that your dealer rigged it with something sub-par????
Past that, I'm sorta stumped. No reason at all for a motor to overheat and pop the breaker just because it's on a load in the wind without there being resistance on the cable due to size. What amp is your breaker by the way? Could it be undersized?
Wannabe...
I'm going to have a 60" Terrova 80#/US2/Ipilot for sale as soon as my 101 comes in.
Not sure about the breaker size as it's just a square box at the terminal connection to my battery. I'll take closer look at that and the wire at the plug when I get home from work. Thanks for the ideas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wannabe...
Kent
Not sure what the problem is, but the issues you're having sure do sound voltage related. Let me know what you find and I'll noodle on it some more.
Wannabe...