Ulterra install and stuff.....pics

Ulterra finally arrived. Installed and powered. Haven't tried it yet as I must be on water to deploy because of boat winch blocks deploying on dry land.

The deploy motor is a screw jack attached to pivot arm. The up/down is a track motor using a plastic track in the groove of the shaft for up/down travel. All typical industrial control functions but neatly bundled in the Ulterra. I like.

Can't try the Ulterra out due to bad weather here. Hey, what's a few more days. I waited 4 months for this baby. I am a dedicated Minn Kota fan. Ordered 01/14/2015, received and installed 05/14/2015.

Nice. Hope you enjoy

I got mine in 2 days ago! got it installed last night after work!!!!!!!! Now I just need a day OFF!!!! Man Im excited! I ordered mine 8 weeks ago yesterday, so it took me a lil over 7 weeks to get it, but I think its worth waiting on!

I do wish there is a better way to attach a transducer. Seems as high tech as this thing is... they would have at least made it to where a high def transducer could be attached.

The limited attachment arrangement is why I have Rickie's transducer stick (Da Ducer). The stick is slick (as seen on the right side of the forward pondtoon deck.

I looked at getting one of those things, I think they should be the ticket! Dont you have to raise and lower the da'ducer into and out of the water when running big motor? I was thinking if so..... I may as well be raising and lowering a terrova and not have the da'ducer if im going to have to raise something and would save money. Have more room in boat to. Im not bashing the product just wondering how it works. I do like the design. Please sell me on one, because I dont care for how I currently have mine.

It lifts and lowers with a rope. It also serves as a flagpole for my Point1 antenna. My big motor ain't big, but I still raise the pole if I get over 8-10 mph. 8-10 is my hunt and speck speed.

It takes about 10 seconds to raise/lower the stick. Don't believe I miss many fish 'cause of 10 lost seconds.

Besides, the stick is cool and I am a hotdog.

That threaded rod coming out of that small electrical motor. Do you foresee any problems with that?

No. Inline screws are common. Many tube type linear actuators have this arrangement.

This appears to be a ball screw arrangement, which will provide high torque for small current. Ball screws are very powerful.

It looks good Tom........I will have to come up there and take the three hour tour with it.

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It looks good Tom........I will have to come up there and take the three hour tour with it.

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Pack yo bags.

Get some slime on it Tom.

soon

Is that a flexible toothed belt running down the shaft for raising and lowering the motor? Kinda wondering how that works with the motor being able to turn more than 360 degrees. The gear drive must be able to rotate with the shaft.

Sure like them rod holders!!!!!

Got my Ulterra mounted and ready. I decided to use the universal transducer on the motor because I totally hated the dangling wire set up I used to have with my Terrova.

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Is that a flexible toothed belt running down the shaft for raising and lowering the motor? Kinda wondering how that works with the motor being able to turn more than 360 degrees. The gear drive must be able to rotate with the shaft.

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The belt is actually a gear track attatched to the shaft and inside the shaft groove. A gear motor inside the dome has a spur that mates to the track. As the spur gear rotates, the shaft follows via the attached gear track. It is just a cnc track drive approach for moving objects.

Below the dome is the steering motor which is enclosed in a cast aluminum shell typical of the Terrova.

I haven't opened up the dome of the drive motors, but that is what I know that has to be going on. I have use these techniques in robots and automation. Pretty slick arrangement.

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Got my Ulterra mounted and ready. I decided to use the universal transducer on the motor because I totally hated the dangling wire set up I used to have with my Terrova.

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Me too. The first 10 minutes I had mine out I almost broke my transducer cable that I was trying to use, and I was being ver careful and watching it like a hawk! There is no way to mount a different transduce to the actual trolling motor. Im gonna take mine off and just use the US2 i guess. Or get the da'ducer. Havent made my mind up yet.

I love it other than that.

I think u and Brenda need to adopt me so I can play with all ur gadgets,lol

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Pack yo bags.

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I think u and Brenda need to adopt me so I can play with all ur gadgets,lol

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Pick a number and get in line. ha

That is so cool and I sure have thought about that with my body the way it is, I sure could use one that does it all by itself! Big congrats!

Skip

That is why I got the Ulterra Skip.

I tried the unit out and it works just fine. It was worth the 4 month recall wait.

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That is why I got the Ulterra Skip.

I tried the unit out and it works just fine. It was worth the 4 month recall wait.

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Buddy still waiting for you to call me. And tell me to come pick up the old Ulterra, will be glad to take it off your hands. Shoot will even make you up a lifetime of jigs that are snag proof. :Rofl
Pete
Home of the Snag-proof jigs, never hang one up again.