I have 35 MB on 1844 Gator Trax This weekend I noticed the trim making a grinding sound when trimming up or down. Is this something I should worry about or maybe just some sand making noise.

Have any of you had any experience with this.

I'm probably just being overly cautious but I would rather find out here than in the marsh.

It's rather difficult to find a dealer in my area. The Gator Trax dealer is 3 hours away....so I don't want to take it unless it's something to worry about.

Thanks in advance.

I'd call the dealler and find out. It's free and don't take much time.

Is your trim Hydraulic or Electric

i think those are electric (actuators).
had trouble with one on my 35 hyper, ended up buying a heavy duty trim tab actuator from Lenco and retrofitting it on. As far as i know she's still workin'. The fix ended up costing around $200.00. If you have access to a Donovan Marine catalog, you can get them there.

Thanks guys.

The grinding is not a good sign. If the motor/actuator is less than a year old you can get it replaced under warranty- call your dealer. If not is about $230 for a new Thompson unit from MB.

Install is pretty simple, shouldn't need to go back to the dealer if its that far away.

I would get it checked on, call your dealer you bought it from.

DB8, if i didn't know any better i'd say that you and i have been gettin' along swell








































of course dats subject to change @ any moment