Just wondering

Almost have hit 200 horus and mine has yet to break. I did however put the new fitting in there Hoyt said I would have problems later so they swapped it out for me last time I was there..

mine is being rebuilt now for the first time.....i have approximately 99 hours on my motor...i dont think thats too bad considering the hell i put my boat through and considering when it was pulled off it had "burnt motor" written in paint marker on the trim unit itself. i DK why it had that written on it but im sure it had something to do with the life of it.

I have owned my Robalo as long as my Gator-Tail the service on both has totally favored the Gator-Tail...

Robalo repairs - Ruptured fuel line, kink in fuel line, low pressure fuel pump, high pressure fuel pump, fuel injectors, hydraulic steering failure (Seals), fuel pickup issue, fuel sending unit issues, jack plate hydraulic issue, trim relays

The Gator-Tail has held up better than a 22' Robalo w/ a 250 HP on it... Just saying...


BOAT = Break Out Another Thousand just accept it and you'll be happier

I had close to 400 hrs. (4 years) on mine before i replaced it due to a leaking seal. My current trim unit is 2 yrs. old with about 200 hrs. run time on it and yet to have any problems.

120 on mine and had the ram changed out to the new stainless one. 185 hrs and had the whole thing rebuilt.

Mine was a factory defect not gt problem it just unscrewed itself. Its being taken care of i am not complaining at all i was just wondering bout the life span of others.

I have 50 hours on my boat and I am on my third trim motor...I have nothing to complain about they have taken care of me each time.

No problems with mine

At least yall are close to a GT dealer. I have to drive an hour to GT whenever I have problems. But they always get right on it and Im outta there in no time.

Lol i am an hour from anything.

trim is now rebuilt, finished today with a stainless shaft put in to replace the old aluminum one.....lets see how long she will last now.

Bump

changed mine out only after it started leaking,I have it as a spare. I called during hunting season and had a new one at my door the next day.That's alot easier than driving there for me.It had several hundred hours on it. The new one has about close to a hundred on it.

Guess i better just buy a spare to have laying around. I should be getting mine back this week sometime maybe it will last longer.

Mine leaked at 10-15 hours. Faulty unit not GT's fault. Still under warranty and GT replaced it as I waited. 2 hr drive for me but GT has great customer service in case y'all didn't know.

I have 150 hrs on my and I'm on my third power trim unit and just had the third one rebuilt.

I'm not gonna call mine broke, but maybe you all can help with this-


At 27 hours, when I trim all the way down until it bottoms out, a small amount of fluid will ooze from the seam on the cylinder housing on the port side of the boat. I know, call GT and talk to them, just checking to see if ya'll ever see this.

Over 500 hrs on mines 6 year old GTR ...... The trim ram is startin' to leak. Had to replace the MercuryMarine switches that activates the mechinizim at 'bout 125 hrs.

Gator-Tail folks told it to me that thay had some of 'em that went out on the water that was faulty ..... but now thays gots a handle on it ...... so I was told. Now DMD is sayin' his is leakin' ...... ...... DMD's is purdy much brand new to mines thankin'.

DMDs ~ Call Gator-Tail and tell them to send you a new one .... along with that dag-gum 3X !!!

Nope Mr. Brooks I got one of the bad ones as well

Seems as thought this is the Achilles heel of the GT. Are the muddy buddies any better? Don't they use mercury marine trim units?

No worries gt will take care of it just be prepared to wait.

I had a unit with the Aluminum cylinder that leaked from the rod seal area due to the aluminum rod galling up and tearing the seal. Swapped the rod and its all good. You guys have to sit back and think how much abuse these units take. That cylinder is responsible for trimming at your desired angle and holding the motr at that position. Yes all the bouncing and jolting is going through this cylinder and taking its toll. To speak on how strong the unit is, I know I can get on hard ground and trim down and Guess what I can lift the back of the boat up haha.
Yes I know some of you had issues with the units, BUT if you are crying over a lil oil seepage past the seal you need to just quit worrying about that because your case gasket will leak more oil than that little weepage fromt he trim unit.

What you mean Went out? Totally out of service or just a leak? Yes there were issues. Older models have relays to control up and down on the trim, Most problems is the Relay itsel when they get wet in the battery box.

Only trim issue I've had with the new trim is a seal needed to be replaced at a 150 hrs. When you consider all the mud, sand, and grit that gets on that seal; 150 hrs is good for me.

Anything man made can and will eventually break.

I built my Toyota truck with some good as parts, and I broke stuff on it too. Yep it sucks, But shit breaks..

I ain't griping cause it broke I build and ride wheelers in stuff alot of people wouldn't put a boat in. I just not impressed bout how long it takes to get the trim back once its sent in for service.

Well - today marks three months since you started this thread.....


Did you get that second trim unit back yet ???

6 months old, 500+ hrs hard use, not a bit of trouble