going to be buying my replacement motor probably a month from now, or whenever brother finishes my boat..... I would like for anyone that has had any problem with hydro trim on the pro-drives to post up and list the problem, even if minor, and the remedy it took to fix it. i had the winch trim on my last pro-drive with little to no problems and would like to have it on my new one but its not offered anymore. i'm not opposed the manual wheel, but i would like to get a idea on what going wrong with these hydro units when they fail.

thanks

First of all there has not been a rash of failures with the hydro trim tha I'm aware of. But that doesn't mean it won't go out. Other than some getting water in the housing I haven't heard of much going on. I have one of the original units and I think it is different than the unit offered now. I had a wire break on mine, wires were a little to short when installed. PD re-wired it and add some length to it. The wires move when turning the motor so there has to be enough slack to compensate so they don't get fatigued. I would never be with out the power trim, I use it way to much. After running with a buddy that HAD the wheel, it wore me out just watching him work it.

i worded my self wrong....didnt mean for it to sound like there have been countless failures...just wondering if there is a something that happens to em' that might be common, like the wiring you are talking about. just tryin to educate my self on it.

Not sure why some of the newer units may be holding water. If I had secured the wires different on mine I probably wouldn't had had a wire break. It wasn't obvious at the time that it was pulling on the wires in a bad way. I believe these are Merc trims. Anyway it is a strong unit and very dependable from what I have seen so I would be worried about it. The winch trims seemed to have had more issues over time.

My first PD 36 came with hydro tilt designed to go inside a bass boat(sump area-under floor), the resevoir was a large white plastic bottle type thing, and with getting bumped around as most things do in a duck boat, it loosened up,lost seal, and when it rained water would get in and contaminate.
PD replaced it with the new version,resevoir is alot like a oil filter (metal).
My new PD came with the new Hydro tilt. No problems!
I have heard they have started using different type hose, but I have had no problems, so far. Nock on wood.

I personally have not had an issue myself (and I have swamped my boat twice, the trim pump was submerged for at least 20 mins each time).
But being the local fix it guy I have helped out a couple of guys down this way with there trim units issues.



1 w/ a busted hydraulic hose. (old style)

2 w/ condensation build up/ moisture in motor housing. ( some people get it, some don't ?)

both problems are simple fixes.

I personally didn't care for the winch setup myself, but to each there own.

if you like the winch setup go for it Myboy! I'm sure there a few guys on here that upgraded to the Hyd trim and the winch is just taking up space in the corner or their garage! Good luck Man!

i upgraded from winch to hydro

i had the winch... put it in my truck to bring it to the camp and set up there,, threw a cigarete out my truck and it landed in my bed and caught on fire.. damn the bad luck

Dumbass!!!

phuck yall. aparently some gas splashed around in the bed and on the box hte winch was in.. talk bout a weird feelin,.. look behnd u and your whole bed is on fire!!!! thank goodness i keep a fire extinguisher in my toolbox!!!

Jus10 ,thank you.
I just showed your thread to my son(Quackhead)

One more reason not to smoke.
It kinda reminds me of when I was a kid in Highschool, took a girl "parkin" on the levy in my `73 Mach ! mustang.
Levy that not mowed, don`t go good with red hot catyletic converter, I was runnin from a trail of fire 100 yards long.

Fire never looks good in the rear view mirror, when its chasing you.

Had both hoses split....They were the old style.Pro-Drive no longer uses them.

Had pump motor failure....as B-Boy (and thank you again bro) said it was from condensation/gunk under the motor housing.

Unbolted pump/motor from bracket....unscrew the 4 retaining screws, remove cap. Clean contacts/motor w/ Corrosion X or similar...blow out w/ compressed air, however you clean it is up to you.
Re-assemble and rock and roll-

No problem T.

gonna buy my motor this weekend and take advantage of the tax free weekend.

Well?

What trim system are you going with?

haha......hydro

Coooool! You'll be happy with it Myboy! Its tough!

Hey Brooks, its been so long ago I can`t remember,boy those were the days.
Iddabilly, that Mach 1 was red/black, white leather interior, fold down back seat "Made for trouble". 351 Cleveland made.