Quote Originally Posted by Les Young View Post
Rich, I have saw 2nd gear go out of two Minn Kota Maxxums. Humminbird told me this had never been reported, but I definitley reported mine going out when under warranty. My cousins also went out. Mine was a 2003 65lb.Maxxum & my cousins was a 2004 65lber. Mind you that these 2 trolling motors had been put through the mill. Personally I like Minnkota a lot better than Motorguide as my Minnkotas have been a lot smoother to operate to me at least & a whole lot quieter & have better luck all the way around than I have with Motorguide. To me Motorguide motors are loose & less responsive as opposed to Minnkota. The 2nd. gear problem isn't a frequent problem by what I've gathered from talking to other Minnkota owners, but seems kind of odd to me that 2 exact outfits had the same problem. Guess we were just the lucky ones lol.
What do you mean second gear......if you mean second power position, with the Analog models, that might be possible with with the variable PCM models, there are not "FIXED" positions on the dial, just 10 - 100 percent.

Later,

Geo