Trolling Motor problems

[PEACEKEEPER]

I had a motor just like yours, with the same problems. Mine was getting so hot it melted the brush plate. After the third time i just told landry to send it back to minnkota. I wrote them a letter stating, "i know i am not kevin vandam but i feel this should be fixed. I was just asking for credit to buy another unit. Landry explained it good. He told me the problem is they are using plastic parts in the 70lb units not the brass parts like alll the others. These are not capable of handling the heat created. So when i spoke with a minkota spokesman he stated the units are not made to run on 3-5 for long periods of time. I asked him then why have those speeds and he could not answer. Nonetheless i sent the unit to them. After a few days i called them. They guy told me my unit was ready and about to be sent back to me. I asked him if he read my letter and he stated he wasn't the person who fixed my unit and he transfered me to the person who did. When i talk with tim he said he just read the letter and i pretty mush had sent him a new unit with all the work landry had done. We talked for awhile and i told him how popular they are here and how i would not like to give them free negative advertisement and i just wanted a credit to buy another unit. He said don't worry we will make it right. A few days later the ups man showed up with a huge box. In it was a new 80lb minn kota with a gas lever system. I was very impressed. The only thing i have done to it since is had landry put me a shorter shaft because it was too long for my aluminum boat.