I think he was too hungover to notice it was yours





yentzen...never rode in a mud boat but especially interested in riding in yours...it knows where the ducks are . That is a dayum nice ride.

Wal you're too hungover to argue MMs?? Never thought I'd hear the day.

Obviously I had too much this weekend to say what I just said. TBK yes I have a GDSD. Sorry I didn't realize you were the one who posted originally.

Here is my take. All the Mud Motors have a claim to fame. All owners have a claim about there own and why wouldn't they? I have had a ot of mud motors and they all give performance voer the other one in some shape or fashion.

My best suggestion is to try several of them. If you ask what the best is on here or any other forum then your are getting some good and some bad information. You will never be able to see what is good and what is bad information until you drive it yourself. Even if you were to demo the motors your not going to know exactly which is the best for your application. That is why I have had several mud motors.

Years ago I just had to have the longtail. It was all that was out there at the time. It was great, at the time. Then SD motors hit. Oh crap I had to get one. I listened and bought without really driving all of them. Then I had to sell and buy again.

I can look at Yentzens rig and wish I got a center console. If I did then I would have been stuck like Chuck's Uncle last weekend. I got way up on a hard mud flat where the prop would not go down into the mud. I saw a 300 pound hog just looking at us in ankle deep water. I stopped and then remembered. I had to lift the tiller handle and grind out for over 100 yards and spent a prop doing it. Yentzen would have to clear up what a fella is to do with the center console and diggin for a long way. I have not driven a center console so I am not totally sure what you would have to do.

I can look at anybody elses boat whether it be GT GD MB PD and like a lot about it. Call me a duck boat slut, it fits. I just can't stand it when somebody offer information when they have no freakin idea what they are talking about.

If you want I can arrange a demo and I am sure Yentzen can hook you up with a dealer for PD as well. I would take a lot of time and a lot of thought before droppin a nickel on a motor. I would not take advice but use it. Meaning take everything you are told with a grain of salt and just let it all soak in.

So take this with a grain as well. I bought GD because it does what I need and it has no frills. It is carbon steel which I can grind on and weld up if in the event I need to. The internal parts are minimal and can be accessed within 10 minutes by removing the rear plate. It can be put back on with no gasket, just silicone. There are no bells and whistles to it at all. Just a mud motor.

Belts will burn up especially if you don't check the tension. I didn't and burned up a belt. I got a new one and it was easy to replace.

A lot of people always say I don't want to adjust the manual trim(trim knob which its turned by hand). You don't have to drive and trim it at the same time. I have my trim knob backed all the way out because I don't need it. When I stop and take off again the prop finds the surface on its own. You don't have to trim it out. The only time I use the trim is when I am checking the oil at home or working on something and need it level on the trailer.

That is an example of how the mud motor wars get started on the internet. When I speak of a no frills motor, somebody will inevitably say "Who wants to have to manually trim a GD motor?" Nobody wants to but you don't need to.

Your welcome to pm me if you have any questions. I am sure any of the other mm owners will offer the same.

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i guess this is probably a little off topic but how many hours do you guys get out of your mud motors ? id like to hear how long these things last..

Not as pretty as yentzen's boat, but definitely gets the job done. 250+ hours without a single problem.

I have 146 hours on the one I have now. A year and 8 months old. My first one a 27 hp mudmotor I had for 4 years and I put 600 hours on it.