Ron Rogers wrote: > My very dated experience is that the electric ram caused significant > drag. When I was told that there was no cure, I had to increase the > diameter of the wheel to gain sufficient mechanical advantage. I can > relate to budget considerations! > > At that time, I was told the only way to eliminate drag was to use an > hydraulic ram and all that entails. One good thing is that you use a > separate tiller arm for the ram. This gives you backup steering should > the cables jam or part. > > Ron Rogers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interesting. I removed the unusable ST-4000 wheel mount and replace it with a ST-6000+ electric ram and have not experienced any drag at all. This is a 41' Irwin and weighs 25,000 lbs so maybe it's there but not noticeable.
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