10' Power pole Blades

[JAZII]

I have two 10' Blades on my Sterling 22 DC Original style bases on short braced mounts to Bob's plate.

It seems I have to do a complete bushing kit for each every season.

What type of time span are others getting out of bushings on your 10' Blades?

Thanks
Joe

[Tim W]

Im getting a year maybe a tad long before i start getting slop in the pole.

[KandKKustomz]

OP do you do the regular maintenance, checking/tightening you lower pivot bolts every 100 cycles?

[JAZII]

OP do you do the regular maintenance, checking/tightening you lower pivot bolts every 100 cycles?

every 100 cycles? that would almost be daily!

I do check them weekly, sometimes daily when running rough water, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and tidal rivers.

1 year is about max before a complete bushing kit.

[Hez]

[KandKKustomz]

every 100 cycles? that would almost be daily!

I do check them weekly, sometimes daily when running rough water, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and tidal rivers.

1 year is about max before a complete bushing kit.

I havent heard till now of a bushing set a year however ive never heard of 100 cycles in a day either. My personal poles are 6 years old and have never replaced the bushings. There tight as a.... well you get it however I perform reg maintenance.

[JAZII]

I havent heard till now of a bushing set a year however ive never heard of 100 cycles in a day either. My personal poles are 6 years old and have never replaced the bushings. There tight as a.... well you get it however I perform reg maintenance.

You have 10s or 8s? How many days a year you fish? How many hours you put on your outboard a year?

I use a strap to secure poles anytime I'm not fishing and on long boat runs to fishing spots.

I said ALMOST daily 100 cycles , 2 days of specific spot fishing yes to exceed 100 cycles.

Also 3 sets of spikes in a 4 year span, with 3-6" of wear off the total length of spikes.

My buddies with 8s have not experienced the bushing wear as I have with the 10s.

I follow all required maintenance as per information supplied with the poles. J L Marine has never questioned me about sending bushing kits as the 10' blades are with in the 5 year structural warranty.

[Tim W]

When I had my 10'ers the bushings lasted about a year. When I spoke w pp they they suggested the bushings being replaced every 100 cycles too. I though dang man that sucks. Not to mention they are a pain to replace. I ditched to 10's and went back w 8s. There is not alot of tolerance. Pp said to only tighten the bolt to where the bolt is flush with the nut. Well thats not tight enough after a few months. I hope the CM2.0 10'ers are better.

[JAZII]

When I had my 10'ers the bushings lasted about a year. When I spoke w pp they they suggested the bushings being replaced every 100 cycles too. I though dang man that sucks. Not to mention they are a pain to replace. I ditched to 10's and went back w 8s. There is not alot of tolerance. Pp said to only tighten the bolt to where the bolt is flush with the nut. Well thats not tight enough after a few months. I hope the CM2.0 10'ers are better.

My guess also why the redesign of the lower knuckle/mounting bracket.

[KandKKustomz]

When I had my 10'ers the bushings lasted about a year. When I spoke w pp they they suggested the bushings being replaced every 100 cycles too. I though dang man that sucks. Not to mention they are a pain to replace. I ditched to 10's and went back w 8s. There is not alot of tolerance. Pp said to only tighten the bolt to where the bolt is flush with the nut. Well thats not tight enough after a few months. I hope the CM2.0 10'ers are better.

Bushings dont need to be replaced every 100 cycles the lower pivot bolt needs to be checked and tightened if necessary every 100 cycles.

[Fishysam]

As the bottom two bolts are allowed to go further on the bolt. The rest only just so a thread is outside.

[haus9393]

My gen3 CMonster 1.0 poles are an absolute mess. I bet power pole is about to go bankrupt off me. I’ve had each pole channels replaced 2 times in the last 5 years off use. The gen4 10ft blades my buddies have are far superior. I will be selling my gen3s for dirt cheap this winter and getting new ones as I can’t stand working on them all the time. Power pole just replaced my channels for extreme wear last month so one of them is back to brand new right now but I can’t say enough about the customer service. Seems like every time they replace channels I get about 30 days on the water before they start wearing out again and loosening up. I tighten them every week and the bolts eventually start eating into the channel.

[KandKKustomz]

My gen3 CMonster 1.0 poles are an absolute mess. I bet power pole is about to go bankrupt off me. I’ve had each pole channels replaced 2 times in the last 5 years off use. The gen4 10ft blades my buddies have are far superior. I will be selling my gen3s for dirt cheap this winter and getting new ones as I can’t stand working on them all the time. Power pole just replaced my channels for extreme wear last month so one of them is back to brand new right now but I can’t say enough about the customer service. Seems like every time they replace channels I get about 30 days on the water before they start wearing out again and loosening up. I tighten them every week and the bolts eventually start eating into the channel.

hit me up when your ready Haus!