Any one with a Power Pole ever thought about what to do when power pole is deployed but you lose power or it otherwise won’t retract?
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I’ve seen a few posts on this over the years. I think the consensus is to bleed the hydraulic pressure and hand lift. There are mechanical connections on both ends of the hydraulic lines so you can crack open which ever end is more convenient. If I remember, basically there is an up line and a down line. Be prepared to collect the fluid!
I would just take the bolt out of the end of the hydraulic ram where it connects to the boom.
Adjustable wrench and pair of channel locks if in a pinch.
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I had to change the hydraulic fittings on mine. Directions from PP said to lower the pole all the way down until it made contact. This supposedly released all the pressure and you are suppose to be able to raise the arm easily and disconnect fittings with no pressure. This was not the case. Lines were still pressurized and made a mess.
If stuck in a bad situation, I would say pull the pin or just drive back to the landing with the pole down. Have you seen the Power Pole video when they tested the pole deployed. These things are truly made to take a beating.
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You guys fishing a power pole may want to practice what Phin suggest on land before you need it.
I would guess there to be another pin at the other end closer to the transom that may be easer to reach without getting wet. If its not as simple as pulling a cotter pin and removing a pin you could always change it.
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^ seems to be an excellent idea to me. Don’t understand why in the world you would want to mess with a hydraulic system that’s outside the boat. Replacing the bolt with a pin and key system like he said or either installing a bleed valve in the hydraulic system with a bypass line to an overflow reservoir would be the easiest insurance for if and when you lost electrical power. A battery jump box to take on the boat is also fairly inexpensive insurance, but it won’t help you if you have a relay or switch go bad on the power pole. Just unbolt the thing just as you would do with a broken trim tab offshore. You may have to get wet, but do you want to be stuck there or not?
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Originally posted by PhinI would just take the bolt out of the end of the hydraulic ram where it connects to the boom.
Adjustable wrench and pair of channel locks if in a pinch.
Dont have a power pole, but when i looked at one this is exactly what I thought too.
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Really simple I had one. No need for tools.
In the event of pump failure the Power-Pole shallow water anchor may be manually raised by
applying enough pressure to bypass the pole protector valve thus allowing the unit to come
all the way up to the stowed position. If the Power-Pole shallow water anchor is beyond reach
it can be forced up by driving the boat forward to shallower water. Depressing the up button
on the Power-Pole shallow water anchor control may offer assistance. DO NOT TOUCH THE
SPIKE.