Dixie Mud Motors??????

Anyone had any dealings with these guys?
http://www.dixiemudmotors.net/

try mudmotortalk... there's all kinds of info about them over there. Some people seem to like them. Others not so much.

I've read those revues already and it looked and most was negative. I just wondered mainly how they are able to sell their motors for a $1000+ less than Copperhead does.....

Yeah, from what I've seen and heard. A Copperhead is more recommended. Those Dixies are newer so like anything else you probably won't be able to find much about them yet.

Lookimg at the guts of it they seem alright. Simple and stupid is best IMO.

they look okay to me I might look a bit longer before getting out the check book.I'm really looking for a good used motor myself

I had a copperhead 18 and i liked it a lot. I sold it to a friend and bought a backwater inc longtail and in my opinion its just a more capable motor for thick vegetation.

I have a 23 from them. The quality is good, had a few minor issues that we easily fixed. The only thing i can see is that they are selling cheaper to try and get going. They are a relatively small shop getting swamped with orders now.

what were the issues?

Really the biggest deal was the bolt for the clutch backed out and started to rattle and cause the clutch to slip some. It had red thread lock on it but still loosened up. And replaced a bushing on the steering pivot, got a pack of those for 4 bucks.

I'm a fan of the backwater folks myself. I've gotten a few props from them with great service. Talk a little hunting with em and shoot the breeze. Anyway, back to topic.

I guess I didn't look at it close enough. I won't own a motor with a clutch. it will eventually stick you out on the water.

Only if you screw something up big time. Otherwise it will give you some good warning signs when it needs to be replaced. Most of the time when it screws up you can still limp it in.

I'd definately want the clutch and having a reverse would be nice too. If they are like the racing clutches that we used to run kart racing they can be rebuilt and serviced to get a nice long life out of them. Those clutches also had interchangable springs that would let you adjust the lock up rpm higher or lower. A higher lock up speed would help a lot when carrying a heavier load.

The clutchs they use on the big motors are warner electric clutchs like what other manufactures use. The smaller motors use a different set up.