[bigdogzulu]

this will be the 2nd repair on this unit, 1st time wouldnt shut off and kept banging. motor gear cracked and ram would not raise and activate limit switch. that was an easy fix. 6 months later , unit stopped completly , jammed in down position. manually retracted by turning screws, got to a point it was hard to retract and would not turn, finally backed off enough to empty trash. both shafts seem to be straight and in time. put back together and ran , went down , contacted switch and reversed , made it half way and locked up again, is this a bad drive motor now