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Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
Perfect for raising and lowering lawn and garden tractor and ATV attachments, along with hoods, trunks, tonneau covers, tailgates, truck cover and more! CE/UL-approved motor. Load Capacity (lbs.): 1,350 7 7/8in. stroke 8mm per second travel speed Center-to-center closed pin distance is 13 3/8in. (340mm) Measures 14 9/16in.L x 9in.H
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7 of 9(78%)would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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slow,
October 19, 2009
By gdh195053
from stanton michigan
"this was hard to wire and is vary slow but does do the job"
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Review 2 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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electric actuator,
March 16, 2009
By cgiff
from Florence, Al
"My haybaler uses one of these to operate the sweeps for the twine tier. Luckily the stroke length I needed was available from northern. It has worked as well as could be expected."
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Review 3 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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Wow. The power.,
November 17, 2008
By JDBoy
from SW MN
"This past summer I purchased 2, 12v actuators to operate a 46" blade on my JD rider and after one use the lifting actuator died. After searching for a replacement and not finding what I wanted, I came across this one night while searching for something totaly unrelated. This thing is great. It has enough power to lift the front wheels on my mower off the ground. The only down side is that it is a little bit slow and the few plastic parts. I would recomend this to anyone who needed a reasonably priced heavy duty alternative to hydraulics."
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Review 4 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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Linear Actuator,
August 11, 2008
By Btom
from Southwestern Michigan
"I looked for a long time for something that could be adapted to lift the dump box on my utility 4-wheeler.. With just a little adaptation, I was able to make this work just fine."
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Review 5 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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Linear Actuator,
June 27, 2008
By teg8rv
from North Carolina
"We are using this actuator to lift a cargo box on a utility golf cart. It has not been used much and the internal circuit board burned up. Now I cannot find anyplace to purchase replacement parts. I would not recommend it."
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Review 6 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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Great little elec. actuator,
April 14, 2008
By jrog
from Boswell Oklahoma
"I am building a 3-point lift for my ATV.I am using the Linear Actuator for the lift system. It works great with plenty of power. It has plenty of power to lift anything I attach to my 3-point. Plow, Disc Etc.
I would use this product for any small lifting projects. Would work great on small trailer for Dump bed lift.
Thanks: JROG"
I would use this product for any small lifting projects. Would work great on small trailer for Dump bed lift.
Thanks: JROG"
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Review 7 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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January 14, 2008
By gopackers
from near green bay, WI
"Bought actuator for adjusting the chute on my 59 inch snowblower on my John Deere tractor. Works good but will freeze up if left outside and not used. Would like to see more weather resistent and faster reponse on the worm gear. Overall happy with product."
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Review 8 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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Linear Actuator,
October 9, 2007
By DingoMan
from Canada
"I purchased one of these as a trial test, since we have about a dozen machines here on the golf course that use them, and any other actuators I've seen on the market are about four times the cost. The Application is for the dump box on a John Deere Gator.
Well, it only took about one day to malfunction. The bolt on the bottom end of the shaft unscrewed, and I managed to repair it.
Two more days, and the stopper washer came off the end of the top of the shaft.
I have not had a chance to reassemble it yet..losing faith!
Two more days, and the stopper washer came off the end of the top of the shaft.
I have not had a chance to reassemble it yet..losing faith!
When I received the actuator, I was surprised to see that the outer part of the cylinder was made of cheap plastic, and the ram itself , very thin aluminum with plastic inserts.
When installed new, it would not even lift the dump box with only a 250 LB person inside..a FAR cry from the 1100 or so LB it is supposed to lift. One simply has to examine the construction of the unit to know it is is not likely to lift that much.
One more thing....this, being a reversible motor, means the current reverses polarity depending on the direction travelled. Thus, the wires should both b e the same guage. One of the wires to the motor is an acceptable size...14Ga.. The other wire is very small guage.. perhaps 20 or 18 Ga....Way too small to carry the current for the motor when lifting heavy loads!
I would not recommend this unit to anyone."
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Review 9 for Northern Industrial Linear Actuator — 12 Volt, 7 7/8in. stroke
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July 10, 2007
By JCunning
from North Dakota
"Good quality equipment, would recommend it to others."
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