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<blockquote data-quote="eeshaw" data-source="post: 479187" data-attributes="member: 25150"><p>The thing about the aftermarket units is the hydraulic actuators are usually a proprietary design, hence the small size.&nbsp; The OEM units are a lot larger but they&#039;re more common so that&#039;s the way I&#039;d go.&nbsp; Plus you know going into it that they&#039;re made for the environment they&#039;ll be working in.&nbsp; If you go with aluminum the stock required for supporting the motors weight isn&#039;t cheap.&nbsp; It&#039;s usually around a half inch thick and you&#039;d want something rated for marine use unless you&#039;ll just be using it in clean fresh water.&nbsp; Briny water or salt you should use a 5000 series material.&nbsp; Like was mentioned earlier, you&#039;d be better off buying a used unit, or new.&nbsp; Unless you have a lot of time and like making stuff it would be time consuming but a whole lot of fun!&nbsp; I&#039;ve dabbled with them and have the hydraulic units just for making other stuff.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got one off a 60 HP Mercury that I&#039;m going to use for a power dump on a wheel barrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="eeshaw, post: 479187, member: 25150"] The thing about the aftermarket units is the hydraulic actuators are usually a proprietary design, hence the small size. The OEM units are a lot larger but they're more common so that's the way I'd go. Plus you know going into it that they're made for the environment they'll be working in. If you go with aluminum the stock required for supporting the motors weight isn't cheap. It's usually around a half inch thick and you'd want something rated for marine use unless you'll just be using it in clean fresh water. Briny water or salt you should use a 5000 series material. Like was mentioned earlier, you'd be better off buying a used unit, or new. Unless you have a lot of time and like making stuff it would be time consuming but a whole lot of fun! I've dabbled with them and have the hydraulic units just for making other stuff. I've got one off a 60 HP Mercury that I'm going to use for a power dump on a wheel barrow. [/QUOTE]

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