Thanks for the review and good job on the assembly. Just a few things to note. As shown in my assembly video, the battery is inserted with the terminals facing forward. The bottom of the battery is the size of the CNC pocket in the back of the shuttle. This allows you to have more length to your wires to the wiring harness. In regards to the thumb screw for the LVS 34, we replace the shoulder bolts that were originally used with the lvs32, active Target one and two, and megalive with adjustable thumb screws. The shoulder bolts have shown to loosen up while the user is on the ice and generally they do not have an allen wrench to tighten it back up. We like to reduce the amount of possibility of problems for the end user while they're on the ice. The lvs34 comes stock with that system already in place. The M8 thumb screw that Garmin provides is adequate for the use and we do not feel the need to replace it. Most users are upgrading from one transducer to the next or from one brand to the next, this is why we include all the different connection parts for all the different transducers. We do not feel that the customer should have to buy more parts if they change transducer models. You are definitely correct, those billet aluminum thumb screws are not cheap to produce... That's why the one Garmin gives you is plastic lol. All the injection molded components are glass-filled nylon which are the same materials Scotty and Ram used for their rod holders and other parts. The shuttle material is Marine grade UV treated HDPE which is the same material you will find in much of the Marine industry as well as the ice industry, ATV plows, go- car track guardrails. These screws provided for the screen mounting are the length that they are because the echomap plastic bail is four times the thickness of the metal bail that you have on your screen. I look forward to seeing your other reviews and if you have any questions at all prior to the review, please feel free to reach out to me. As you know, my cell number as well as email is right in the contact us page of the website. I apologize after if there are any typos in this message as I am driving home from the Sioux Falls Dakota anglers show currently.
No problem! I appreciate the thought out response. I’m really happy with the shuttle and look forward to getting out on the ice with it. I also ordered the shuttle bag and will be doing a review video of that as well. Again great product!!
What unit did you get from Garmin?. I was going to get the one with the transducer also but they said that's the older unit... I got the unit with out the transducer for the boat because I have one.
In the video he laid the battery on the side so when you open the door the negative and positive are right there if you want to unplug it and leave the battery in there... Probably doesn't matter.
@therapawayhomestead5464 when you cut those screws off that are too long. Are you still going to be able to take the nuts off if you want or would the threads be screwed up?... Cuz I know I'd cut off those bolts too.
Thanks for the review and good job on the assembly. Just a few things to note. As shown in my assembly video, the battery is inserted with the terminals facing forward. The bottom of the battery is the size of the CNC pocket in the back of the shuttle. This allows you to have more length to your wires to the wiring harness. In regards to the thumb screw for the LVS 34, we replace the shoulder bolts that were originally used with the lvs32, active Target one and two, and megalive with adjustable thumb screws. The shoulder bolts have shown to loosen up while the user is on the ice and generally they do not have an allen wrench to tighten it back up. We like to reduce the amount of possibility of problems for the end user while they're on the ice. The lvs34 comes stock with that system already in place. The M8 thumb screw that Garmin provides is adequate for the use and we do not feel the need to replace it. Most users are upgrading from one transducer to the next or from one brand to the next, this is why we include all the different connection parts for all the different transducers. We do not feel that the customer should have to buy more parts if they change transducer models. You are definitely correct, those billet aluminum thumb screws are not cheap to produce... That's why the one Garmin gives you is plastic lol. All the injection molded components are glass-filled nylon which are the same materials Scotty and Ram used for their rod holders and other parts. The shuttle material is Marine grade UV treated HDPE which is the same material you will find in much of the Marine industry as well as the ice industry, ATV plows, go- car track guardrails. These screws provided for the screen mounting are the length that they are because the echomap plastic bail is four times the thickness of the metal bail that you have on your screen. I look forward to seeing your other reviews and if you have any questions at all prior to the review, please feel free to reach out to me. As you know, my cell number as well as email is right in the contact us page of the website. I apologize after if there are any typos in this message as I am driving home from the Sioux Falls Dakota anglers show currently.
No problem! I appreciate the thought out response. I’m really happy with the shuttle and look forward to getting out on the ice with it. I also ordered the shuttle bag and will be doing a review video of that as well. Again great product!!
@therapawayhomestead5464 Great to hear, I'm filming the bag installation video tomorrow.
What unit did you get from Garmin?.
I was going to get the one with the transducer also but they said that's the older unit... I got the unit with out the transducer for the boat because I have one.
Thank you for watching!
It is the 106sv head unit with the Lvs 34 transducer.
@therapawayhomestead5464 I looked at that one and I ended up getting the echomap ult2 106 sv/gn locator.
In the video he laid the battery on the side so when you open the door the negative and positive are right there if you want to unplug it and leave the battery in there... Probably doesn't matter.
I did realize that after the fact. I plan to leave it for now but I’ll flip it if I ever have to disconnect it or have problems
@therapawayhomestead5464 when you cut those screws off that are too long. Are you still going to be able to take the nuts off if you want or would the threads be screwed up?... Cuz I know I'd cut off those bolts too.
Yes I plan to when I know for sure it’s where I want it. The threads will definitely not work as great afterwards
38:45 Those units don’t work as well if you let the smoke out of them. 😅
Haha that’s for sure!!