LT30 up down motor

[trapper]

Sawed a couple spruce 8x8 and shut the mill down.  blew the sawdust off and then proceeded to lube the mast rails and chains. Ran the head to the top as I brushed ATF on the lift chains.The motor to raise and lower the head wouldn't run when I tried to bring the head back down.  Lowered the head a couple inches by hand and then the motor would run slow a couple inches and then trip the circuit breaker.  The motor and wire to the speed control were warm  but not hot.  Forward and reverse motor works fine. Where to start?

[Kbeitz]

It's pulling a load if the wires was warm. Either something dragging or
you got motor problems.

[trapper]

Thanks Kbeitz got the new motor from woodmizer and it works good now. Just not much fun working with small metal parts with bare hands at 20 degrees.

[Kbeitz]

Glad you got it going... I hope we all get better weather.