Transit tipper problem

[dig-dug-dan]

15 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Kirklands made a new body for me but still on original tipping gear.

I THINK from VFS, but can’t remember 100%.
 

Where would that valve be @eggsarascal?

I had a similar issue , it turned out to be the bearing at the bottom of the ram had seized. It's a bad design . Lots if wd40 later and it freed itself

[eggsarascal]

18 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Kirklands made a new body for me but still on original tipping gear.

I THINK from VFS, but can’t remember 100%.
 

Where would that valve be @eggsarascal?

You are looking for something like this, the valve is on the opposite end.

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

8 minutes ago, dig-dug-dan said:

I had a similar issue , it turned out to be the bearing at the bottom of the ram had seized. It's a bad design . Lots if wd40 later and it freed itself

Surely if the bearing had seized it wouldn’t return at all though?

[Mark Bolam]

5 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

You are looking for something like this, the valve is on the opposite end.

 

 

Opposite end of what?!!!!

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, Mark Bolam said:

Opposite end of what?!!!!

The opposite end to the threaded studs, the studs will have the wiring attached to them.

[dig-dug-dan]

3 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Surely if the bearing had seized it wouldn’t return at all though?

It did in little bursts. Then it gave up altogether. 

[Mark Bolam]

Eggs diagnosis sounds a much cheaper fix than yours or Bogiemans, Dan….

[woody paul]

Would grease all moving parts first and see. 

Use a couple of old farm trailers in the past that would take there time dropping greased pins and speeded job up no end. 

[eggsarascal]

I presume it's all sorted now?

[Mark Bolam]

Nope.

I doubt it’s grease Paul, ram drops quick enough every shunt.

 

Checked the sensor switches that tell when the body is fully lowered and they seem to be working fine.