Transit tipper problem

[Mark Bolam]

Thanks Dan.

 

VTS have also just emailed with a bypass for the body lowered limit switch (which is a £20 part) which I can try as well.

 

Really appreciate your help on this.

[Rich Rule]

Mark, Steve Launchbury had the same problem on one of his tippers.

 

We ended up having to mess about with the control panel in the dash.

 

Hope you get it sorted mate.

[Mike Hill]

Check the earth on the solinoid, it might earth to the pump through its body or it might have a separate earth.

 

Disconnect the positive wire and try touching a hot wire to the positive feed, you should hear the solinoid click open.

 

If you have a multimeter check function of the switch on the dash.

 

Is it a double function rocker switch? Press the top bit and the deck goes up, press the bottom and the deck goes down?

 

Check for continuity on the wire(s) going to the solinoid.

 

Its hard to know what to say without being there and seeing it. 

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Think I’ve cracked it.

 

Mike Bowers from VFS emailed to say he thought it would be the body lowered limit switch at fault.

I bypassed this by pulling the 2 wires out of it which are female spade fittings and connected them with a bent piece of wire.

Hey presto!

The body now drops continuously no problem.

The controller won’t switch off with the wires connected, but diagnostically was gold.

I’ve reinstated everything for now, £20 new switch should be in stock next week.

 

Big up to VFS who built the original tipping body in 2006.

That’s pretty good aftersales service from them!

 

Also massive thanks to everyone who has contributed on here, my luddite knowledge of tipping gear has improved about 9000% over the last few days.

 

Particular thanks to @dig-dug-dan (I’ve greased the hell out of those ram bearings now!) and @Mike Hill who took the time to call me from Norway at 7am to give advice.

 

Nice one Arbtalk, and of course @Steve Bullman for putting me in the position of being able to get this advice.

 

It won’t be free for me, however, anyone who has contributed to this thread will be getting a beer on me at the APF next year.

 

🍻

 

 

[Will C]

While your greasing ive had probs with the pivot points binding stopping a tipper body coming down. (I don’t need a 🍺)

[dig-dug-dan]

That doesnt make sense as to why it changed when you tipped with a load on, If that limit switch it buggered! Oh well. At least its sorted!

[Mark Bolam]

41 minutes ago, Will C said:

While your greasing ive had probs with the pivot points binding stopping a tipper body coming down. (I don’t need a 🍺)

Pivots are well greased mate.

 

I bet not many of us do the maintenance we really should, it is vital though.

[Mark Bolam]

54 minutes ago, dig-dug-dan said:

That doesnt make sense as to why it changed when you tipped with a load on, If that limit switch it buggered! Oh well. At least its sorted!

 No sense at all mate.

 

As my old Dad once said,

’If it’s got a clutch or a fanny it’ll give you bother’.

[Mark Bolam]

Quick follow up on this.

Due to the current supply chain issues VFS have had this part on order for ages and none have come in.

They did eventually manage to grab one for me, which arrived today.

Fitted in a few minutes, problem solved!

 

Thanks again all, and of course VFS.

 

👍

 

[Stubby]

36 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Quick follow up on this.

Due to the current supply chain issues VFS have had this part on order for ages and none have come in.

They did eventually manage to grab one for me, which arrived today.

Fitted in a few minutes, problem solved!

 

Thanks again all, and of course VFS.

 

👍

 

And thats a " phew " from me 👍