Ifor Williams Trailers TT3621 - Troubleshooting; Body;Bed Will Not Come Down; Battery Discharged; Trailer Overloaded

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6 – Troubleshooting
All Tippers
and
Tiltbeds
with
manual
pumps
Body/Bed will
not come down
Pressure release valve
opened too quickly and burst
valve has closed
Pump body back up a few
strokes, close pressure relief
valve and then open it more
slowly
All except
CT177
Sideboards
won’t close
Dirt under sideboard
Open sideboard and brush side
of floor clean.
Tippers
Tailboard
cannot be re-
secured after
tipping
Handle has hit ground (or
part of discharged load) and
is bent
Straighten out handle (minor
damage) or replace hinge bar
assembly.
Electric tip
Tippers and
Tiltbeds
Body/Bed lifts
very slowly and
may stop
prematurely
Battery is discharged
Recharge battery as per section
6.3.1
Electric tip
Tippers and
Tiltbeds
Body won’t lift,
no sound from
pump
Bad electrical connection.
Unload trailer using manual
backup. Prop Tipper body using
supplied prop as per section 4.2
or suspend (empty Tiltbed body
on suitable hoist and remove
and clean all electrical
connections.
Tipper
Body won’t lift
full amount
Seriously overloaded
Lower body, shovel load from
FRONT of body and re-tip
Tipper
Body won’t lift
full amount
Some hydraulic fluid has
leaked away
Lower body, add hydraulic
fluid, complete tip, fit body
prop as per section 4.2, inspect
for leaks and repair as
necessary.
All Tiltbeds
Body won’t lift
Latches not released
Open pressure release valve,
inspect latches for probable
stretch (looseness), unload
trailer if loaded but do not use
trailer again until latches are
replaced.
TB and
CT177
Tiltbeds
“Trigger” under
latch handle will
not release so
handle cannot
be opened
Latch has been stretched by
some previous event.
Replace latch(es)