Elliott boom

[jdragun]

Too funny.

It can't be the filter if it works sometimes and all other functions work. Can't be the oil, same reason. Can't be a hose, it goes down fine and will work sometimes.

Going to test the coils and see what's up. That is where I'm thinking it has to be. Hydraulic systems are pretty simple, but the Elliott's use electric over hydraulic, so just more fun to test.
As for the temps, it was in the 40s here the other day, same issue. It was -16 this morning, so I'm not messing with it until next week.
I will pay what the coils ohm out. Maybe this will help someone else at some point.

 

[mfatty500]

“F.ck you with a tree trunk and bill you for debarking it”
That’s a great saying, going to use that with a lawyer I just used.

No one likes a crooked lawyer, until you need one.

 

[jdragun]

Too funny.

It can't be the filter if it works sometimes and all other functions work. Can't be the oil, same reason. Can't be a hose, it goes down fine and will work sometimes.

Going to test the coils and see what's up. That is where I'm thinking it has to be. Hydraulic systems are pretty simple, but the Elliott's use electric over hydraulic, so just more fun to test.
As for the temps, it was in the 40s here the other day, same issue. It was -16 this morning, so I'm not messing with it until next week.
I will pay what the coils ohm out. Maybe this will help someone else at some point

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

No one likes a crooked lawyer, until you need one.

 

[JBurton]

 

[jdragun]

Coils ohmed out correctly. Swapped up down with platform rotation. Same issue.

She is going to an Elliott mechanic. Chased it to much already. Time for the pros. I can't trust her anyway, so a full once over is due.

Thanks for the input.

 

[Gino]

Good luck !!!

 

[JBurton]

I can't trust her anyway

Yeah, for my money I can't trust anybody but Altec for my Altec trucks. It's nice they provide so much info on maintenance and checks, but as much as I trust my guys, they aren't as keen to find problems as the folks billing you for it. Plus there is the whole, what if it fails thought process on every lift, which is significantly damped by someone else taking that responsibility, leaving me to worry with operations.
It's like I tell my old man when I have some somewhat minor maintenance issue in house: Yes, the guys can troubleshoot an ac unit or change the oil on a truck, but at the same time, hear me out, what if someone could instead set up a place doing such things, then I could, ya know, as a sign maker, sell them something that I could readily produce, like signs, so that we both become experts at what we do and further provide services to other businesses that do other things that we are not proficient at?

 

[Gino]

Oooooo....... that's deep.

 

[Johnny Best]

JBurton's father told me "that boy can rattle on and on. I told his mother to stop drinking when she was pregnant with him."

 

[jdragun]

Went to the Elliott guys. Found some bad wiring in the boom. The wire insulation is cracking pretty bad. Ordered a new wire harness for the boom, $650. Looks like an easy install.
So it is definitely electrical, and the wiring looks like shit.

 

[JBurton]

$650. Looks like an easy install.

That's a bargain, and they'll sell it direct and tell you how to put it on? I may need to get an Elliott next time instead of an Altec!

 

[Evan Gillette]

I have been impressed with Elliot in my limited interaction, I bought an obscure 30 year old lift truck and before I even went to go test drive it the elliot guys emailed me over the manual and build notes from archives. The previous owner didnt have any manuals or info on it.