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Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-02-2017, 11:22 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

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Posted By JackandJanet

Ain't trailer ownership fun? :rolleyes: -...

Ain't trailer ownership fun? :rolleyes:

- Jack

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-02-2017, 06:14 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

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Posted By JackandJanet

Tom, that's an excellent picture of the manual...

Tom, that's an excellent picture of the manual pump in your first photo! Mine is the same, but it sits upright instead of on its side like yours. I can see why yours is that way though. The front of...

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-02-2017, 02:25 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

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Posted By JackandJanet

My brain's failing again Rick - I didn't read...

My brain's failing again Rick - I didn't read your post properly. You DID make it clear.

- Jack

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-02-2017, 02:22 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

Views: 5,611

Posted By JackandJanet

I suspect you're right, Tree. You could check for...

I suspect you're right, Tree. You could check for a complete circuit with a multimeter. The only potential problem I see is finding a clean, metal ground on the frame. On my trailer, most of the...

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-02-2017, 01:44 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

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Posted By JackandJanet

piperjim - I often wonder why any system would be...

piperjim - I often wonder why any system would be designed with a positive ground. Seems totally counter-intuitive to me. The car I jumped backwards was a normal, negative ground, but had the red...

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-02-2017, 10:01 AM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

Views: 5,611

Posted By JackandJanet

The extra battery cable idea is a perfectly...

The extra battery cable idea is a perfectly workable one, piperjim. The only critical part of it is the insulation (as you said) on the ends of them, especially the positive cable. I think I'd look...

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-01-2017, 11:30 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

Views: 5,611

Posted By JackandJanet

Tom, that's a clever solution, but you're pulling...

Tom, that's a clever solution, but you're pulling a lot of Amps through that little 10 gauge wire from the trailer plug to the battery circuit. In your case, it probably works because you don't have...

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-01-2017, 01:17 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

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Posted By JackandJanet

Another way to raise the top a bit at the front: ...

Another way to raise the top a bit at the front:

Cut two 2x4s to a length that matches the distance from the front corners of the top to the ground (you MAY have to put something like a stepping...

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

05-01-2017, 01:09 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

Views: 5,611

Posted By JackandJanet

High squealing could mean your lowering "vent" is...

High squealing could mean your lowering "vent" is open. This is something you should be able to get to using the flap at the front of your battery box - assuming you have such a flap.

- Jack

Forum: Hydraulic lift system

04-30-2017, 11:26 PM

Replies: 32

Spring check won't raise

Views: 5,611

Posted By JackandJanet

Welcome, lowerbp! What the others have been...

Welcome, lowerbp! What the others have been telling you about the battery is correct. It is the ONLY thing that has the Amperage to run the lift motor. Shore power or a solar panel won't do it.

As...

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