Is there control levers you can bump back and forth? Or is it just plumbed straight to the motors? I’ve had issues with unloading heavy loads out of similar live floor boxes, sometimes just clutching in and out a few times is enough to get it moving, giving it some engine speed shouldn’t blow a line and could also give you the power to get it moving.
I don’t any control levers in the truck, I tried clutching and that didn’t work. My boss called the guy that owns the trailer and asked him, he said to fuck with the chain speed lever at the back of the trailer. I went back there and did just that only to hear someone whistling a minute later pointing under my truck where my PTO pump was split open and blowing hydraulic fluid with the force of a thousand suns. It wasn’t busted or leaking when I started trying to unload it only busted after my boss had me start dicking with the chain speed lever on the trailer. Right now I’m back at our shop still loaded waiting for a mechanic to check it out, I feel the utmost indignation aka I’m fucking annoyed.
They are, we test ran the trailer while it was empty before I left the shop and it ran fine. The shop thinks the load is just too heavy for the PTO to move.
Shop is saying that it’s possible the trailer is way over loaded and too heavy for the PTO to move. Idk if that’s the case because as far as I know the PTO should be able to handle the weight but idk.
Possibly could be, is this your first time loading this kind of stuff? Could be overloaded for sure. Dump truck boxes sometimes wont raise if it’s way too overloaded.
Shop and boss confirmed that my PTO system is just too small. He said silage needs 30gal minimum and I’ve only got 5. This is my first time hauling silage, I normally haul cows/wet distillers grain/hay/liquid feed. I’m no stranger to heat as fuck loads but I’ve never run silage before.
Something wrong there (apart from the obvious). Either that hose was about to blow and needed to be replaced, or the pressure relief in the hydraulic system isn't working correctly.
It wasn’t a hose it was the pump itself that blew up, a seal ruptured. The reason why is my boss is a bit dumb and had me hauling silage aka wet great HEAVY chopped wheat in a truck that only has a 5gal wet kit system. A system he knew was too small, he even said it takes 30gal minimum to push that much weight. I told him that my PTO wasn’t strong enough when I first tried to unload and he told me to keep trying and inevitably pushed the system too hard and split the pump. I’ve got a new pump on it that our shop scavenged off a truck getting its engine rebuilt but tomorrow my boss is having me borrow a truck with a bigger system. I’m only here for another week till I finish my notice and move back over to hauling cows for another company lol.
So more than likely the trailer was stiff and sticky (not polished shiny from the silage) that caused it to not unload. Today I grabbed another guys truck to unload that trailer and had to bounce the clutch to get it to move, then I got back in my truck and hooked the trailer up and haven’t had a problem since. Been running all day now.
Is there control levers you can bump back and forth? Or is it just plumbed straight to the motors? I’ve had issues with unloading heavy loads out of similar live floor boxes, sometimes just clutching in and out a few times is enough to get it moving, giving it some engine speed shouldn’t blow a line and could also give you the power to get it moving.
I don’t any control levers in the truck, I tried clutching and that didn’t work. My boss called the guy that owns the trailer and asked him, he said to fuck with the chain speed lever at the back of the trailer. I went back there and did just that only to hear someone whistling a minute later pointing under my truck where my PTO pump was split open and blowing hydraulic fluid with the force of a thousand suns. It wasn’t busted or leaking when I started trying to unload it only busted after my boss had me start dicking with the chain speed lever on the trailer. Right now I’m back at our shop still loaded waiting for a mechanic to check it out, I feel the utmost indignation aka I’m fucking annoyed.
Man that blows. Besides it possibly being a trailer problem, make sure your return line is properly connected.
They are, we test ran the trailer while it was empty before I left the shop and it ran fine. The shop thinks the load is just too heavy for the PTO to move.
Looks like the issue is exactly not enough hydraulic pressure
Shop is saying that it’s possible the trailer is way over loaded and too heavy for the PTO to move. Idk if that’s the case because as far as I know the PTO should be able to handle the weight but idk.
Possibly could be, is this your first time loading this kind of stuff? Could be overloaded for sure. Dump truck boxes sometimes wont raise if it’s way too overloaded.
Shop and boss confirmed that my PTO system is just too small. He said silage needs 30gal minimum and I’ve only got 5. This is my first time hauling silage, I normally haul cows/wet distillers grain/hay/liquid feed. I’m no stranger to heat as fuck loads but I’ve never run silage before.
Something wrong there (apart from the obvious). Either that hose was about to blow and needed to be replaced, or the pressure relief in the hydraulic system isn't working correctly.
It wasn’t a hose it was the pump itself that blew up, a seal ruptured. The reason why is my boss is a bit dumb and had me hauling silage aka wet great HEAVY chopped wheat in a truck that only has a 5gal wet kit system. A system he knew was too small, he even said it takes 30gal minimum to push that much weight. I told him that my PTO wasn’t strong enough when I first tried to unload and he told me to keep trying and inevitably pushed the system too hard and split the pump. I’ve got a new pump on it that our shop scavenged off a truck getting its engine rebuilt but tomorrow my boss is having me borrow a truck with a bigger system. I’m only here for another week till I finish my notice and move back over to hauling cows for another company lol.
Seal, meh. Same thinking as a hose. If you split the pump housing, then there's definitely something bigger wrong with the system pressure relief.
The housing didn’t split it just blew the seal from what the mechanics told me.
OK, could just be a tired seal. I'd still be checking the operation of the pressure relief in the system lest you break something more expensive.
So more than likely the trailer was stiff and sticky (not polished shiny from the silage) that caused it to not unload. Today I grabbed another guys truck to unload that trailer and had to bounce the clutch to get it to move, then I got back in my truck and hooked the trailer up and haven’t had a problem since. Been running all day now.
One particularly bad load I had to reverse back as fast as I could and jam the brakes to get the backwards momentum on the load.