RE: (ET) Lift motors

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

Well, I learned something, I think.  I thought that the front and back 
lifts were both supposed to be tapped of at 18V.  You say the back goes to 
24 (I don't have a lift manual).  On 18, it lifts the tiller pretty well, 
and nothing gets too hot.  Now I guess I can try 24V.

Larry Elie

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Coate [mailto:jbc coate org]
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 8:45 AM
To: Elec-Trak List
Subject: (ET) Lift motors


I've been having some problems with my lift motors, both front and rear.
They will work for a bit then give out, but by waiting a while (few
minutes to few hours) will always start working again. Is this a common
problem?

I've heard these are really 12 Volt automotive power window or wiper
motors being pushed to 18V and 24 Volts repectively... is there some
sort of internal thermal overload that is tripping? Or should I be
looking for something actually broken?

And has anyone built a better lift system use bigger 36 volt motors that
can take abuse? I have a tiller on back and a plow blade on front... the
system is pretty good for breaking up the ground and leveling things
off, but there is a lot of demand on the lifts.

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Jim Coate
1992 Chevy S-10
1970s Elec-Trak E20
http://www.eeevee.com