Ive got an 02 Vortex 777. Showed up for my first job the other day, hit the engage pto and let it sit idle for a few minutes while I set up. All of a sudden it shuts off, as if I just hit the pto stop button. So I started it back up and after about a minute it shut off again, and did this over and over again. So I had to leave.
I called Aerotech and they told me to check the waste float shut off switch. I checked it and the connections looked fine, but if I tapped it (on the outside of the tank) the pto would shut off. So I assumed that had to be it so I called them back and they told me which wires to cross to bypass it. I started it up and let it run for about 20 minutes and no shut off.
So I went to my next job and did the same thing, and after the pto was engaged and sat for about 5 minutes it shut off. I went out and checked the wires I crossed to make sure they hadnt come loose and they were fine. This time whenever I tried to start the pto back up it was having trouble starting, it would "click" a few times real fast and the guage lights would flash when it did, like there was a short. Now when it would start it would cut off after a few seconds.
Aerotech told me to check the wires on the solenoid next to the pto - they looked fine. The problem is that all of a sudden it seems to be fine, its not shutting off at all now. Ive got through three jobs now with no problem, which irritates me even more because I never actually found the problem and fixed it. Now Im worried this problem will pop up again at a very bad time.
Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Thanks
I called Aerotech and they told me to check the waste float shut off switch. I checked it and the connections looked fine, but if I tapped it (on the outside of the tank) the pto would shut off. So I assumed that had to be it so I called them back and they told me which wires to cross to bypass it. I started it up and let it run for about 20 minutes and no shut off.
So I went to my next job and did the same thing, and after the pto was engaged and sat for about 5 minutes it shut off. I went out and checked the wires I crossed to make sure they hadnt come loose and they were fine. This time whenever I tried to start the pto back up it was having trouble starting, it would "click" a few times real fast and the guage lights would flash when it did, like there was a short. Now when it would start it would cut off after a few seconds.
Aerotech told me to check the wires on the solenoid next to the pto - they looked fine. The problem is that all of a sudden it seems to be fine, its not shutting off at all now. Ive got through three jobs now with no problem, which irritates me even more because I never actually found the problem and fixed it. Now Im worried this problem will pop up again at a very bad time.
Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Thanks