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Not Yet Wild
 Join Date: Oct 2013
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Tow haul switch up in flames
My bosses used the TXT to deliver ice cream for employees appreciation day. Had a freezer on a small trailer I pull and as a joke, as they pulled away I jokingly asked if they wanted rental coverage and we all laughed as they drove away. I was gone when they returned but I was told they could smell it before they could see it. When they got off and lifted the seat it was literally flaming. Looks like it damaged the charging port and melted a lot of wiring and of course the tow haul switch is melted.
Good news is I was told the requisition for repair will be approved no questions asked. |
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05-11-2014, 10:19 AM
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Gone Mad
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Buford, GA
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
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05-11-2014, 10:34 AM
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05-11-2014, 10:40 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Savannah, GA
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
Tow run switch is low current. I'd say maybe the big solenoid terminal got hot and melted the adjacent wiring which caused fire under the controller cover.
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05-15-2014, 03:34 AM
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Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
Here are the pictures.
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05-15-2014, 03:59 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Savannah, GA
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
That is a f&r switch, not a tow-run (haul) switch.
ScottyB has a heavy duty f&r switch for good price. |
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05-15-2014, 03:59 AM
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Master of All Things
Join Date: May 2013
Location: West Columbia, Texas
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
it appears that the motor was maxed out (pulling more amps than designed for) dye to the added load. the weak link was the high current cables, and their connection to the F&R switch, which is where the build up of heat was, based on your pictures.
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05-15-2014, 05:31 AM
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nimda
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
Its a 2 speed switch from an EMP kit. Its just a Club car F/R switch. Tow mode/speed mode switch.
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05-15-2014, 07:23 AM
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Gone Wild
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Athens, Alabama
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05-15-2014, 08:20 AM
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Happy Carting
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: Tow haul switch up in flames
Replace the switch and repair or replace the cables.
Another alternative would be to go to a reversing contactor for the 2 speed switching.... wondering now if they were towing in hi-speed mode? |
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