QUIK-LIFT® UNIT COMPONENTS CONT.
SWITCHES
Electro-Touch
®
Control Pad (E-60 and E-60H)
IMPORTANT:
The power lead to the switch should be connected to
a terminal on the fuse panel that is HOT ONLY when
the ignition switch is in the “ON” position.
When the control switch is powered up, yellow lights
illuminate the arrows of the individual functions. The
up arrow for raise, the left arrow for angle left, the right
arrow for angle right and the down arrow for lower or
float.
Holding the down arrow for a full second will
activate a light located in the upper left corner of the
Electro-Touch
®
switch. This light indicates the snow
plow is now in the float position. In this position the
snow plow will be able to follow the contour of the road
and the snow plow can also be angled to the left or
right. Touching the up arrow will automatically cancel
the float position.
This switch is short circuit, open circuit and temperature
protected. If any of these conditions exists, the overload
light will illuminate. The overload light is located just
below the float light in the upper left corner of the
Touch Pad. Reset is accomplished by cycling the
power to the Touch Pad via the on/off switch located
to the left of the cord as it enters the Touch Pad.
CAUTION:
When the snow plow is not in operation, the
Electro-Touch
®
Control Switch should be in the “OFF”
position.
SOLENOID SWITCH
The Quik-Lift
®
motor requires more current or
amperage to operate than the vehicle wiring, vehicle
ignition switch or Touch Pad have the capacity to
handle. The solenoid switch is essentially a heavy duty
switch with the capacity to handle the heavy current
required by the motor. It is closed electrically by the
solenoid to convey the heavy current directly from the
vehicle battery via heavy gauge electrical cable. The
solenoid, which functions essentially the same as the
previously described solenoid valves, receives its low
amperage current at the proper times via the wiring
harness. This solenoid must be grounded to operate
properly.
FILTERS
Cleanliness is perhaps the single most important
ingredient in assuring a hydraulic system’s reliability.
Should the hydraulic fluid become contaminated,
malfunction and permanent damage to the hydraulic
system may occur. For this reason, all the Quik-Lift
®
units are equipped with a filter system consisting of:
1. A high pressure filter on the pressure side of the
pump.
2. A filter screen between the lift cylinder and “A”
Solenoid Valve
With this system, the hydraulic fluid is filtered as it
leaves the pump. Because clean hydraulic fluid is
most important to insure “A” Solenoid Valve reliability,
the hydraulic fluid leaving the lift cylinder is filtered
before passing through the “A” Solenoid Valve. The
filter screen and high pressure filter are easily removed
for periodic cleaning or replacement.
NOTE: Additional filter screens are added to the
“A”, “B” and “C” Cartridge Valves.
IMPORTANT:
Should the hydraulic fluid become contaminated, it
will be necessary to replace all the hydraulic oil in the
system. The complete system (hydraulic unit, power
angling cylinders and hoses) should be flushed. Flush
the system with a non wax (Napthenic) cleaner. If
kerosene (Parrafinic) is used to flush the system, the
system must be flushed again to remove any kerosene
with a (Napthenic) based cleaner that is wax free. Refill
hydraulic system with Meyer M-1 oil.
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