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Analyzing Controller and Hydraulic System Failures

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Boss Snowplow -Failure after failure in The Back Drag Pro

What happens here

The reviewer delves into specific mechanical and electrical problems. He describes instances where the plow's controller fails to lift the plow, forcing him to exit the truck and manually intervene. He explains that this is due to a faulty module within the hydraulic unit, which the manufacturer states can be affected by salt causing cross-conductivity. He also demonstrates a time-consuming manual cycling process to temporarily resolve the issue.

Goal: Detail the electronic and hydraulic issues preventing proper plow operation

Tools and materials

  • BOSS Drag Pro Snowplow BOSS — Demonstrating the lifting and control issues
  • Ford F-250 Pickup Truck Ford — Operating the snowplow
  • Gloves — Protecting hands during manual adjustments in cold weather
  • Hydraulic Unit/Module BOSS — The component identified as the source of electrical issues
  • Road Salt N/A — Identified as a cause of electrical conductivity issues in the module
  • Snow N/A — Demonstrating the plow's function

What they say

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the same with the first plow the controller wouldn't work and it was really frustrating because as you're pulling into the snowbank with the front plow you need to lift the back plow in order to not build up all the snow behind you and stuck and then as if on cue the first time Mike went to lift his drag Pro this is what happened okay yeah I know it's on what happened remember I said look it's 100 times heavier stalls our ball [Music] still doesn't come up remember I said sometimes it acts like it's a hundred times heavier does it so it will yeah but it's doing it right now did it on me a few times yesterday so hopefully it'll come out of it so we can do this video okay just keep it running [Music] hmm [Applause] that's that's time wasted right there trying to get going and the fall won't lift well it does come out of it on its own but that's part of that module thing that's screwing up okay and it does this every once in a while so usually once you cycle it a couple of times they'll come out of it and it's fine but it did that on me a few times yesterday when I was plowing well the Timmy tap it works on his wife this way he's got four kids and so what you're talking about it says we're pulling for snow if you don't lift up and kind of shed that and shave it off the tops yeah I don't have a big pile behind you when you go to back up yep and I try and lift it about ten feet away from the front plow hitting the snow bank and nothing nothing nothing and then there you are into the snow but when it lifts low or nothing well with the first plow it was pretty much nothing there were times when it's still doing it when you lift you're hit the button yep you can hear the motor fire and it was the same before you hear the motor fire wouldn't do anything but there's times when it just feels like

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