Need some help!

[Spencer]

Hydrotek ran fine yesterday and I fired it up today and when it is in bypass it is fine but when I pull the trigger on the gun the whole dang skid starts shaking violently! When I let go of the trigger and it goes back into bypass it runs fine. Any ideas?

 

[Tony Shelton]

I don't know much of anything, but when mine did that I took the front off the pump and dug crap out of it and it was fine after that. It also did that when the valve clearance was messed up.

 

[Kory]

Seriously?????? we spent 3 hours on this stuff on Friday oh thats right you where in a food coma

 

[JohnB]

Trash in the valves, trash in the unloader, stopped up water filter, and possibly a leak on the inlet hose to pump..

 

[Spencer]

Seriously?????? we spent 3 hours on this stuff on Friday oh thats right you where in a food coma

I have been on the phone with Rex quite a few times today! Process of elemination! Hopefully I can figure it out. Had to walk away for a minute so that I don't break something!:smash: I now understand when he said a Hydrotek was a pain in the arse when you have to work on the pump!

 

[cleanhoods]

Trash in the valves, trash in the unloader, stopped up water filter, and possibly a leak on the inlet hose to pump..

I agree usually it is trash or air.
Marko

 

[Sirocco Jerry]

"elimination of downtime"

Serviceability is about the "elimination of downtime"

and Longer-Term-Lower-Cost. Eh?

...am I a broken record yet ?? ....:dirol:

 

[Spencer]

I finally figured it out. One of the bolts had come out of my pump and the adjustment plate came off. So when it was in bypass it ran fine but under load the belt was slipping. The way the Hydrotek is designed you have to unbolt it from the floor and lift it up to see it so I never knew. The whole pump mounted to the bottom of the skid sucks. It is not a service friendly skid! Live and Learn!!

 

[The Cleaner]

I finally figured it out. One of the bolts had come out of my pump and the adjustment plate came off. So when it was in bypass it ran fine but under load the belt was slipping. The way the Hydrotek is designed you have to unbolt it from the floor and lift it up to see it so I never knew. The whole pump mounted to the bottom of the skid sucks. It is not a service friendly skid! Live and Learn!!

Glad you got it fixed, as far as I'm concerned belt drive is just a pain in the ass, I swear by the gear drive.

 

[Michael T]

Belt Drive Rule

 

[Sirocco Jerry]

Our systems have a belt tensioner that actually works.
and you can adjust the belts, from "clean hands to clean hands" in 5 minutes.
without removing the belt-guard.
Also, over 13hp we use triple-belts, so they last,
and last,
and last.