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    Manlift rolled down hill.....won't go now!!

    barklee, thanks for the input. That does confirm my suspicion that the brakes should be holding better than they are. I"ll take a stab at adjusting them when I return from the Florida keys. Leaving tomorrow just in time for the hurricane!! Will post back resutls of brake adjust. On another...
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    Manlift rolled down hill.....won't go now!!

    Had a chance to mess around with the lift today (roll away event). Jacked up the rear axle (that's where the brakes are) and ran the the travel motor. Now this is a 4 wheel drive but the front wheel motors do not work. Elevated, the rear axle turns fine, stop and the brakes seem to be...
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    Manlift rolled down hill.....won't go now!!

    Willie, you are absoluty right, selling this thing like this would be like selling a gun with a defective safety. Not going to happen. I find it puzzling.....wouldn't both brakes have to fail to allow it to roll strait down the hill? If only one brake failed, seems like it would just turn a...
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    Manlift rolled down hill.....won't go now!!

    First off, thank you willie and barklee for your very informative responses. It is a Trailblazer 40. Yes, there is a yoke between the rear drive motor and the hub shaft. I have the manuals (parts and service) and from what I can glean from the drawings, there are hydraulicly actuated disc...
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    Manlift rolled down hill.....won't go now!!

    First post here guys, here's my problem. I have a 1997 Simon Trailblazer manlift (now Terex) that I bought used. It's 4 wheel drive but the front wheels were not driving when I bought it so I just assumed the hydramotors were toast. There was a LOT of water in the hydraulic fluid which I...
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