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    JLG 40E stuck in slow motion mode

    I'm still trying to get my 1996 JLG 40e problems figured out. I am still having drive issues, low power with all brand new batteries. It moves, but any incline at all it seems to stall, as if it is stuck in "Creep Mode". From what I understand that up thru 1996, the controller did NOT...
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    JLG 40E stuck in slow motion mode

    Sounds like we have identical problems, except I have not replaced anything but the batteries at this point. How did you test the limit switches and where are they? I thought about replacing the joystick, but when I jacked up the drive wheels, the joystick worked fine, but didn't seem to have...
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    JLG 40E stuck in slow motion mode

    Upper Boom lift, extend, tilt, rotate all work as they should. The lower boom lift tries, pump starts, boom moves a tiny bit, but the pump continues with no more action. When you reverse the lower boom to move down it jumps down the tiny bit it moved. I have not tried flipping the steering...
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    JLG 40E stuck in slow motion mode

    I keep reading about how the speed potentiometer gets forced beyond the normal stop, causing creep mode to stick, but cant find how to really fix or bypass it. The lower boom has worked sporadically, but now tries to lift, but wont.
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    96 JLG 40E, slow and lethargic. Installed new batteries, still slow,now lower boom wont lift...

    96 JLG 40E, slow and lethargic. Installed new batteries, still slow,now lower boom wont lift. connected issues? How to fix?
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    JLG 40E stuck in slow motion mode

    I purchased a 1996 JLG 40E a few months ago. All functions seemed to work fine, all lift functions, rotation, etc. but the drive system was very slow and lethargic no matter how the potentiometer was set. When I checked the batteries that the previous owner had in place, they were a...
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    I am a dentist that loves everything mechanical. I own a JLG 40e Manlift and need some help...

    I am a dentist that loves everything mechanical. I own a JLG 40e Manlift and need some help getting is operating right.
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