A tail lift that no longer goes down stops an entire delivery round: without it, the driver cannot unload. It is also the most heavily used component on the vehicle — dozens of cycles a day, under load, in rain and salt.
The tail lift no longer rises or rises weakly: pressure, fluid, check valve, or a tiring pump. Rarely the cylinder alone.
The tail lift lowers by itself: internal cylinder leak or faulty safety valve. This is a safety issue — the vehicle must not be used like this.
Nothing responds any more: nine times out of ten it is electrical — earth, wiring harness cut at the body crossing, control box full of water, safety switch or limit switch. Salt and cycles wear out the harnesses before they wear out the hydraulics.
A warped platform, an oval-worn hinge, a worn pin or a torn-off flap changes the geometry of the tail lift: it closes poorly, strains the cylinders and wears twice as fast. Reconditioning starts with the structure — straightening, pins, bushes, welding — before any component is replaced.
This work is done in the same workshop as the commercial vehicle bodywork, which avoids sending the vehicle elsewhere for the sheet-metal part.
Switches, limit switches, anti-fall valves, guard rails, signage and the condition of load-bearing parts: these are what protect the driver. They are checked at every intervention, and anything out of service is reported in writing, even if it was not the reason for the visit.
We do not put a tail lift back into service if a safety device has been disabled.
On a delivery fleet, the tail lift always fails at the worst moment. Periodic inspection — cylinder sealing, hose condition, tightening, harnesses, pin greasing — costs a fraction of a breakdown in the middle of a round.
It is integrated into the maintenance visit, with no additional downtime.
Yes, on trucks as well as vans, whatever the make of the tail lift and of the carrier vehicle.
The vehicle can be driven, but the tail lift must no longer be used: a spontaneous descent comes from an internal leak or a faulty valve, and it is a risk for the operator. It is repaired quickly.
No, in the vast majority of cases it is electrical: earth, wiring harness cut at the body crossing, control box full of water, switch or limit switch. The diagnosis settles it before any part is replaced.
Yes, and it is integrated into the maintenance visit: sealing, hoses, tightening, harnesses, greasing and safety devices, with no additional downtime.
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