[BOMBER]

Seniors are you wount post pictures seeing as you don’t think we can diagnose anything using your pictures here’s another one you
To run down when your wiring loom goes through the firewall does it run through a grommet.

but be sure to call your local tech and ask him.

coils are rearely kind of bad sometimes when they start to go they swell up and then when you Energizer them the rod won’t move and they burn up.

So yeah if he’s yanking on the loom it was a problem in the loom

goodluck
At least it’s not full of water and frozen lol

Yes that is what my tech said about the coils also. My yanking on the loom of wires inside truck did nothing. I had no voltage at the white wire going to the down coil. But I did have voltage at all three pins on truckside plug. Fisher is saying maybe I got a bad harness also.
Man I wish it was water and ice in pump or something simple as that. Electrical, motor or has a vagina its gonna give you trouble.

 

[SnoFarmer]

Even new harnesses like you say could have issues did you replace the harness on the plow side? what is your plug like? is it really making good connections? Are the pins and sockets in good condition? you can take a ohm meter or use it in diode mode and check for continuity or resistance useing the ohm setting on the wires
From the plugs wires to the coils

did you crawl under there and physically look at where the wires pass through the firewall
Or did you just tug on them?

 

[BOMBER]

Even new harnesses like you say could have issues did you replace the harness on the plow side? what is your plug like? is it really making good connections? Are the pins and sockets in good condition? you can take a ohm meter or use it in diode mode and check for continuity or resistance useing the ohm setting on the wires
From the plugs wires to the coils

did you crawl under there and physically look at where the wires pass through the firewall
Or did you just tug on them?

So its not the new harness as after lunch I tested again and it wouldn't go down. Thats the old harness back on. When I went to start testing again the damn thing started working again so there was nothing to look for. Going to look at where fishstick goes through firewall after lunch.

 

[BOMBER]

Even new harnesses like you say could have issues did you replace the harness on the plow side? what is your plug like? is it really making good connections? Are the pins and sockets in good condition? you can take a ohm meter or use it in diode mode and check for continuity or resistance useing the ohm setting on the wires
From the plugs wires to the coils

did you crawl under there and physically look at where the wires pass through the firewall
Or did you just tug on them?

Just chased evey bit of wire from the stick through the firewall all the way to the solenoid and out to the plug and can't find a wear spot or mouse or anything suspicious. Looks brand new still barely even dirty. Has a pretty heavy duty wire wrap covering it.
Still working fine after my last attempt at trouble shooting.
Someone mentioned the Fishsticks going bad. All so what the tech in Bangor mentioned. They are about $420 dollars and not returnable - was going to buy one but... seems like a lot for just a test.

 

[BOMBER]

Update
Local garage lent me there spare joystick. Plow started working soon as they put it on. Let me use it over ight and the plow seems to work fine now. Shelled out $435 for a new Fishstick. Dealer says the stick is only warrantied for one year unless they sold me the plow also. I had reused my old plow but they installed everyting new on truck side. They admitted the Sticks aren't very reliable and they go thru a lot of them but said the old joysticks which cost the same amount didn't last much longer.
This plow is only used for my small driveway parking area so not much. Never abuse the stick and it looks brand new. I know electronics can be finicky but this thing is garbage if they don't last more than one season.
Contacted Fisher and they just responded to contact dealer about any warranty. Thanks for your money but bugger off is what I got out of that.

 

[dieseldude]

Four wire or six wire. I would look for a good used one on Facebook Market, or Craigslist so you have a spare.

 

[BOMBER]

Four wire or six wire. I would look for a good used one on Facebook Market, or Craigslist so you have a spare.

Its a 6 wire. I'm not on FB.
How would you know if the one you bought is any good? I mean my defective one looks new from the store and only works occassionally.

 

[cwren2472]

Its a 6 wire. I'm not on FB.
How would you know if the one you bought is any good? I mean my defective one looks new from the store and only works occassionally.

How old is your controller that "looks new"?

 

[BOMBER]

How old is your controller that "looks new"?

Bought it the year I got the truck 2021 in September and the POS failed already. Not covered by warranty they said because I kept my old plow instead of buying new one for no reason, New truck needed new wiring and mounts so I went with the Fishstick controller over the joystick I had.
Local parts place. Carquest , said they sell either one equally as defective from year to year. I'm not happy it did not last two seasons. It doesn't get exposed to weather. I don't beat on it. I only plow my own driveway. Like I said it looks indistinguishable from the new one I just installed. Its a pricey piece of plastic.

 

[cwren2472]

Bought it the year I got the truck 2021 in September and the POS failed already. Not covered by warranty they said because I kept my old plow instead of buying new one for no reason, New truck needed new wiring and mounts so I went with the Fishstick controller over the joystick I had.
Local parts place. Carquest , said they sell either one equally as defective from year to year. I'm not happy it did not last two seasons. It doesn't get exposed to weather. I don't beat on it. I only plow my own driveway. Like I said it looks indistinguishable from the new one I just installed. Its a pricey piece of plastic.

Do you leave the controller in the truck year round?

 

[BOMBER]

Yes I do . I did not know you could unplug it until I started having the problems I ve had. Probably will unplug it this spring but then won't remember where I put it for safe keeping in Fall.😆

 

[cwren2472]

Yes I do . I did not know you could unplug it until I started having the problems I ve had. Probably will unplug it this spring but then won't remember where I put it for safe keeping in Fall.😆

Summer glove compartment Temps will destroy them. So don't do that with your new one.

 

[BOMBER]

Summer glove compartment Temps will destroy them. So don't do that with your new one.

Yea I would not put an electronic in the glove box or leave in the truck in Summer. But I suppose thats what I've done by leaving it in the truck plugged in. I wonder why they don;t tell you that when you buy it. Didn't even tell me I could unplug it.
I should have known better I'm an telecommunications guy that knows about heat problems. Never occurred to me they made such a fragile piece of equipment.

 

[cwren2472]

Yea I would not put an electronic in the glove box or leave in the truck in Summer. But I suppose thats what I've done by leaving it in the truck plugged in. I wonder why they don;t tell you that when you buy it. Didn't even tell me I could unplug it.
I should have known better I'm an telecommunications guy that knows about heat problems. Never occurred to me they made such a fragile piece of equipment.

Perhaps. But I'm willing to bet if you stuck a $1,200 iPhone in your glove compartment for a year, you'd be disappointed as to how well that held up as well

 

[BOMBER]

Perhaps. But I'm willing to bet if you stuck a $1,200 iPhone in your glove compartment for a year, you'd be disappointed as to how well that held up as well

Yes exactly. I woudln't do that and now I know the Fishtsick is detachable I'll bring it in the air conditioned splendor of my house.

 

[dieseldude]

Never leave them in the glove box during the summer.
Even in the winter, if the plow comes off, the controller goes in the file cabinet.

 

[BOMBER]

Never leave them in the glove box during the summer.
Even in the winter, if the plow comes off, the controller goes in the file cabinet.

Yes I understand now.
Will do this in the future.
Thanks for the advice all.

 

[TwiceStroked]

Just my .02, my 2004 fishstick is still going strong.
Summers inside in the Non-S&I seasons.
First yr I 4got where I put it.
Live and Learn
A place for everything and
Everything in its place.
I did buy a replacement circuit board back when everyone was having issues haven't used it.
But in my experience Murphy's law rules.