Faults and error codes · boom lift
JLG 600AJ service: faults and error codes
The most common faults of the JLG 600AJ (boom lift) with the likely cause and the way to diagnose them, and below the JLG error codes with explanations. RK Rental services the JLG 600AJ: repairs, maintenance inspections and preparation for UDT inspections (UDT is the Polish Office of Technical Inspection), parts and service life assessment.
The information below is diagnostic and indicative. Repairs, calibrations and clearing of fault codes are carried out by a qualified service technician, according to the manual for the specific serial number of the machine. A machine with an active fault code must not be used until the cause has been removed.
Most common JLG 600AJ faults
Boom will not raise or extend
- Likely cause
- Discharged battery, an active fault code, basket overload or a fault of the boom angle or length sensor.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Check the power supply, read the fault code and verify the load in the basket.
Machine will not drive, or drives only at creep speed
- Likely cause
- Joystick out of range or not centred, an open footswitch, or the drive limitation that is active while the boom is raised.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Centre the joystick, check the footswitch and lower the boom to the stowed (transport) position.
Tilt alarm
- Likely cause
- Working on a slope, or a damaged or uncalibrated tilt sensor.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Level the machine; calibration or replacement of the sensor at a service centre.
Basket overload (overload / load sense)
- Likely cause
- Capacity exceeded or a basket load sensor out of calibration.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Reduce the load; calibration of the weighing system at a service centre.
Boom sagging or descending slowly
- Likely cause
- Worn cylinder seals, a holding valve fault or air in the system; moisture can make valves stick.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Inspect the cylinders, valves and hydraulic oil; repair at a service centre.
Loss of CAN communication between modules
- Likely cause
- Chafed bus cable, corroded connectors or a damaged module (basket, chassis, power module).
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Check the bus and the connectors and read the fault code with a service analyser.
Combustion engine: will not start, stalls, overheats
- Likely cause
- Glow plugs or relay, throttle position sensor (TPS), temperature and oil pressure sensors, fuel system.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Read the engine codes and check the sensors and wiring.
Basket will not come down
- Likely cause
- No power to the lowering valves or an electrical fault.
- Diagnosis / how to fix it
- Use the emergency lowering (the valve on the chassis), then have the electrics diagnosed at a service centre.
JLG 600AJ error codes: 306 codes explained
JLG uses the JLG Control System. The flash code has the format group/subgroup (e.g. 2/1), and the full DTC is 3 to 5 digits (e.g. 255, 437, 662), read with a JLG analyser. The first digit indicates the system the fault relates to.
Below you see the code and the original manufacturer's message. Open a code for the likely cause, what you can check yourself and when to call service.
- 0011FSW OPEN (Foot switch open)
- 342PLATFORM LEVEL UP VALVE - SHORT TO BATTERY
- 439AIR FILTER BYPASSED
- 828LIFT UP & TELE OUT PREVENTED - PLATFORM OVERLOADED
- 2217D/S JOY. CENTER TAP BAD
- 2531UMS SENSOR OUT OF USABLE RANGE
- 3340AUX POWER - SHORT TO GROUND
- 3359MAIN DUMP VALVE - OPEN CIRCUIT
- 3375GEN SET/WELDER - SHORT TO BATTERY
- 3393PLATFORM LEVEL DOWN OVERRIDE VALVE - SHORT TO BATTERY
- 3419JIB LIFT DOWN VALVE - SHORT TO BATTERY
- 8310PLATFORM LEVEL SENSOR #2 - ZERO OUT OF RANGE
- 8646REAR LEFT STEER VALVE - SHORT TO BATTERY
- 8663LEFT TRACK REVERSE VALVE - SHORT TO GROUND
- 33100JIB LIFT UP VALVE - SHORT TO GROUND
- 33116TOWER TELESCOPE OUT VALVE - OPEN CIRCUIT
- 33132THROTTLE ACTUATOR - SHORT TO BATTERY
- 33190TELESCOPE IN VALVE - SHORT TO GROUND
Source: JLG Service and Maintenance Manual: 600AJ (3121201), 800AJ (3120858), 460SJ, 860SJ, 1250AJP (3122581800), M450AJ (3121829), M600JP (3121711): Diagnostic Trouble Codes tables.
Do you have a fault or an error code on your JLG 600AJ?
Our service team will read the code, diagnose the cause and remove the fault, at our workshop or on site at the customer's premises (construction site, hall, warehouse), with original or OEM-grade replacement parts.
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