[tjctransport]

i put a western relay on my 04 truck with meyer plow because it was all i had yesterday.
two large terminals, two small terminals.
hooked up battery to front terminal, motor to rear, and trigger wire to right small just like instructions said. nothing. i then hooked the jumper wire up from battery terminal to left small terminal like it said to do for cable system and still nothing.
does this sound like a bad relay, or am i just hooking it up wrong ?

 

[Mebes]

If the solenoid did not work when the second small post was hooked to positive, try hooking it to negative instead.
Maybe your controller sends positive to activate.

 

[cwren2472]

What @Mebes said. The western solenoid needs to be grounded on 1 terminal, and it's a positive that comes from the other terminal. The Meyer solenoid is self grounding and would not need a ground wire.

 

[tjctransport]

ok that is what i thought.


i was not aware the western grounded to activate the pump though.
i figured it was positive trigger to activate pump.

 

[cwren2472]

ok that is what i thought.

i was not aware the western grounded to activate the pump though.
i figured it was positive trigger to activate pump.

Western DOES use a positive trigger. Which means the other stud has to be grounded.

 

[dieselss]

Meyer solenoids usually are only 3 pins and ground through the metal base

 

[tjctransport]

just an update. all it needed was a ground wire to the second small terminal. stupid instructions said to hook that terminal to positive battery power.

 

[Dogplow Dodge]

Hey TJ.

Glad you got that relay all sorted out. Ready to plow all that rain, light wind, and sunny skies??

I've been ready for weeks, now!

 

[tjctransport]

sure am Dog.
4 plows hooked up, fueled up, and battery maintainers plugged.
so pretty much guaranteed for no snow.