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Crown Pallet Jack 3035-45

I recently purchased a used Crown pallet jack WP3035-45 it worked fine for about a week then the code BD1 kept appearing even though I'd leave it charging overnight and would randomly not want to move only in one direction. I opened it up and it had Costco batteries not the Vforce so I'm assuming the guy changed them for those since they're cheaper. Could that be the issue? He said they're new and they have a sticker of 6/25 so I'm assuming he's telling the truth. No other codes show so I'm wondering if I should just buy new batteries for it. Help point me in the right direction please Crown doesn't really help even with the $300 to speak with a tech
  • Posted 13 Nov 2025 03:20
  • By Manuel_Jr
  • joined 13 Nov'25 - 3 messages
  • Utah, United States
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Typically if you are having issues traveling in one direction a fix would be to calibrate the directional pot and switches, but you need a curtis handset to be able to do this. Crown will have this handset.

I tend to try never to rule out batteries without testing them even if they are brand new. Recently there has been a large ammount of batteries that die a few months after installation no matter the brand. I'm not sure why the quality recenty dropped off the last few years but I have had to complete a lot more warranty claims over the last 2 years.
From my memory I think costco batteries are rebranded Interstate Batteries, which are not my favorite battery brand.

Best of luck, let me know if you have any questions. I work on alot of these pallet jacks.
  • Posted 13 Nov 2025 23:15
  • By DyslexicNerd_01
  • joined 13 Jun'23 - 225 messages
  • Wisconsin, United States
Do you have any suggestions on how I can start to find the problem if it isn't the batteries since it doesn't show a code? It will run perfectly pushing even loaded but once I try to pull it'll make a click sound & stop then not go any direction until turn it off and on then it'll push again however it won't pull even not loaded
  • Posted 13 Nov 2025 23:13
  • By Manuel_Jr
  • joined 13 Nov'25 - 3 messages
  • Utah, United States
Thank you I appreciate the info, I'll do that. Th batteries are brand new so I highly doubt it's that.
  • Posted 13 Nov 2025 23:11
  • Modified 13 Nov 2025 23:15 by poster
  • By Manuel_Jr
  • joined 13 Nov'25 - 3 messages
  • Utah, United States
The BDI "code" you are seeing stands for Battery Display Indicator. This is normal and should appear normally. The number displayed after the BDI message indicates the battery percentage.

If it doesn't want to move in one direction it most likely has to do with the handle and not the batteries. The best way to test the batteries is to place your dvom leads into the main positive and negative cables. You should see a voltage of >24v. Then while watching that value, lift the forks fully and see how far the voltage drops. If it drops more than 15% then most likely one or more of the batteries is dead.

Otherwise to solve the issue you will have to dive deeper into the issue to find the cause.
  • Posted 13 Nov 2025 22:28
  • By DyslexicNerd_01
  • joined 13 Jun'23 - 225 messages
  • Wisconsin, United States

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