A 809 PCB WILL NOT WORK in the 900 5ts, it has ONE more saftey circut (the auto. trans. NUTRAL start )
The ONLY REASON for the PCB is to keep a driver from trying to start the truck WHILE it is ALREADY RUNNING or in gear for the 900s (why it is called POTECTIVE CONTROL BOX), if the driver CANNOT here one of these trucks running from 25' away, let alone in the cab, has NO buisness in the cab.
So with the above said,There is NO reason that the PCB can not be done away with, It has TWO relays and a few other things, one is the saftey start relay with engine rotation (oil pressure senser) and nutral saftey switch (900s) driving it, the other relay is the MASTER POWER on/off that is controled by the dash battery/master switch.
I have operated a LOT of cranes that have the 855 (though ALL of the emgines are wired the same in the older cranes, now new ones are a wireing nightmare at times), these engines DO NOT have a PCB, just a master power relay controled by the on/off switch and a starter button. Some have Murphy guages for auto shutdowns or warning buzzers, but these are added saftey items