Fantuzzi RS — Driveline: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the engines, transmission, axles and tyres of the Fantuzzi RS rail stackers, one fact per card, each with its source stated in the text. For the overall picture, see the Fantuzzi RS technical legacy guide.
Fantuzzi RS 50 and RS 55: which engines does the motor table list?
According to the motor table, six-cylinder engines, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The table gives the Cummins M11-C of 330 hp at 2,100 rpm, the Volvo TWD1031VE of 320 hp, the Volvo TWD1231VE of 400 hp, the Cummins N14 of 400 hp and the Caterpillar 3306B in 245 hp and 300 hp versions at 2,200 rpm, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The specification table of the 2002 RS manual refers the engine to this motor table, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-motor-table · HIT ref RS-012 · fingerprint 5dcd98 · see HIT ref RS-013, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-engines-2013
Fantuzzi RS 55 and RS 60: which engines does the 2013 Terex table give?
According to the 2013 Terex table, a Volvo TAD 1251VE as standard, 280 kW at 1,900 rpm and 1,950 Nm at 1,200 rpm, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same table gives a Cummins QSM 11 as option, 280 kW on the RS 55 and 275 kW on the RS 60, as recorded at HIT SRL. For Tier 4 the table gives the Volvo TAD 1361VE of 285 kW and the Cummins QSX 11.9 of 280 kW, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-engines-2013 · HIT ref RS-013 · fingerprint 0b1b25 · see HIT ref RS-012, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-motor-table
Fantuzzi RS 50 and RS 55: which transmission does the specification table give?
A hydrodynamic transmission with torque converter and power-shift clutches, with four forward and four reverse gears, a hydraulic cooling system and servo-assisted controls, according to the specification table, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same table refers the choice of engine to the motor table, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-transmission-2002-2006 · HIT ref RS-014 · fingerprint 11a85b · see HIT ref RS-015, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-dana-te-32-2013
Fantuzzi RS 55 and RS 60: which transmission and tyres does the 2013 table give?
A Dana TE 32 transmission on both, according to the 2013 Terex table, with 18.00-33 tyres on the RS 55 and 21.00-35 on the RS 60, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same table also gives hydraulic pressures of 250 bar on the RS 55 and 200 bar on the RS 60, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-dana-te-32-2013 · HIT ref RS-015 · fingerprint 0cdcd2 · see HIT ref RS-024, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-tyres-steering-table
Fantuzzi RS 50 and RS 55: how much transmission oil does the filling table give?
According to the filling table, it depends on the transmission, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The table gives 48 litres for the Clark 36000, 50 litres for the Clark 40000, 59 litres of TO-2 fluid for the Caterpillar 960/970 and 90 litres of ATF to Dexron III or Mercon for the Dana TE 32, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The Clark units take C4 grade 30 oil from 0 to +60 degrees and grade 10 from -25 to +60 in the same table, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-transmission-oils · HIT ref RS-016 · fingerprint 1f43d4 · see HIT ref RS-025, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/hydraulics-and-controls/#hit-rs-hydraulic-and-fuel-quantities
Fantuzzi RS 55: how is the transmission oil checked and changed?
The level is checked every day at FULL with the engine at low revs, at 82-93 °C according to the operator's manual and 82-85 °C according to the maintenance section, as recorded at HIT SRL. The same section changes the transmission filter every 500 hours and the oil every 1,500 hours, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-transmission-oil-check · HIT ref RS-017 · fingerprint 4b2a81 · see HIT ref RS-021, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-axle-oil-and-intervals
Fantuzzi RS 55: does the gearbox shift automatically?
Yes, according to the 2007 operator's manual, through four gears, with the lever setting the highest gear that is engaged automatically, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same manual has a key, turned with the machine stopped and the lever in neutral, switch to manual shifting, and a safety device prevent engine start unless the lever is in neutral, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-automatic-gearbox · HIT ref RS-018 · fingerprint effd02 · see HIT ref RS-019, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-brake-pedal-neutral
Fantuzzi RS 55: what does the switch on the brake pedal do?
It brakes and selects neutral at the same time, according to the 2007 operator's manual, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. In the same manual, pressing the far-left pedal brakes the machine; pressing its switch as well also engages neutral, and the selected gear returns when the switch is released, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-brake-pedal-neutral · HIT ref RS-019 · fingerprint c1a735 · see HIT ref RS-018, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-automatic-gearbox
Fantuzzi RS 55: how are the drive axle and its brakes built?
The drive axle has the differential and epicyclic wheel hubs, with oil-cooled multi-plate service brakes inside each hub, according to the maintenance manual, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same manual puts the parking brake on the axle, as a disc with an electro-hydraulic caliper, while the RS 50 and RS 55 specification table gives a dry-disc parking brake on the transmission, as recorded at HIT SRL. HIT SRL service technicians report that both versions of the parking brake exist on RS machines.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-drive-axle · HIT ref RS-020 · fingerprint d20de5 · see HIT ref RS-023, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-steering-axle
Fantuzzi RS 55: how much axle oil and how often is it changed?
According to the filling table, the differential and hubs take 100 litres of SAE 90 API GL-5 oil to MIL-L-2105D, or SAE 85W-140 above 0 degrees, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The drive axle section of the maintenance manual asks for a daily leak check, a level check every 100 hours and an oil change every 1,500 hours, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-axle-oil-and-intervals · HIT ref RS-021 · fingerprint 98e6d1 · see HIT ref RS-025, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/hydraulics-and-controls/#hit-rs-hydraulic-and-fuel-quantities
Fantuzzi RS 55: how are the cardan shafts serviced?
According to the RS 55 maintenance manual, the joints are greased through their nipples until rings of grease form, and the sliding areas are kept clean, unpainted and greased against corrosion, as recorded at HIT SRL. The same manual has the cardan shafts carry the drive from the gearbox to the differential axle, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-cardan-shafts · HIT ref RS-022 · fingerprint 30be75 · see HIT ref RS-052, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/maintenance-and-faults/#hit-rs-transmission-and-axle-jobs
Fantuzzi RS 55: how is the steering axle serviced?
According to the maintenance manual, it is checked every 100 hours and greased every 250 hours, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. In the same manual its optional hub disc brakes are checked every 200 hours, with no more than 2 mm machined from each side of a disc, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same manual gives the axle a power-steering cylinder and two connecting rods to the hubs, with stabiliser cylinders as an option, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-steering-axle · HIT ref RS-023 · fingerprint ccb598 · see HIT ref RS-053, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/maintenance-and-faults/#hit-rs-steering-wheels-boom-jobs
Fantuzzi RS 50 and RS 55: which tyres and steering does the 2002-2006 table give?
Four front and two rear 18.00-33 tyres at 10 bar, with drive on the front wheels, hydraulic servo-assisted steering and a drive axle with epicyclic reduction gears, according to the 2002-2006 table, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The specification table gives the machines as diesel-powered on pneumatic tyres, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-tyres-steering-table · HIT ref RS-024 · fingerprint 8876ea · see HIT ref RS-015, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-rs/driveline/#hit-rs-dana-te-32-2013