Fantuzzi SF — Electrical and control: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the dashboard, controls and starting of the Fantuzzi SF side-loader lift trucks, one fact per card, each with its source stated in the text. For the overall picture, see the Fantuzzi SF technical legacy guide.
Fantuzzi SF U: which lights and gauges are on the dashboard?
A parking brake light, transmission oil and coolant thermometers, low brake oil and low engine oil pressure lights, a fuel gauge and battery charge, glow plug and blocked air filter lights, according to the 2003 operator's manual, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual asks for the parking brake light to be out before driving off, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. It asks for the brake fluid tank under the seat to be topped up when its light stays on, according to the same manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-dashboard · HIT ref SF-076 · fingerprint 178bf8 · see HIT ref SF-078, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-parking-brake-button
Fantuzzi SF U: who checks the limit switches and how often?
The operator checks the limit switches, the electrical controls and their indicators every day and reports any fault at once, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The 2003 maintenance manual treats the limit switches as safety devices and has the electrical controls checked every day in the same way, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-limit-switches · HIT ref SF-077 · fingerprint dcea69 · see HIT ref SF-096, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-electrical-paint-safety-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how is the parking brake applied?
With a button beside the control levers, which lights up when the brake is on, according to the 2003 operator's manual, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual warns that driving with the parking brake applied can make the brakes fail, and asks for it to be applied, with the engine stopped, every time the operator leaves the machine, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-parking-brake-button · HIT ref SF-078 · fingerprint 7488f5 · see HIT ref SF-076, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-dashboard
Fantuzzi SF U: when can the engine be started?
Only with the direction lever in neutral, according to the 2003 operator's manual: a safety device prevents engine start in any other position, as recorded at HIT SRL. The lever has forward, neutral and reverse positions, and the same manual states that manual gear shifting is not possible, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-direction-lever-neutral-start · HIT ref SF-079 · fingerprint d066bf · see HIT ref SF-081, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-starting-the-engine
Fantuzzi SF: how long are the glow plugs preheated?
For at most 5 seconds according to the 2003 operator's manual, which gives a key position for glow-plug preheating, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. On the older O.M.F. machines the key switch is held in the preheat position for about 25-30 seconds, according to the O.M.F. handbook, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-glow-plug-preheat · HIT ref SF-080 · fingerprint 84384f · see HIT ref SF-081, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-starting-the-engine
Fantuzzi SF U: what are the starting rules?
According to the 2003 operator's manual, the starter is run for no longer than 15 seconds, with 10 seconds between attempts, and the horn is sounded before starting, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same manual forbids starting the engine by towing or pushing, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. With booster batteries the negative cable goes to a frame earth away from the battery and is removed first, according to the same manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-starting-the-engine · HIT ref SF-081 · fingerprint f98d0d · see HIT ref SF-080, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-glow-plug-preheat
Fantuzzi SF U: what coolant and transmission temperatures does the operator's manual give?
Coolant should run at 80-90 °C, and full power is not used below 50 °C, according to the 2003 operator's manual, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The warm-up procedure of the same manual recommends 60-70 °C for the coolant and 80-90 °C for the transmission oil before work, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-engine-temperatures · HIT ref SF-082 · fingerprint 005286 · see HIT ref SF-083, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-gauge
Fantuzzi SF U: what does the transmission oil thermometer show?
It reads from 50 to 140 °C, and the normal oil temperature is 82-93 °C, according to the 2003 operator's manual, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual asks the operator not to use full power before the oil reaches 82 °C and notes that long road runs can take it above the normal maximum, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-gauge · HIT ref SF-083 · fingerprint 651458 · see HIT ref SF-037, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-check