Fantuzzi SF — Maintenance intervals: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the planned maintenance intervals 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 maintenance steps does the 2003 manual set?
According to the 2003 maintenance manual, standard preventive maintenance at 250, 500 and 1,500 hours and preventive special maintenance at about 3,000, 6,000, 12,000 and 24,000 hours, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The manual allows these steps to be adapted to the type of machine and to how hard the environment and operating conditions are, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-maintenance-steps-2003 · HIT ref SF-084 · fingerprint 9174fe · see HIT ref SF-103, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-omf-schedule
Fantuzzi SF U: what do the notes (1), (2), (3) and the asterisk mean in the maintenance table?
In the 2003 maintenance table, (1) marks a job to be done at least once a year, (2) a job for skilled staff and (3) chain inspection and wear checks every three months, recorded in a book kept for safety inspections, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. In the same table the asterisk marks the safety inspections, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. For a machine used irregularly the same manual also asks for a maximum calendar period, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-table-notes · HIT ref SF-085 · fingerprint e0c6e0 · see HIT ref SF-084, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-maintenance-steps-2003
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the structure and pins checked?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, welded and bolted joints, bolt tightness and structural integrity every 1,500 hours and at least once a year; pin stop plates, pin greasing and the condition of pins and plates every 250 hours, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. These are the first lines of that table, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-structure-and-pins · HIT ref SF-086 · fingerprint f0fa48 · see HIT ref SF-073, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/mast-and-forks/#hit-sf-frame-inspection
Fantuzzi SF U: which engine jobs does the 2003 maintenance table list?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, leaks, oil level and air-filter blockage every 10 hours; fuel pre-filter cleaning, oil and oil filter change, fuel filter change, air filter cleaning and belt tension every 250 hours; turbocharger fastening, if present, at 500 hours, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. At 1,500 hours the same table gives the air filter change, injection pump fastening and, by skilled staff, injection timing, injectors, valves, compressor and alternator, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. At 3,000 hours it gives an engine oil analysis, 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-engine-jobs · HIT ref SF-087 · fingerprint b5cfcd · see HIT ref SF-089, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-transmission-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the radiator, exhaust and fuel system serviced?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, the radiator is checked with its coolant level every 10 hours, cleaned at 500 hours and its coolant replaced at 1,500 hours and at least yearly, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. In the same table the exhaust gets a sight check every 100 hours, as recorded at HIT SRL. The fuel system gets a sight check every 10 hours, a tank filter change and water draining at 500 hours and tank cleaning at 1,500 hours and at least yearly, 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-cooling-exhaust-fuel · HIT ref SF-088 · fingerprint 87c8f8 · see HIT ref SF-087, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-engine-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often is the transmission oil changed?
The 2003 maintenance table gives the oil level every 10 hours, the oil filter at 250 hours, the oil change at 500 hours and a fluid analysis at 1,500 hours, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The transmission section of the same manual asks for a daily level check at FULL, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-transmission-jobs · HIT ref SF-089 · fingerprint 062399 · see HIT ref SF-093, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hydraulic-tank-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the drive axle, cardan shaft and chain drive serviced?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, the drive axle gets a sight check every 10 hours, a hub and differential oil level check every 100 hours and an oil change at 1,500 hours, as recorded at HIT SRL. In the same table a cardan shaft, if present, is checked every 100 hours and lubricated at 500, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. A chain drive, if present, has its oil level checked every 10 hours, stop plates at 250, play adjusted at 500 and oil changed at 1,500 hours, 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-drive-line-jobs · HIT ref SF-090 · fingerprint 2eadf6 · see HIT ref SF-089, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-transmission-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the steering axle and wheels checked?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, the steering axle gets a sight check and surface cleaning every 100 hours, greasing at 250 hours and a bearing and rod play check at 1,500 hours, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. In the same table the wheels get a sight check every 10 hours and a fastening check every 100 hours, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. They get a tyre pressure check at 250 hours by skilled staff and steering lever and alignment checks at 500 hours, 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-steering-axle-and-wheels · HIT ref SF-091 · fingerprint ba9aaf · see HIT ref SF-097, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-steering-axle-section
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the mast, chains and forks serviced?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, slide rollers, mast exit and fork carrier plate are greased and their play checked every 100 hours; chains are cleaned, lubricated and adjusted and the forks measured at 500 hours, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. In the same table, chains are inspected for wear at 1,500 hours and every three months, and the forks crack-tested with penetrant liquid at 3,000 hours, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. Chain and fork checks are safety inspections 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-lifting-assembly-jobs · HIT ref SF-092 · fingerprint ec5a5d · see HIT ref SF-098, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hoist-greasing
Fantuzzi SF U: how often is the hydraulic oil changed?
At 3,000 hours and at least once a year, together with a fluid analysis, according to the 2003 maintenance table, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same table also has the fluid level checked every 50 hours, pipes and brackets at 250 hours and the oil filter, pump suction filters and air filter cartridge at 1,500 hours, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hydraulic-tank-jobs · HIT ref SF-093 · fingerprint cae858 · see HIT ref SF-089, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-transmission-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are pumps, motors, cylinders and accumulators checked?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, pumps and motors get sight, noise and leak checks at 250 hours, the pump filter cartridge at 500 hours and relief valve setting with flow and pressure checks at 1,500 hours by skilled staff, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. In the same table, cylinders are checked and their rods cleaned every 50 hours, ball joints and pins at 250, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The accumulator gas precharge is checked at 1,500 hours, the oil cooler at 250 and 1,500 hours and control valves and joystick at 250, 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hydraulic-component-jobs · HIT ref SF-094 · fingerprint e98dca · see HIT ref SF-093, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hydraulic-tank-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often is the brake cooling oil tank serviced?
Where the tank is fitted, according to the 2003 maintenance table, its oil level is checked every 50 hours, pipes and brackets at 250 hours, the oil filter changed at 500 hours and the oil changed and analysed at 1,500 hours, as recorded at HIT SRL. The tank has its own line in the hydraulic part of that table, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-brake-cooling-oil-tank · HIT ref SF-095 · fingerprint 3cdc38 · see HIT ref SF-093, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hydraulic-tank-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the electrical system and safety devices checked?
According to the 2003 maintenance table, limit switches, relays and electrical controls are checked for operation every 10 hours and for fastening at 250 hours, with switches and boards checked by skilled staff at 1,500 hours, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. In the same table, batteries and paint touch-up come at 250 hours, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. Emergency devices, brakes, lights and the cleaning of oil and grease traces come every 50 hours, 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-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-electrical-paint-safety-jobs · HIT ref SF-096 · fingerprint a0c9f1 · see HIT ref SF-077, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-limit-switches
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the hub brake discs of the steering axle checked?
Every 200 hours, according to the steering axle section of the 2003 maintenance manual, when the condition of both the discs and the pads is checked, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same section also asks for a general check every 100 hours and greasing of all lubricated points every 250 hours, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-steering-axle-section · HIT ref SF-097 · fingerprint a71c2e · see HIT ref SF-091, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-steering-axle-and-wheels
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the mast rollers and chains greased?
According to the 2003 maintenance manual, the mast sliding rollers, chain sliding rollers, mast retention pins and cylinders are greased every 100 hours and the lifting chains every 500 hours, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The lubrication figure of its hoist section shows the points for each group of models, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-hoist-greasing · HIT ref SF-098 · fingerprint f277ca · see HIT ref SF-092, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-lifting-assembly-jobs
Fantuzzi SF U: how often are the wheels and tyres serviced?
At least once a year, according to the 2003 maintenance manual, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The same manual has the wheel checked at every tyre change and at least every 12 months, with a magnetic-particle inspection of the snap-ring seat and of the bead seats, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-wheels-yearly-service · HIT ref SF-099 · fingerprint 2d77c0 · see HIT ref SF-091, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-steering-axle-and-wheels
Fantuzzi SF U: what is checked before each shift?
According to the 2003 operator's manual, before starting, engine oil, coolant, hydraulic oil, leaks, structure, tyres, cab and fire extinguisher, as recorded at HIT SRL. With the engine idling, the same manual adds the hydraulic filter indicators and the warm transmission oil level, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same manual has the operator or the maintenance staff do these checks and the fuel tank filled at the end of each shift, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-pre-shift-checks · HIT ref SF-100 · fingerprint 76ee57 · see HIT ref SF-101, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-fire-extinguisher
Fantuzzi SF U: how often is the fire extinguisher refilled?
Every 36 months, according to the 2003 operator's manual of the SF U, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The manual treats the dry powder extinguisher as optional and has it checked before each shift for its place, its seal and a gauge reading in the green sector, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-fire-extinguisher · HIT ref SF-101 · fingerprint 8a5178 · see HIT ref SF-100, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-pre-shift-checks
Fantuzzi SF: which intervals does the 1998 SideLIFTS schedule use?
Steps of 10, 250, 500 and 1,500 hours, according to the 1998 SideLIFTS manual, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. In the same manual, every 10 hours engine oil, hydraulic oil, coolant and brake fluid; every 250 hours chains, wheel nuts, filter cleaning, axle oil levels and greasing, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. Every 500 hours filter replacement, cables, pump and anchor points; every 1,500 hours axle and hydraulic oil changes, steering, mast rollers and chain overhaul, in 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/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-sidelifts-1998-schedule · HIT ref SF-102 · fingerprint 0081f5 · see HIT ref SF-103, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-omf-schedule
Fantuzzi SF 30-40 E: which intervals does the O.M.F. handbook use?
Steps of 10, 200, 400 and 1,000 hours, according to the O.M.F. handbook, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The handbook checks fluids and tyre pressure every 10 hours, and chains, wheel nuts, filters, axle oils, greasing, front pads and transfer chain every 200 hours, as recorded at HIT SRL. The same handbook checks filter, parking brake, pump and anchor points every 400 hours, and changes axle and hydraulic oils at 1,000 hours, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-omf-schedule · HIT ref SF-103 · fingerprint be6d29 · see HIT ref SF-102, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-sidelifts-1998-schedule
Fantuzzi SF 30-40 E: what is done after the first 100 hours?
The differential oil and the epicyclic final drive oil are changed, according to the O.M.F. handbook, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The handbook gives this first change after 100 hours of operation, before the regular axle oil intervals, and the SF 60 / SF 80 draft gives it for the SF 60 L, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-first-100-hours · HIT ref SF-104 · fingerprint 7fa955 · see HIT ref SF-105, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-running-in
Fantuzzi SF 30-40 E: how long is the running-in period?
200 working hours, according to the O.M.F. handbook of the SF 30-40 E, as recorded at HIT SRL. During that period the handbook asks for a few minutes at idle after each cold start, no long use at full throttle, no maximum performance demands and frequent checks for leaks, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-running-in · HIT ref SF-105 · fingerprint 1500ac · see HIT ref SF-104, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-first-100-hours
Fantuzzi SF U: what position must the machine be in for filling?
With the machine level and the mast vertical and fully lowered, according to the 2003 maintenance manual, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same manual has engine, transmission and coolant levels checked 5-10 minutes after starting work: below the top notch with the engine stopped and above the bottom notch with the engine running, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-filling-conditions · HIT ref SF-106 · fingerprint e58fdc · see HIT ref SF-029, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-fuel-coolant-brake-fluid
Fantuzzi SF U: which grease is used on bearings and chains?
Grease to DIN 51825 KP 2K and ISO 3498 XM 2, applied as required on bearings and hoist chains, according to the filling tables, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The tables of the 2003 maintenance manual and of the 1998 SideLIFTS manual allow SAE 20/20W oil on the hoist chains instead, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-bearing-and-chain-grease · HIT ref SF-107 · fingerprint f06c28 · see HIT ref SF-067, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/mast-and-forks/#hit-sf-bl-leaf-chains