Fantuzzi SF — Transmission and driveline: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the transmission, axles, brakes, steering and tyres 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 transmission do the 2003 sheets give?
The 2003 sheets give a hydrostatic transmission for every SF U model, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The same sheets list each machine as diesel-powered with rear drive and refer engine details to the engine maker's manual and lifting data to the nameplate, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-type-2003 · HIT ref SF-033 · fingerprint 52649a · see HIT ref SF-036, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-section-converter
Fantuzzi SF 45, SF 50 and SF 60: which transmission do the 1998 tables give?
The 1998 SideLIFTS tables give a Voith C845 transmission for the SF 45, SF 50 and SF 60, as recorded at HIT SRL. The troubleshooting guide of the older O.M.F. handbook refers gearbox faults to the operating manual of the Voith 845 transmission, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-voith-c845 · HIT ref SF-034 · fingerprint dc4ce1 · see HIT ref SF-036, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-section-converter
Fantuzzi SF 60 L, SF 60 and SF 80: which transmissions does the draft handbook give?
The draft handbook gives a Voith 845C transmission for the SF 60 L and a Voith 843K for the SF 60 and SF 80, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. Its component table lists the transmission next to the engine, axles, tyres and batteries of each model, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-voith-sf-60-sf-80 · HIT ref SF-035 · fingerprint 32c5a1 · see HIT ref SF-034, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-voith-c845
Fantuzzi SF U: what does the transmission section of the 2003 maintenance manual describe?
It describes a transmission and torque converter coupled to the engine that drive the differential axle, and it refers maintenance and troubleshooting to the transmission maker's manual, as recorded at HIT SRL. The specification sheets of the same edition give the transmission as hydrostatic, so the two descriptions differ, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-section-converter · HIT ref SF-036 · fingerprint 5bec82 · see HIT ref SF-033, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-type-2003
Fantuzzi SF U: how is the transmission oil level checked?
According to the operator's manual, the level is checked every day with the engine at low revs and the oil hot, and it must stand at FULL, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The manual gives 82-93 °C for the check and the maintenance section 82-85 °C; the transmission oil gauge reads 50-140 °C, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-check · HIT ref SF-037 · fingerprint fe4a4a · 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: which transmission oil and quantity does the 2003 filling table give?
The 2003 filling table gives SAE 80W to API GL-4, 3.5 litres on the SF 30 U to SF 45 U and 4.5 litres on the SF 50 U to SF 65 U, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The quantities are printed in brackets in the table, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-grade · HIT ref SF-038 · fingerprint d3f699 · see HIT ref SF-043, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-drive-axle-oil
Fantuzzi SF 30 U to SF 45 U: which brakes, tyres and battery do the 2003 sheets give?
The 2003 sheets give no front service brake, servo-assisted drum brakes at the rear and a mechanical wet-disc parking brake, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. Tyres are 27.10-12 front and rear and the battery is 12 V, 120 Ah, according to the specification sheets of the operator's manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-running-gear-sf-30u-45u · HIT ref SF-039 · fingerprint c224d7 · see HIT ref SF-040, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-running-gear-sf-50u-65u
Fantuzzi SF 50 U to SF 65 U: which brakes, tyres and battery do the 2003 sheets give?
The 2003 sheets give servo-assisted dry discs at the front, wet discs at the rear and a mechanical wet-disc parking brake, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. Tyres are 8.25-15 on the SF 50 U and SF 55 U and 300-15 on the SF 60 U and SF 65 U, according to the specification sheets of the operator's manual, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same sheets give a 12 V, 150 Ah battery, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-running-gear-sf-50u-65u · HIT ref SF-040 · fingerprint 611e1a · see HIT ref SF-039, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-running-gear-sf-30u-45u
Fantuzzi SF: which brakes do the 1998 tables give?
The 1998 SideLIFTS tables give drum service and parking brakes on the SF 30 U and SF 40 U, as recorded at HIT SRL. On the SF 45 to SF 60 and their U versions they give dry and wet disc service brakes with a mechanical wet-disc parking brake, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-brakes-1998 · HIT ref SF-041 · fingerprint 9f7f87 · see HIT ref SF-039, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-running-gear-sf-30u-45u
Fantuzzi SF U: how is the drive axle built?
The drive axle is a differential axle with epicyclic wheel hubs, with the service brakes inside each hub, according to the 2003 maintenance manual, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same manual places the parking brake on the axle itself, as a disc with an electro-hydraulic caliper, while the specification sheets give it as a mechanical wet disc, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk. HIT SRL service technicians report that both versions of the parking brake exist, the mechanical oil-bath disc and the disc with electro-hydraulic caliper.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-drive-axle-design · HIT ref SF-042 · fingerprint 9ecb38 · see HIT ref SF-041, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-brakes-1998
Fantuzzi SF U: which drive axle oil and quantity do the filling tables give?
The tables give SAE 90 oil to API GL-5 and MIL-L-2105D: 9.2 litres with 1,200 mm forks and 11.5 litres with 1,400 mm forks, plus 1 litre in each wheel hub, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The 2003 table gives these quantities only for the SF 50 U to SF 65 U, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The 1998 chart gives them for the SF 45 U to SF 60 U, with 1 litre in the reduction gear, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-drive-axle-oil · HIT ref SF-043 · fingerprint 75c8d5 · see HIT ref SF-038, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-grade
Fantuzzi SF U: when should the differential lock be used?
Only when the wheels skid on sand, mud, snow or ice, according to the operator's manual, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The optional lock shares the driving force equally between the wheels, and the same manual warns that using it on firm ground makes steering harder and can break the machine, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-differential-lock · HIT ref SF-044 · fingerprint 6ce483 · see HIT ref SF-042, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-drive-axle-design
Fantuzzi SF: how is the drive transfer chain adjusted?
According to the older SF handbooks, the chain tension is set by cams at the bottom of the transfer gear case, which are locked after the adjustment, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. These handbooks describe this transfer gear, and the 2003 maintenance table keeps a chain drive line, if present, with oil level, play adjustment and oil change, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transfer-chain · HIT ref SF-045 · fingerprint 899226 · see HIT ref SF-090, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/maintenance-intervals/#hit-sf-drive-line-jobs
Fantuzzi SF 60 L, SF 60 and SF 80: which service brakes does the draft handbook describe?
According to the draft handbook, the SF 60 L has disc brakes with pads, while the SF 60 and SF 80 have brake shoes, as recorded at HIT SRL. For both types the handbook sets a minimum lining thickness of 3 mm, below which the pads or shoes are replaced, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-brakes-sf-60-sf-80 · HIT ref SF-046 · fingerprint 4626bc · see HIT ref SF-053, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-front-brake-pads
Fantuzzi SF U: how does the steering axle work?
According to the 2003 maintenance manual, a power-steering unit drives a hydraulic cylinder mounted on the axle, which moves two connecting rods fitted to the wheel hubs, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same manual lists a stabiliser cylinder and disc brakes on the steered hubs as options, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-steering-axle · HIT ref SF-047 · fingerprint 83585d · see HIT ref SF-042, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-drive-axle-design
Fantuzzi SF U: is there a mechanical link between the steering wheel and the wheels?
No, according to the operator's manual, which states that there is no mechanical linkage between the steering wheel and the steering linkage, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. In the same manual the steering wheel works a valve that sends hydraulic power to turn the steered wheels, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-steering-without-mechanical-link · HIT ref SF-048 · fingerprint b61f03 · see HIT ref SF-047, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-steering-axle
Fantuzzi SF 60 L, SF 60 and SF 80: which axles and tyres does the draft handbook list?
According to the component table of the draft handbook, the driving-axle entry reads Hurth and Fantuzzi for the SF 60 L and FIAT and Fantuzzi for the SF 60 and SF 80, and the steering axle is Fantuzzi on all three, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. In the same table, tyres are 10.00-15 on the SF 60 L, 10.00-20 on the SF 60 and 12.00-20 on the SF 80, as recorded at HIT SRL. The same table gives 12 V, 150 Ah batteries, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-axles-tyres-sf-60-sf-80 · HIT ref SF-049 · fingerprint c742fe · see HIT ref SF-035, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-voith-sf-60-sf-80
Fantuzzi SF: which tyre pressure do the 1998 tables give, and where is it shown on the machine?
10 bar on the SF U models, according to the 1998 SideLIFTS tables, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The wheels section of the 2003 maintenance manual has the tyres inflated at the pressure indicated on the plate of the machine, and the wheel nuts tightened to the torque shown on the same plate, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-tyre-pressure-plate · HIT ref SF-050 · fingerprint c55397 · see HIT ref SF-115, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/safety-and-interlocks/#hit-sf-tyre-inflation
Fantuzzi SF 60 L, SF 60 and SF 80: when are the toe-in and stabiliser bars reset?
According to the draft handbook, the toe-in is reset whenever steering parts have been worked on or a tyre wears irregularly, and the axle stabiliser bars whenever steering parts have been worked on, as recorded at HIT SRL. The handbook allows a tolerance of plus or minus 1 mm on the dimensions, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-toe-in-and-stabiliser-bars · HIT ref SF-051 · fingerprint ef2255 · see HIT ref SF-047, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-steering-axle
Fantuzzi SF U: how much can a hub brake disc be machined?
No more than 2 mm on each side when a hub brake disc has to be re-machined, according to the 2003 maintenance manual, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The crack chart of the same manual accepts scattered cracks and surface unevenness under 1 mm and rejects radial and continuous cracks, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-brake-disc-limits · HIT ref SF-052 · fingerprint cc3e3e · see HIT ref SF-053, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-front-brake-pads
Fantuzzi SF 30-40 E: when are the front brake pads replaced?
At a minimum thickness of 3 mm, according to the O.M.F. handbook, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The handbook has the wear of the front brake pads inspected as a planned maintenance job and the pads replaced when they reach that limit, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk. This handbook gives the limit for the front brakes of the older SF side loaders it covers.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-front-brake-pads · HIT ref SF-053 · fingerprint 79a346 · see HIT ref SF-046, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-brakes-sf-60-sf-80