Spartan CRIMSON FIRE GLADIATOR CLASSIC 2009, Operation

Page 1: ...2009 SPARTAN CRIMSON GLADIATOR CLASSIC Custom Pumper GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION OF HIGH PRESSURE PUMPER...

Page 2: ...herein Basic essential daily preventive maintenance items such as fluid checks of cooling system crankcase fuel power steering the checking of tire condition emergency lights and warning devices while...

Page 3: ...our apparatus is subjected to on a daily basis Considerable input was provided by field personnel which included officers engineers firefighters and firefighter paramedics While it is virtually impos...

Page 4: ...fuel tank Racor fuel water separator Robert Shaw automatic chassis lubrication system Wabco 1200 heated air dryer with moisture ejector Hale FoamLogix 3 3 System LifeGuard SRS Side Roll Protection DPF...

Page 5: ...WER STEERING 7 U S Quarts DEXRON III TRANSMISSION 39 U S Quarts TRANSYND FIRE PUMP Hale 1500 G P M Three stage Pump Model Q TWO 150 23S Pump lubricant SAE 90 Gear oil 3 Quarts BOOSTER TANK 500 Gallons...

Page 6: ...omatic pump cooler AKRON Model 3426 fixed mount deck gun w stream shaper and 1 3 8 1 1 2 stacked tips Automatic drain valves on deck gun and cross lay beds which automatically open when pressure to th...

Page 7: ...c thermostatically controlled pump cooler Engine Cooler Full time non switchable Engine Cooler Discharges Four 2 2 Engineer s side 1 Officers side 1 right rear Two 4 1 officers side 1 left rear One 3...

Page 8: ...Gear oil Oil fill is located on top of Auto lube Bearing on the top front of the pump housing small hex key plug Pump Primer Oil less priming pump environmentally friendly priming system which requir...

Page 9: ...cab to access the dipstick Capacity is 39 U S Quarts Because the transmission oil cools lubricates and transmits hydraulic power it is important that the proper oil level be maintained at all times I...

Page 10: ...he dipstick clean check the oil level Safe operating level is anywhere within the HOT RUN band on the dipstick If the level is not within this band add or drain as necessary to bring the level to with...

Page 11: ...level AIR SYSTEM An air hose connection is located below the drivers door above the step This air hose connection is provided as an AIR INLET figure 10 only to be used in the event the apparatus must...

Page 12: ...Digital Engine Hour Meter 4 Speedometer with Digital Odometer Trip Meter Message Center 5 4 in 1 Gauge Coolant Temperature Battery Voltage Oil Pressure Transmission Fluid Temperature 6 Primary and Sec...

Page 13: ...Shown in Figure 6 is the air switch used to adjust the support for the driver which can be adjusted to the driver s weight The seat can be moved forward or back as required and the backrest can be til...

Page 14: ...ch 4 3 Way Amber LED Warning light switch Left sequences left Center Random flash Right sequences right 5 Retarder switch 6 Heated mirror switch 7 Horn Siren Air Horn switch 8 Mud Snow Traction 9 Tran...

Page 15: ...nd includes an electronic horn switch Because the siren takes several seconds to wind down in the wail or manual functions a Brake switch is provided to silence the speaker in less than two seconds To...

Page 16: ...provide power for charging ALS equipment Power for these outlets is provided by the shore line A specification plate is mounted on the engineers sun visor inside the cab The specification plate Figur...

Page 17: ...field personnel The main goal in configuring the pump operators panel was to place the operating handle control and discharge gauge for each discharge as close to the actual discharge port location as...

Page 18: ...speaker which is mounted above the pump operator s panel The water level gauge shown in Figure 14 is located at the top center of the pump operator s panel The water level is indicated by 20 LED bars...

Page 19: ...the intake relief valves on this apparatus are adjusted to open at 125 PSI SELF BLEEDING DRAINS The two cross lay beds and the deck gun are equipped with self bleeding drains which open automatically...

Page 20: ...d into the pump which can cause damage ELECTRONIC PRESSURE GOVERNOR Earlier apparatus equipped with electronic pressure governors utilized the Captain model which contained the pump controls in one pa...

Page 21: ...ressing the D button on the keypad shifter The PUMP ENGAGED OK TO PUMP indicator light will come ON in about two seconds again indicating a completed shift If the shift does not seem to be completed r...

Page 22: ...which results in an instant response to changes in the position of the pedal On rougher pavements the bouncing of the apparatus can cause the driver to fluctuate the position of the accelerator pedal...

Page 23: ...ed on the officer s side of the dash See Figure 7 The transmission retarder provides additional braking force to the rear wheels which considerably extends the service life of the brakes When switched...

Page 24: ...S C B A harnesses should be removed from all forward facing seats 8 Make certain that all doors are secured in the closed position 9 Make certain that the deck gun is resting in the cradle supplied 1...

Page 25: ...cab Figure 22 3 After the cab appears to be fully lowered CONTINUE TO HOLD THIS SWITCH DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS or until red lamp flickers or shuts off MANUAL CAB RAISING LOWERING CAPABILITY I...

Page 26: ...for Figure 25 While an apparatus is performing a regeneration there should be safety precautions taken such as assign a firefighter to maintain an area of at least 5 10 feet in all direction of the ex...

Page 27: ...highway speeds to allow for an Automatic Regeneration PERFORM A PARKED REGENERATION OR BRING VEHICLE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO ALLOW FOR AN AUTOMATIC A PARKED REGENERATION MUST BE PERFORMED When a manual...

Page 28: ...vilians The redundant lighting circuit switch Figure 27 allows the apparatus to still have emergency lights when all electric power is lost The switch has a safety rocker which will automatically turn...

Page 29: ...e to equipment HARD SUCTION HOSE Due to the relative infrequent use of the hard suction hoses they have been positioned in a location on the apparatus which has reduced the ease of access when needed...

Page 30: ...WARNING PER SPARTAN MOTORS INC NO WELDING BY FIELD PERSONNEL ON THIS APPARATUS EXTREME DAMAGE WILL RESULT TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC CONTROLS DISCONNECTING THE VEHICLE BATTERIES IS NOT...