France Elevateur 12xF 13xF Aerial Work Basket User Manual 2017

Description

File Details

• Manual type: User’s manual – operation, safety, rescue and maintenance instructions
• Brand: France Elevateur
• Models covered: 12xF and 13xF aerial work baskets, types 121F.1, 121F.2, 131F.1, 131F.2 and 132Fv
• Document reference: MAN.UT 12xF-13xF-GB
• Version / date: V.17.05, May 2017
• Language: English
• Page count: 124
• Format: PDF

Chapters Covered in the 12xF / 13xF Manual

• A – Information on the manual – foreword, storage of the manual and concerned persons, contents, glossary of terms
• B – Safety and terms of use – compliance certificate and community directives, reference norms, fields of application, disclaimer and warranty restrictions, recommendations to the user, restrictions and prohibitions about the user, restrictions and prohibitions about the machine, extracts from Directive 89/391, responsibilities sharing
• C – Overview and features – presentation and characteristics, machine identification, manufacturer’s identification sticker, performances, work area diagrams for 121F.1, 121F.2, 131F.1, 131F.2 and 132Fv, description of the subsets, description of the movements
• D – Warranty and after-sales network – warranty certificate, contacts and after-sales service network
• E – Safety devices – location of safety devices, description and functions of each device
• F – Options – main available options, description of the main options, the Electrical Power Pack, inside-van equipment, UK option pack
• G – Using the machine – definition of control stations, cabin desk, basket desk, ground desk, positioning the vehicle, standard use, controls from the ground mobile desk, end of use, plus annexes on with/without outriggers, joystick basket desk, outriggers control desk in the basket, and machines on specific carrier vehicles
• H – Malfunctions analysis – malfunctions, causes and solutions
• J – Rescue instructions – warnings before rescue action, Procedure A electrohydraulic mode from the ground desk, Procedure B rescue pump, Procedure C total failure manual mode for hydraulic configuration Type 1 and Type 2, arm retraction and outrigger retraction procedures
• K – Maintenance and periodic inspections – terms of warranty, qualification of personnel, allowed users, personnel competences, maintenance sheet symbols, cleaning, integrity control, oil level check, lubrication of rotating axles, telescopic components, slewing ring and outriggers, hydraulic circuit drain, hydraulic filter replacement, slewing ring tightening check, maintenance schedule, recommended lubricants, annex for machines with independent electro-hydraulic unit
• L – Maintenance notebook – presentation, periodic visit schedule, owner’s certificate, repair and maintenance record forms

This France Elevateur 12xF 13xF Aerial Work Basket User Manual 2017 is organised as a lettered section system (A through L) with three-digit page codes so a specific procedure can be located quickly from the index. The document opens with the compliance basis of the machine – the directives and reference norms consulted for design and construction – then moves into the practical material: how the vehicle is positioned and stabilised, how the outriggers are deployed and confirmed, how the basket is entered, which switch on which desk performs which movement, and what the indicator lamps and alarms mean. Machine-specific data is handled through the identification sticker and the work area diagram, both of which are described in place so the operator knows where to read the actual values for the machine in front of them. The second half of the manual is written for the person who keeps the machine in service: the safety device list, the malfunction table, the three rescue routes for a stranded operator, the lubrication points, the drain and filter intervals, and the record forms that document it all.

Safety Devices, Indicators and Machine Limits

A dedicated section catalogues the safety devices fitted to the standard machine and explains what each one is doing: the cabin control that verifies the parking brake is sufficiently tightened before the machine will start, the arm storage sensor that confirms the arm is fully retracted on its locking device for road use, the basket gate sensor that blocks movement until the gate is closed, the basket overload sensor that raises an alarm at the maximum permitted load, the slope alarm, the telescopic extension sensor that works with the storage sensor to authorise outrigger retraction, the turret orientation sensors that define the permitted rotation angle, and the outrigger sensor set that distinguishes retracted from ground-contact positions. The control desk presentations in Section G pair every switch, lamp and push button with its function – the cabin desk numbering, the basket desk numbering, and the ground mobile desk numbering – including the emergency stop and the sealed emergency mode button.

Rescue Procedures and Failure Handling

The rescue section is written for the situation where the person in the basket cannot bring themselves down. Procedure A uses the electrohydraulic mode from the ground desk when the basket controls have failed but the hydraulic pump still runs. Procedure B brings in the optional rescue pump when the main hydraulic circuit does not work, with the instruction to stop the carrier engine first so the main pump is off. Procedure C is the total failure route, carried out by hand on the hydraulic distribution units inside the van, and it is split between hydraulic configuration Type 1 (valve drawer and bypass positions, caps, staples, hand pump) and Type 2 (the specific rescue tool screwed onto the drawer head). Every route carries the same warning: retract the telescopic arm first, because certain safety devices are disabled in emergency mode and the risk of toggle has to be managed by the operator. The manual also states plainly that the machine must not go back to work after a rescue without the failure being analysed and repaired.

Maintenance Intervals and Lubrication

Section K sets out the maintenance regime as a set of illustrated operation sheets, each carrying its own frequency symbol, the personnel level required, the tools and consumables needed, and whether the work is done with the carrier engine running or stopped. It covers cleaning, the visual integrity check, the hydraulic oil level check against the tank indicator, greasing of the rotating axles, the telescopic sliding beam, the slewing ring and the outriggers, the hydraulic circuit drain, filter replacement and the slewing ring bolt tightening check. The consolidated maintenance schedule then groups everything into daily or weekly checks, 100-hour or one-month work, 300-hour or three-month work, the six-month inspection in an approved workshop, the annual export inspection, and the 7000-hour or seven-year full structural and electrical control with replacement of all slewing ring fixing screws. Recommended oil and grease specifications are listed with their characteristics for buyers who need to source equivalents.

Options and Carrier Vehicle Variants

The options section documents the equipment most commonly fitted to these machines, with a description of what each one does: the basket toolbox, the flashing light under the basket, synthetic shims, traffic cones, the 220V converter, the rear obstacle radar, the ladder rack, the rear door access cycle, the reinforced suspension kit, the 1000V electrical insulation, the Electrical Power Pack and Ecological Pack with their auxiliary battery arrangements, the outrigger option, and inside-van fit-out. A separate UK option pack page covers the rescue pump, engine on/off control and outrigger control located inside the van. Section G closes with notes on machines mounted on carrier vehicles that have a start-and-stop system as standard, including the automatic engine shutdown conditions, the restart delay, and the behaviour when auxiliary battery charge falls below 20 percent.

Why This Manual Matters in the Field

An aerial work basket is only as safe as the setup that precedes the first movement. This manual walks through that setup in sequence – parking, handbrake confirmation, area markup, wheel chocking, ignition position, machine on, work mode selection, outrigger deployment, slope confirmation – and explains what each indicator lamp is telling the operator at every step. That level of procedural detail is what turns a machine into a predictable one, and it is the difference between a stabilisation that is genuinely correct and one that merely looks close enough.

For the maintenance side, the value is in the intervals and the values: the oil grade, the tank capacity, the tightening torque for the slewing ring screws, the replacement rule when more than three juxtaposed screws are insufficiently tightened, the filter change that accompanies every drain. Having those numbers on hand, in the workshop or on site, removes guesswork from work that is expensive to get wrong.

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