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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
This instruction manual is intended to familiarize firefighters and maintenance personnel with the
operation, servicing, and safety procedures associated with the CROSSFIRE portable/deck gun.
This manual should be kept available to all operating and maintenance personnel.
DANGER
Maximum recommended
flow is 1250 gpm.
Maximum recommended
inlet pressure is 175 psi.
TASK FORCE TIPS, Inc.
MADE IN USA •www.tft.com
©Copyright Task Force Tips, Inc. 1999-2010
MANUAL:
WITH SAFE-TAK 1250 BASE
Read instruction manual before use. Operation of this device without understanding
the manual and receiving proper training is a misuse of this equipment. A person who
has not read and understood all operating and safety instructions, is not qualified to
operate the CROSSFIRE portable/deck gun.
CROSSFIRE
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE
The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response
equipment and services want responders to know and understand the
following:
1. Firefighting and Emergency Response are inherently dangerous
activities requiring proper training in their hazards and the use of extreme
caution at all times.
2. It is your responsibility to read and understand any user's instructions,
including purpose and limitations, provided with any piece of equipment
you may be called upon to use.
3. It is your responsibility to know that you have been properly trained in
Firefighting and /or Emergency Response and in the use, precautions,
and care of any equipment you may be called upon to use.
4. It is your responsibility to be in proper physical condition and to maintain
the personal skill level required to operate any equipment you may be
called upon to use.
5. It is your responsibility to know that your equipment is in operable
condition and has been maintained in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
6. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in death, burns or other
severe injury.
FEMSA
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association, Inc.
3701 Innovation Way, Valparaiso IN 46383-9327 USA
800-348-2686 • 219-462-6161 • Fax 219-464-7155
DANGER
P.O. Box 147, Lynnfield, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org
LIX-030 June 21, 2010 Rev18

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  • Page 1 P.O. Box 147, Lynnfield, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org TASK FORCE TIPS, Inc. 3701 Innovation Way, Valparaiso IN 46383-9327 USA 800-348-2686 • 219-462-6161 • Fax 219-464-7155 MADE IN USA •www.tft.com ©Copyright Task Force Tips, Inc. 1999-2010 LIX-030 June 21, 2010 Rev18...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 SAFETY 4.0 SAFE-TAK 1250 BASE 2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 4.1 SITE SELECTION 2.1 PART IDENTIFICATION 4.2 EXTENDING PORTABLE BASE LEGS 3.0 CROSSFIRE® DEPLOYMENT 4.3 PORTABLE BASE LEG SPIKES 3.1 QUICK CONNECT SWIVEL JOINT 4.4 INSTALLING MONITOR ON BASE 3.2 INSTALLING MONITOR ON BASE 4.5 PORTABLE BASE ANCHORING 3.3 REMOVING MONITOR TOP FROM...

  • Page 3: General Information

    2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION The CROSSFIRE monitor is the most rugged and innovative deck/portable master stream device ever offered to the fire service. Attachment of the CROSSFIRE to the base is quick, easy, positive, and can be visually verified. The release mechanism is locked out by water pressure.

  • Page 4: Removing Monitor Top From Base

    Figure 3.2.2 Figure 3.2.3 Slide bar up, safety Slide bar locked, safety Figure 3.2.1 plunger is not engaged. plunger is engaged. 3.3 REMOVING MONITOR TOP FROM BASE To remove the monitor from it’s base: a) Stop all water flow. b) Depress the safety plunger and lift the slide bar which will disengage the spring loaded pawls from the groove in the base. c) Lift the monitor straight up off the base by the handle on top of the monitor.

  • Page 5: Automatic Drain

    3.6 AUTOMATIC DRAIN An automatic drain empties water from a low point in the monitor piping to prevent freezing and help empty hose lines. The valve is designed to close automatically when pressure in the monitor exceeds approximately 5 psi and open again when the pressure drops to that point.

  • Page 6: Safe-Tak 1250 Base

    4.0 SAFE-TAK 1250 BASE The portable base allows the monitor to be positioned in places that are not accessible with a fire truck. As an added measure of safety, the SAFE-TAK 1250 portable base has a safety valve. The function of the safety valve is to quickly reduce flow should the monitor, and portable base, ever leave the ground for any reason.

  • Page 7: Installing Monitor On Base

    4.4 INSTALLING MONITOR ON BASE To install the monitor on either the truck mount flange or portable base: (Refer to figures 4.4.1, 4.4.2, & 4.4.3) a) Turn elevation handwheel to make sure the elevation of the nozzle is above the 35° safety stop.

  • Page 8: Hose Connection

    See section 3.10.1. When the monitor is on the portable base do not exceed 1250 GPM (5000 l/min) or 175 PSI (12 bar). Testing conducted by Task Force Tips with five inch hose indicates that the use of a pressure relief valve is desirable, but not mandatory.

  • Page 9: Removing Monitor From Base

    4.11 REMOVING MONITOR FROM BASE To remove the monitor from it’s base: a) Stop all water flow. b) Depress the safety plunger and lift the slide bar which will disengage the spring loaded pawls from the groove in the base. c) Lift the monitor straight up off the base by the handle on top of the monitor.

  • Page 10: Grease Worm Gear

    If valve does not trip, stop all flow at pump and inspect valve and trip mechanism to determine the cause. If cause can not be determined, contact Task Force Tips at 1-800-348-2686 for additional assistance.

  • Page 11: Drawings And Parts List

    CROSSFIRE portable/deck gun. This manual should be kept available to all operating and maintenance personnel. OPERATIONS MANUAL: DVD SUPPLEMENT TASK FORCE TIPS, Inc. 2800 East Evans Avenue " Valparaiso , IN 46383-6940 800-348-2686 " 219-462-6161 " Fax 219-464-7155 www.tft.com This DVD is not intended to replace the reading and understanding of the CROSSFIRE operations manual.
  • Page 12 ® SAFE-TAK 1250 with Safety Valve DESCRIPTION PART # SAFETY VALVE HANDLE LABEL XL070 VALVE HANDLE X540 1/4 x 1 3/8 SPIROL PIN VP250X1.375H TORSION SPRING X560 BUTTERFLY X550 5/32 x 1 1/8 SPIROL PIN V1920 O-RING-118 VO-118 BUSHING X565 O-RING-113 VO-113 VALVE SHAFT...
  • Page 13 DOUBLE INLET OPTION DESCRIPTION PART # 1/4-28 x 1/2 SOCKET SET VT25-28SS500 3/16 SS BALL V2120 SAFETY VALVE BASE LABEL OR XL080 OR NO VALVE BASE LABEL XL085 2.5" WYE X712 2.5" CLAPPER X772 2.5" CLAPPER GASKET X762 WASHER VW1.9x26-076 1/4-20 x 1 SHCS, SS VT25-20SH1.0 O-RING-244...
  • Page 14 HIGH FLOW SINGLE INLET OPTION 4" Storz Coupling is available (not shown) DESCRIPTION PART 1 STORZ 4" FTS PSF4.25 - PARTS SET FULL TIME SWIVEL A4114.1 2 MATE PSM4.25 X PSF5.25 LOCKOUT PART SET A4730.2 DESCRIPTION Part # RELIEF VALVE WITHOUT THREAD, ALUMINUM A1810 7/16-14 X 1 HEX HEAD BOLT 18-8 STAINLESS STEEL VT43-14HX1.0...

  • Page 15: Warranty

    8.0 WARRANTY Task Force Tips, Inc., 3701 Innovation Way, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383-9327 (“TFT”) warrants to the original purchaser of its Crossfire Monitor and Safe-Tak 1250 Base (“equipment”), and to anyone to whom it is transferred, that the equipment shall be free from defects in material and workmanship during the five (5) year period from the date of purchase.

  • Page 16: Inspection Checklist

    Operating a monitor that fails any of the above inspections is a misuse of this equipment. TASK FORCE TIPS, Inc. 3701 Innovation Way, Valparaiso IN 46383-9327 USA 800-348-2686 • 219-462-6161 • Fax 219-464-7155 MADE IN USA •www.tft.com ©Copyright Task Force Tips, Inc. 1999-2010 LIX-030 June 21, 2010 Rev18...

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