Service Manual

FilteringtheClosed-LoopTractionCircuit(continued)
IMPORTANT
Whileengagingthetractioncircuit,monitortheindicatoronthe
highowhydrauliclter.Iftheindicatorshowsred,eitherreduce
thepressureonthetractionpedalorreducetheenginespeedto
decreasethehydraulicowthroughthelter.
7.Withtheenginerunningatlow-idlespeed,slowlymovethetractionpedalto
theforwarddirectiontoallowowthroughthetractioncircuitandhigh-ow
lter.Keepthetractioncircuitengagedinforwardfor5minuteswhile
graduallyincreasingbothforwardpressureonthetractionpedalandengine
speed.Monitorthelterindicatortoensurethatthegreencolorisshowing
duringoperation.
8.Withtheenginerunningathigh-idlespeedandtractionpedalmovedto
theforwarddirection,periodicallyapplybrakestoincreasepressureinthe
tractioncircuit.Whilemonitoringthelterindicator,continuethisprocessfor
5moreminutes.
IMPORTANT
IfyouareusingalterthatisnottheTorohighowlterthatis
bi-directional,donotpressthetractionpedalinthereversedirection.
Iftheowisreversedwhenusingalterthatisnotbi-directional,
unwantedmaterialfromthelterwillagainenterthetractioncircuit.
9.Withtheenginerunningathigh-idlespeed,alternatelymovethetraction
pedalfromforwardtoreverse.Whilemonitoringthelterindicator,continue
thisprocessfor5moreminutes.
10.Shutofftheengineandremovethekeyfromthekeyswitch.
11.Removethehighowhydrauliclterandhydraulichosekitfromthemachine.
Connectthehydraulichosetothe90°hydraulictting.Ensurethatyou
properlytightenthehoses;refertoInstallingtheHydraulicHoseandTube
(O-RingFaceSealFitting)(page6–11).
12.Lowerthemachinetotheground.
13.Checkthehydraulic-uidlevelinthehydraulictankandaddcorrectquantity
ofuidifnecessary;refertotheOperator’sManual.
ChargingtheHydraulicSystem
Note:Wheninitiallystartingthehydraulicsystemwithneworrebuiltcomponents
suchaspumps,wheelmotors,orliftcylinders,itisimportantthatthehydraulic
systemischargedproperly.Removetheairfromthesystemanditscomponents
toreducethechanceofdamage.
IMPORTANT
Changethehydraulic-uidlterswhenyourepairorreplacethe
hydrauliccomponents.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandshutofftheengine.
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