Operator's Manual

HydraulicSystemMaintenance
HydraulicSystemSafety
•Seekimmediatemedicalattentionifuidisinjectedinto
skin.Injecteduidmustbesurgicallyremovedwithin
afewhoursbyadoctor.
•Ensurethatallhydraulic-uidhosesandlinesarein
goodconditionandallhydraulicconnectionsandttings
aretightbeforeapplyingpressuretothehydraulic
system.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaksor
nozzlesthatejecthigh-pressurehydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulicsystem
beforeperforminganyworkonthehydraulicsystem.
HydraulicFluidSpecications
Thereservoirislledatthefactorywithhigh-quality
hydraulicuid.Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuidbefore
yourststarttheengineanddailythereafter;referto
CheckingtheHydraulic-FluidLevel(page72).
Recommendedhydraulicuid:T oroPXExtendedLife
HydraulicFluid;availablein19L(5USgallon)pailsor208
L(55USgallon)drums.
Note:Amachineusingtherecommendedreplacement
uidrequireslessfrequentuidandlterchanges.
Alternativehydraulicuids:IfT oroPXExtendedLife
HydraulicFluidisnotavailable,youmayuseanother
conventional,petroleum-basedhydraulicuidhaving
specicationsthatfallwithinthelistedrangeforallthe
followingmaterialpropertiesandthatitmeetsindustry
standards.Donotusesyntheticuid.Consultwithyour
lubricantdistributortoidentifyasatisfactoryproduct.
Note:Torodoesnotassumeresponsibilityfordamage
causedbyimpropersubstitutions,souseproductsonly
fromreputablemanufacturerswhowillstandbehindtheir
recommendation.
HighViscosityIndex/LowPourPointAnti-wear
HydraulicFluid,ISOVG46
MaterialProperties:
Viscosity,ASTMD445cSt@40°C(104°F)
44to48
ViscosityIndexASTMD2270
140orhigher
PourPoint,ASTMD97-37°Cto-45°C(-34°F
to-49°F)
IndustrySpecications:EatonVickers694(I-286-S,
M-2950-S/35VQ25or
M-2952-S)
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,making
itdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditiveforthehydraulic
uidisavailablein20ml(0.67oz)bottles.Abottleis
sufcientfor15to22L(4to6USgallons)ofhydraulic
uid.OrderPartNo.44-2500fromyourauthorizedT oro
distributor.
Important:ToroPremiumSyntheticBiodegradable
HydraulicFluidistheonlysyntheticbiodegradable
uidapprovedbyToro.Thisuidiscompatiblewith
theelastomersusedinTorohydraulicsystemsandis
suitableforawide-rangeoftemperatureconditions.
Thisuidiscompatiblewithconventionalmineraloils,
butformaximumbiodegradabilityandperformance,
thehydraulicsystemshouldbethoroughlyushedof
conventionaluid.Theoilisavailablein19L(5US
gallon)pailsor208L(55USgallon)drumsfromyour
authorizedTorodistributor.
CheckingtheHydraulic-FluidLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thereservoirislledatthefactorywithhigh-quality
hydraulicuid.Thebesttimetocheckthehydraulicoil
iswhentheuidiscold.Themachineshouldbeinits
transportconguration.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page52).
2.Cleantheareaaroundthellerneckandthecapof
thehydraulictank(Figure147).
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Figure147
1.Fullmark(dipstick)2.Addmark(dipstick)
3.Removethecap/dipstickfromthellerneckandwipe
itwithacleanrag.
4.Insertthedipstickintothellerneck;thenremoveit
andcheckthelevelofuid.
Note:Theuidlevelshouldbewithinoperating
rangeonthedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthetank.
5.Ifthelevelislow,addtheappropriateamountofuid
toraisetheleveltothefullmark.
6.Installthecap/dipstickontothellerneck.
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