Operator's Manual

Changethehydrauliclterasfollows:
•Aftertherst8operatinghours.
•Afterevery200operatinghoursoryearlybefore
storage.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
Important:Donotsubstituteautomotiveoil
lterorseverehydraulicsystemdamagemay
result.
3.Removehydraulicreservoircapandtemporarily
coveropeningwithaplasticbagandrubberbandto
preventallhydraulicuidfromdrainingout.
4.Locatethelterunderthefueltankandplacedrain
panunderlter(Figure57).
Figure57
5.Removetheoldlterandwipethelteradapter
gasketsurfaceclean(Figure58).
6.Applyathincoathydraulicuidtotherubbergasket
onthereplacementlter.
7.Installreplacementhydrauliclterontothelter
adapter.Donottighten.
8.Removeplasticbagfromreservoiropeningand
allowltertollwithhydraulicuid.
9.Whenthehydrauliclterisfull,turntheoillter
clockwiseuntiltherubbergasketcontactsthelter
adapter,thentightenthelteranadditional1/2turn
(Figure58).
Figure58
1.Hydrauliclter
3.Adapter
2.Gasket
10.Cleanupanyspilleduid.
11.Checktheuidinthereservoir,adduidtothetank
untilitreachesthecoldbafeofthetank.
Important:Useoilspeciedorequivalent.
Otheruidscouldcausesystemdamage.
12.Startengineandletrunforabouttwominutesto
purgeairfromthesystem.Stoptheengineand
checkforleaks.Ifoneorbothwheelswillnotdrive,
refertoBleedingHydraulicSystem.
13.Rechecklevelandadduid,ifrequired.Donot
overll.
BleedingtheHydraulicSystem
Thetractionsystemisselfbleeding,however,itmaybe
necessarytobleedthesystemifuidischangedorafter
workisperformedonthesystem.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Raisetherearofthemachineupontojackstands
highenoughtoraisethedrivewheelsofftheground.
4.Starttheengineandmovethethrottlecontroltoidle
position.
Ifthedrivewheeldoesnotrotate,itispossibleto
assistthepurgingofthesystembycarefullyrotating
thetireintheforwarddirection.
5.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelasitdropsadduid
asrequiredtomaintaintheproperlevel.
6.Repeatthisprocedurefortheoppositewheel.
7.Thoroughlycleantheareaaroundeachofthecharge
pumphousings.
CheckingtheHydraulicLines
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
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