Operator's Manual

6.Ifthereisnouid,adduidtothereservoiruntilit
reachesthecoldlevelofthebafe.
7.Runthemachineatlowidlefor15minutestoallow
anyairtopurgeoutofthesystemandwarmuid.
RefertoStartingandStoppingtheEngine.
8.Rechecktheuidlevelwhiletheuidiswarm.If
required,adduidtothereservoiruntilitreaches
thehotlevelofthebafe.
Note:Theuidlevelshouldbetothetopofthehot
levelofthebafe,whentheuidiswarm(Figure54).
9.Installcaponllerneck.
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury.
•Ifhydraulicuidisinjectedintotheskin
itmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththistypeof
injury.Gangrenemayresultifthisisnot
done.
•Keepbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthighpressure
hydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulic
leaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulic
systembeforeperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem.
•Makesureallhydraulicuidhosesand
linesareingoodconditionandallhydraulic
connectionsandttingsaretightbefore
applyingpressuretohydraulicsystem.
ReplacingtheHydraulicFilter
Changethehydrauliclterasfollows:
•Aftertherst8operatinghours.
•Afterevery200operatinghours.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
Important:Donotsubstituteautomotiveoil
lterorseverehydraulicsystemdamagemay
result.
3.Removehydraulicreservoircapandtemporarily
coveropeningwithaplasticbagandrubberbandto
preventallhydrouidfromdrainingout.
4.Locatelterunderenginebaseandplacedrainpan
underlter(Figure55).
5.Removetheoldlterandwipethelteradapter
gasketsurfaceclean(Figure55).
Figure55
1.Hydrauliclter
3.Adapter
2.Gasket
6.Applyathincoathydro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
(Figure55).
10.Cleanupanyspilleduid.
11.Ifthereisnouid,addMobil115W-50synthetic
motoroilorequivalentsyntheticoiltoapproximately
1/4inch(6mm)belowthetopofreservoirbafe.
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.
Airmustbepurgedfromthehydraulicsystemwhenany
hydrauliccomponents,includingoillter,areremoved
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