Operator's Manual

Note:T orowillnotassumeresponsibilityfordamage
causedbyimpropersubstitutions.
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditivefor
thehydraulicsystemoilisavailablein20ml(2/3oz)
bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor15to22L(4to6
USgallons)ofhydraulicuid.OrderPartNo.44-2500
fromyourauthorizedT orodistributor.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,releasethe
tractionpedaltotheNEUTRALposition,andstart
theengine.
2.Runtheengineatthelowestpossiblespeedto
purgethesystemofair.
Important:DonotengagethePTO.
3.Raisethedecktoextendtheliftcylinders,shut
offtheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Removethehydraulic-llercap(Figure48)from
thellerneck.
5.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure48).
6.Screwthedipstickallthewayintothellerneck;
thenremoveit,andchecktheleveloftheuid
(Figure48).
Ifthelevelisnotwithinthenotchedareaofthe
dipstick,addenoughhigh-qualityhydraulicuid
toraisetheleveltowithinthenotchedarea.Do
notoverllthehydraulicsystem.
7.Replacethedipstickandthreadthellcap
nger-tightontothellerneck.
8.Checkallhosesandttingsforleaks.
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Figure48
1.Dipstick
ChangingtheHydraulic
FluidAndFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours
Every800hours
1.DisengagethePTO,releasethetractionpedal
totheNEUTRALposition,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition,
shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Placealargepanunderthehydraulicreservoir
andtransmissioncaseandremovetheplugs,
drainingallofthehydraulicuid(Figure49).
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Figure49
1.Transmission-casedrain
plug
3.Hydraulic-reservoirdrain
plug
2.Filter
4.Cleantheareaaroundthehydraulic-uidlter
andremovethelter(Figure49).
5.Immediatelyinstallanewhydraulic-uidlter.
6.Installthedrainplugsinthehydraulicreservoir
andthetransmissioncase.
7.Fillthereservoirtotheproperlevel;referto
CheckingtheHydraulicSystem(page48).
8.Starttheengineandcheckforuidleaks.Allow
theenginetorunforabout5minutes,thenshut
itoff.
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