Operator's Manual

HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheHydraulic
System
CheckingtheHydraulicFluidLevel
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every25hours
FluidType:Mobil115W-50syntheticmotoroilor
equivalentsyntheticoil.
Important:Useoilspeciedorequivalent.Other
uidscouldcausesystemdamage.
HydraulicSystemOilCapacity:132ounces(3.9l)
Note:Therearetwowaysofcheckingthehydraulicoil.
Oneiswhentheoiliswarmandoneiswhentheoilis
cold.Thebafeinsidethetankhastwolevelsdepending
iftheoiliswarmorcold.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceandsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Cleantheareaaroundllerneckofhydraulictank
(Figure75).
3.Removethecapfromthellerneck.Lookinsideto
checkifthereisuidinthereservoir(Figure75).
4.Ifthereisnouid,adduidtothereservoiruntilit
reachesthecoldlevelofthebafe.
5.Runthemachineatlowidlefor15minutestoallow
anyairtopurgeoutofthesystemandwarmtheuid.
RefertoStartingandStoppingtheEnginein,page.
6.Rechecktheuidlevelwhiletheuidiswarm.The
uidshouldbebetweencoldandhot.
7.Ifrequired,adduidtothehydraulictank.
Note:Theuidlevelshouldbetothetopofthehot
levelofthebafe,whentheuidishot(Figure75).
8.Installcaponllerneck.
Figure75
1.Cap3.Colduidlevel-full
2.Bafe4.Hotuidlevel-full
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.
ChangingtheHydraulicFilterandOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Yearly
Usesummerlterabove32°F(0°C)
Usewinterlterbelow32°F(0°C)
Note:Attheyearlyinterval,changethehydraulicoil
whentheoillterischanged.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
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