Operator's Manual

HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheHydraulic
System
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours
HydraulicOilType:Toro
®
15w-50hydraulicoilor
Mobil
®
115W-50syntheticmotoroilorequivalent
syntheticoil..
Important:Useoilspeciedorequivalent.Other
uidscouldcausesystemdamage.
HydraulicSystemOilCapacity:67oz.(2.0l)
Note:Therearetwowaysofcheckingthehydraulicoil.
Oneiswhentheoiliswarmandoneiswhentheoilis
cold.Thebafeinsidethetankhastwolevelsdepending
iftheoiliswarmorcold.
1.Positionmachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO)andshutoff
theengine.
3.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingpositionandthensettheparkingbrake.
4.Cleanareaaroundcapandllerneckofhydraulic
tank(Figure68).
Figure68
1.Cap3.Colduidlevel-full
2.Bafe4.Hotuidlevel-full
5.Removecapfromllerneck.Lookinsidetocheck
theuidlevelinthereservoir.(Figure68).
6.Adduidtothereservoiruntilitreachesthecold
levelofthebafe.
7.Runthemachineatlowidlefor15minutestoallow
anyairtopurgeoutofthesystemandwarmuid.
RefertoStartingandStoppingtheEngine.
8.Rechecktheuidlevelwhiletheuidiswarm.If
required,adduidtothereservoiruntilitreaches
thehotlevelofthebafe.
Note:Theuidlevelshouldbetothetopofthehot
levelofthebafe,whentheuidiswarm(Figure68).
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
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every400hours
Hothydraulicuidcancausesevereburns.
Allowthehydraulicuidtocoolbefore
performinganymaintenancetothehydraulic
system.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
Important:Donotsubstituteautomotiveoil
lterorseverehydraulicsystemdamagemay
result.
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