Operator's Manual

7.Wipethedipstickoffandthreadthedipstickinto
thereservoir.
8.Removethedipstickandlookattheend(Figure
103).
Important:Donotoverllthehydraulic
unitswithuid,asdamagemayoccur.Do
notrunthemachinewithuidbelowtheadd
mark.
9.Iftheuidlevelisattheaddmark,slowlypour
onlyenoughuidintothehydraulicreservoirto
raisetheleveltothefullorHline.
10.Installthedipstick.
11.Repeattheprocedurefortheoppositedipstick.
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Figure103
Eitherdipstickisusedinthemachine
1.Full3.H—meanshighlevel
2.Add4.Dipsticklocationsunder
seat
ReplacingtheHydraulicFluidand
Filters
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst250hours—Change
thehydraulicltersandhydraulic
uidwhenusinganytypeofuid.
Every250hours—Changethehydrauliclters
andhydraulicuidwhenusingMobil
®
1uid
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Every500hours—Changethehydraulic
ltersandhydraulicuidwhenusingT oro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500hydraulicuid(moreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions).
Toreplacethehydraulicuid,theltersneedtobe
removed.Replacebothatthesametime;referto
Hydraulic-FluidSpecications(page67)fortheoil
specications.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Raisethemachineandsupportitwithjack
stands(Figure104).
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Figure104
1.Jackstands
4.Removeboththemowerbeltandthepump-drive
belt;refertoReplacingtheMowerBeltfor
Side-DischargeMowerDecks(page61)or
ReplacingtheMowerBeltforRear-Discharge
MowerDecks(page62),andrefertoReplacing
theHydraulicPump-DriveBelt(page64).
Note:Thispreventsoilfromgettingonthe
belts.
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