6.Removethedipstickfromthehydraulicreservoir
(Figure71).
7.Wipethedipstickoffandthreadthedipstickinto
thereservoir.
8.Removethedipstickandlookattheend
(Figure71).Iftheuidlevelisattheaddmark,
slowlypouronlyenoughuidintothehydraulic
reservoirtoraisetheleveltothefullline.
Important:Donotoverllthehydraulic
unitswithuid,asdamagemayoccur.Do
notrunthemachinewiththeuidbelowthe
addmark.
9.Installthedipstick.
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Figure71
1.Full2.Add
ChangingtheHydraulic
FluidandFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Change
thehydrauliclterandreservoir
hydraulicuidwhenusinganytype
ofuid.
Every250hours—Changethehydrauliclter
andreservoirhydraulicuidwhenusingMobil
®
1uid(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Every500hours—Changethehydrauliclter
andreservoirhydraulicuidwhenusingT oro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500hydraulicuid(moreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions).
Note:Useasummerlterwhenthetemperatureis
0°C(32°F)andabove.Useawinterlterwhenthe
temperatureis0°C(32°F)andbelow.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,movethe
speed-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition,
disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),and
engagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Carefullycleantheareaaroundthelter.
Important:Ensurethatnodirtor
contaminationenterthehydraulicsystem.
4.Unscrewandremovethelterandallowtheuid
todrainfromthereservoir.
Important:Donotchangethehydraulic
systemuid(exceptforwhatcanbedrained
whenchangingthelter),unlesstheuidhas
beencontaminatedorbeenextremelyhot.
Changingthehydraulicuidunnecessarily
coulddamagethehydraulicsystemby
introducingcontaminatesintothesystem.
5.Beforeinstallingthenewlter,llitwithT oro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500hydraulicuidandapplyathin
coatofuidonthesurfaceoftherubberseal.
6.Turnthelterclockwiseuntiltherubberseal
contactsthelteradapter,thentightenthelter
anadditional2/3to3/4turn.
7.FillthereservoirasstatedinCheckingthe
HydraulicFluid(page55).
8.Raisetherearofthemachineupandsupportit
withjackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
9.Starttheengineandmovethethrottlecontrolto
theFULL-THROTTLEposition.
10.Movethespeed-controlleverstothefull-speed
positionandrunthemachineforseveral
minutes.
11.Shutoffthemachineandchecktheuidlevel.
CheckingandCleaningthe
HydraulicPumps
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,movethe
speed-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition,
disengagethePTO,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Raisetheseat.
4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromthehydraulic
pumps.
5.Lowertheseat.
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