ReleasingPressurefromtheHydraulicSystem
Releaseallthepressureinthehydraulicsystembeforeyouworkonthehydraulic
system.
•Releasethehydraulicpressurefromthetractioncircuitasfollows:
Note:Ifyouparkthemachineonaninclineorslope,thepressurein
thetractioncircuitdoesnotrelease.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Lowerthecuttingdeck.
3.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionandallowtheenginetostop.
•Releasethehydraulicpressurefromtheliftcircuitasfollows:
1.Fullylowerthecuttingdeckontothesolidblocks.
2.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionandallowtheenginetostop.
3.Afterloweringthecuttingdeck,ensurethattheliftcylinderdoesnot
supportthecuttingdeck.
•Releasethehydraulicpressurefromthesteeringcircuitasfollows:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Lowerthecuttingdeck.
3.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionandallowtheenginetostop.
4.Aftertheenginehascometoacompletestop,rotatethesteeringwheel
inbothdirections.
•TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositiontoreleasethehydraulicpressure
fromthePTOcircuit.
•Ifthemachineisequippedwithoptionalhydraulickits(e.g.,QuickAttach
System),releasethehydraulicpressurefromthekitsasfollows:
1.Fullylowerandsupporttheattachments.
2.Withtheenginestopped,turnthekeyswitchtotheRUNpositionand
movethehydraulickitswitchestoONposition.
3.Asthehydraulicsolenoidsareenergized,thecircuitpressurewillbe
released.
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