Maintenance | 12
DOCMA0000006‐UK ﴾ENG﴿ ‐ Samson FPT 3A 235
12.12 Hydraulic system maintenance
12.12.1 Hydraulic oil: Check and replacement
Thehydraulicoiltankislocatedontherearsideofthevehicle,in
thecentralpart"1"(fig.1509801).
Thelevelcanbecheckedthroughthetransparentcapplacedon
therightsideofthemachine"2".
The level is correct when the oil is visible from the transparent
cap "2" with all the cylinders of the vehicle in the transport
position.
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NOTICE
See the chapter "Technical data" to know the amount and type of recommended oil.
Oil check
Tokeepthevehicleinnormaloperationconditions,itisnecessary
tokeeptheoillevelinbestconditions.
Toproperlychecktheoillevelinthetankitisnecessaryto:
– Preparethevehicleinthemaintenanceposition.
– Make sure that all cylinders and jacks of the vehicle are
retracted (e.g. telescopic boom fully retracted and lowered,
attachmentholdingplatetilteddownasmuchaspossibleto
avoidcontactwith chassisortires).In thiswayallthe oilof
thehydrauliccircuitwillbesentinthetank.
– Check the oil level through the transparent cap "2". Under
the best conditions, the oil level reaches the middle of the
transparentindicator.
– Ifnecessary,removethecap"3"andaddoiluntilitreaches
theproperlevel.
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Oil change
Tochangetheoilinthetankitisnecessaryto:
– Preparethevehicleinthemaintenanceposition.
– Make sure that all cylinders and jacks of the vehicle are
retracted (e.g. telescopic boom fully retracted and lowered,
attachmentholdingplatetilteddownasmuchaspossibleto
avoidcontactwith chassisortires).In thiswayallthe oilof
thehydrauliccircuitwillbesentinthetank.
– Place a container under the drain plug (located under the
tank).
– Removethefillercap"3"
– Removethedrainplugtolettheoildrain"4".
– Putbackthedrainplug"4".
– Fillthetankwiththeoilindicated
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