Toro 04357 - Checking the Hydraulic Fluid Level

CheckingtheHydraulicFluid
Level
Thehydraulicuidreservoirislledatthefactorywith
approximately8.5U.S.gallons(32.2l)ofhighquality
hydraulicuid.Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuid
beforetheengineisrststartedanddailythereafter.
Therecommendedreplacementuidisasfollows:
ToroPremiumAllSeasonHydraulicFluid(Availablein5
gallonpailsor55gallondrums.SeepartscatalogorT oro
distributorforpartnumbers.)
Alternateuids:IftheTorouidisnotavailable,other
uidsmaybeusedprovidedtheymeetallthefollowing
materialpropertiesandindustryspecications.Wedo
notrecommendtheuseofsyntheticuid.Consult
withyourlubricantdistributortoidentifyasatisfactory
product
Note:Torowillnotassumeresponsibilityfordamage
causedbyimpropersubstitutions,souseonlyproducts
fromreputablemanufacturerswhowillstandbehind
theirrecommendation.
HighViscosityIndex/LowPourPointAnti-wearHydraulic
Fluid,ISOVG46
MaterialProperties:
Viscosity,ASTMD445cSt@40°C44to48
cSt@100°C7.9to8.5
ViscosityIndexASTM
D2270
140to160
PourPoint,ASTMD97-34°Fto-49°F
IndustrySpecications:
VickersI-286-S(QualityLevel),VickersM-2950-S
(QualityLevel),DenisonHF-0
Important:TheISOVG46Multigradeuidhas
beenfoundtoofferoptimalperformanceinawide
rangeoftemperatureconditions.Foroperationin
consistentlyhighambienttemperatures,65°F(18°
C)to120°F(49°C),ISOVG68hydraulicuidmay
offerimprovedperformance.
PremiumBiodegradableHydraulicFluid-Mobil
EALEnviroSyn46H
Important:MobilEALEnviroSyn46Histheonly
syntheticbiodegradableuidapprovedbyToro.
Thisuidiscompatiblewiththeelastomersused
inTorohydraulicsystemsandissuitablefora
wide-rangeoftemperatureconditions.Thisuidis
compatiblewithconventionalmineraloils,butfor
maximumbiodegradabilityandperformancethe
hydraulicsystemshouldbethoroughlyushedof
conventionaluid.Theoilisavailablein5gallon
(19l)containersor55gallondrumsfromyour
MobilDistributor.
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditive
forthehydraulicsystemoilisavailablein2/3oz.(20
ml)bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor4-6gal(15-22
1)ofhydraulicoil.Orderpartno.44-2500fromyour
authorizedTorodistributor.Thisreddyeisnot
recommendedforusewithbiodegradableuids.
Usefoodcoloring.
Important:Regardlessofthehydraulicuid
typeused,anytractionunitusedforoffgreen
applications,verticuttingorusedduringambient
temperaturesabove85°F(29°C)shouldhaveOil
CoolerKit,PartNo.105-8339,installed.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Makesure
themachinehascooleddownsotheoiliscold.
Checktheoillevelbyviewingthesightgaugeon
thesideoftheauxiliaryoiltank(Figure26).Ifthe
oillevelisuptotheFullmarknexttothegauge,
theoillevelissufcient.
2.IftheoillevelisbelowtheFullmarkontheauxiliary
tank,removethecapfromthehydraulicoiltankand
slowlyllthetankwiththeappropriatehighquality
hydraulicuiduntilthelevelisuptothemarknext
tothesightgauge.Donotmixoils.Installthecap.
Important:Topreventsystemcontamination,
cleanthetopofthehydraulicoilcontainers
beforepuncturingthem.Ensurethatthepour
spoutandfunnelareclean.
Note:Makeaclosevisualinspectionofthe
hydrauliccomponents.Inspectthemforleaks,loose
fasteners,missingparts,improperlyroutedlines,etc.
Makeanycorrectionsnecessary.
Figure26
1.Sightgauge
3.Auxiliarytankbreather
2.Hydraulictankcap
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