Toro 30473 - Hydraulic System Maintenance; Hydraulic System Safety; Checking the Hydraulic System

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HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
Thereservoirislledatthefactorywithapproximately4.7L
(5.0USqt)ofhigh-qualitytractor-transmission/hydraulic
uid.Therecommendedreplacementuidisasfollows:
ToroPremiumTransmission/HydraulicTractorFluid
(Availablein5gallonpailsor55gallondrums.Seeparts
catalogorT orodistributorforpartnumbers.)
Alternateuids:IftheTorouidisnotavailable,Mobil®424
hydraulicuidmaybeused.
Note:Torowillnotassumeresponsibilityfordamagecaused
byimpropersubstitutions.
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,makingit
difculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditiveforthehydraulic
systemoilisavailablein20ml(2/3oz)bottles.Onebottle
issufcientfor15to22L(4to6USgallons)ofhydraulic
oil.OrderPartNo.44-2500fromyourauthorizedToro
distributor.
HydraulicSystemSafety
WARNING
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury.
•Ensurethatallhydraulic-uidhosesand
linesareingoodconditionandallhydraulic
connectionsandttingsaretightbefore
applyingpressuretothehydraulicsystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressure
hydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulicsystem
beforeperforminganyworkonthehydraulic
system.
•Seekimmediatemedicalattentionifuidis
injectedintoskin.
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuidbeforeyourststartthe
engineanddailythereafter.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
positionandstarttheengine.
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