Toro 30651 - Checking the Hydraulic Fluid

DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethefuelvapors.Areorexplosionfrom
fuelcanburnyouandothersandcandamage
property.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removeequipmentfromthe
truckortrailerandrefueltheequipmentwith
itswheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
container,ratherthanfromafueldispenser
nozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keep
thenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefuel
tankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil
fuelingiscomplete.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleantheareaaroundthefuel
tankcap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank.
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelistothebottomofthe
llerneckwithdieselfuel.
5.Installthefueltankcaptightlyafterllingthetank.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.
Thiswillminimizepossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid
Themachinesreservoirislledatthefactorywith
approximately7.04UKgallons(32l)ofhighquality
hydraulicuid.Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuid
beforetheengineisrststartedanddailythereafter.
Therecommendedreplacementuidisasfollows:
ToroPremiumAllSeasonHydraulicFluid(Availablein5
gallonpailsor55gallondrums.SeepartscatalogorToro
distributorforpartnumbers.)
Alternateuids:IftheTorouidisnotavailable,other
uidsmaybeusedprovidedtheymeetallthefollowing
materialpropertiesandindustryspecications.Wedo
notrecommendtheuseofsyntheticuid.Consult
withyourlubricantdistributortoidentifyasatisfactory
productNote:Torowillnotassumeresponsibilityfor
damagecausedbyimpropersubstitutions,souseonly
productsfromreputablemanufacturerswhowillstand
behindtheirrecommendation.
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
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditivefor
thehydraulicsystemoilisavailablein2/3oz.(20ml)
bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor15-221(4-6gal)
ofhydraulicoil.Orderpartno.44-2500fromyour
authorizedTorodistributor.
BiodegradableHydraulicFluid-Mobil224H
ToroBiodegradableHydraulicFluid(Availablein5gallon
pailsor55gallondrums.SeepartscatalogorTorodistributor
forpartnumbers.)
Alternateuid:MobilEAL224H
Note:Thisisvegetable-oilbasedbiodegradable
oiltestedandapprovedbyToroforthismodel.
Thisuidisnotasresistanttohightemperaturesas
standarduid,sobesuretofollowtherecommended
uidchangeintervalswiththisuid.Contamination
bymineral-basedhydraulicuidswillchangethe
biodegradabilityandtoxicityofthisoil.Whenchanging
fromstandarduidtothebiodegradabletype,be
certaintofollowtheapprovedushingprocedure.
ContactyourlocalToroDistributorfordetails.
1.Positionmachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunitsandstoptheengine.
2.Checkthesightlevelgaugeonthesideofthetank.
Thelevelneedstobeattheuppermark.
3.Ifhydraulicoilisneeded,cleanareaaroundthecap
ofhydraulictank(
Figure24).Removecapfromthe
tank.
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