IndustrySpecications:
VickersI-286-S(QualityLevel),VickersM-2950-S
(QualityLevel),DenisonHF-0
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditivefor
thehydraulicsystemoilisavailablein2/3oz.(20ml)
bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor4-6gal(15-221)
ofhydraulicoil.Orderpartno.44-2500fromyour
authorizedTorodistributor.
BiodegradableHydraulicFluid-Mobil224H
ToroBiodegradableHydraulicFluid(Availablein5gallon
pailsor55gallondrums.SeepartscatalogorT orodistributor
forpartnumbers.)
Alternateuid:MobilEnvirosyn46H
Note:Thisisvegetable-oilbasedbiodegradableoil
testedandapprovedbyToroforthismodel.Thisuid
isnotasresistanttohightemperaturesasstandard
uidsomakesuretofollowtherecommendeduid
changeintervalswiththisuid.Contamination
bymineral-basedhydraulicuidswillchangethe
biodegradabilityandtoxicityofthisoil.Whenchanging
fromstandarduidtothebiodegradabletype,be
certaintofollowtheapprovedushingprocedure.
ContactyourlocalToroDistributorfordetails.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthellerneckandcapofthe
hydraulictank(
Figure18).Removethecapfrom
thellerneck.
Figure18
1.Hydraulictankcap
3.Removethedipstickfromthellerneckandwipe
itwithacleanrag.Insertthedipstickintotheller
neck;thenremoveitandchecktheuidlevel.The
uidlevelshouldbebetweenthetwomarksonthe
dipstick.
4.Ifthelevelislow ,addtheappropriateuidtoraise
theleveltotheuppermark.
5.Installthedipstickandcapontothellerneck.
CheckingtheTirePressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thetiresareover-inatedforshipping.Therefore,
releasesomeoftheairtoreducethepressure.The
correctairpressureinthetiresis20psi(138kPa).
Checkthetirepressuredaily.
Important:Maintaintherecommendedpressure
inalltirestoensureagoodquality-of-cut
andpropermachineperformance.Donot
under-inate.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
Important:Thefuelsystemmustbebledifanyof
thefollowingsituationshaveoccurred:
•Theenginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponthefuel
systemcomponents.
1.Removeyourfootfromthetractionpedaland
ensurethatitisinneutral.Ensurethattheparking
brakeisset.
2.Movethethrottlecontroltothelowidleposition.
3.TurntheignitionkeytotheRunposition.Theglow
indicatorwilllight.
4.Whentheglowindicatordims,turntheignitionkey
totheStartposition.Releasethekeyimmediately
whentheenginestartsandallowittoreturnto
theRunposition.Movethethrottlecontroltothe
desiredposition.
Important:Donotrunthestartermotor
morethan15secondsatatimeorpremature
starterfailuremayresult.Iftheenginefailsto
startafter15seconds,turnthekeytotheOff
position,recheckthecontrolsandprocedures,
wait15additionalseconds,andrepeatthe
startingprocedure.
Whenthetemperatureislessthan20°F(-7°C),the
startermotorcanberunfor30secondsonthen60
secondsofffor2attempts.
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