Toro 31230N - Hydraulic System Maintenance; Checking the Hydraulic System; Changing the Hydraulic Oil and Filter

HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
Thereservoirislledatthefactorywithapproximately
18quarts(17l)ofhighqualitytractortransmission/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
systemoilisavailablein2/3oz.(20ml)bottles.Onebottle
issufcientfor4-6gal(15-221)ofhydraulicoil.Orderpart
number44-2500fromyourauthorizedTorodistributor.
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuidbeforetheengineisrst
startedanddailythereafter.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Releasethe
tractionpedaltotheneutralpositionandstartthe
engine.RunengineatlowestpossibleRPMtopurge
thesystemofair.DonotengagethePTO.Raise
thedecktoextendliftcylinders,stoptheengine,and
removethekey.
2.Removethehydraulicllcap(Figure42)fromller
neck.
3.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure42).
4.Screwthedipstickallthewayintothellerneck;then
removeitandchecklevelofuid(Figure42).
Iflevelisnotwithinnotchedareaofthedipstick,add
enoughhighqualityhydraulicuidtoraiselevelto
withinthenotchedarea.Donotoverll.
5.Replacethedipstickandthreadthellcapnger-tight
ontollerneck.
6.Checkallhosesandttingsforleaks.
Figure42
1.Dipstick
ChangingtheHydraulicOil
AndFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours
Every800hours
1.DisengagethePTO,releasethetractionpedaltothe
neutralpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Placealargepanunderthehydraulicreservoirand
transmissioncaseandremovetheplugs,drainingallof
thehydraulicuid(
Figure43).
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