Toro 72949 - Changing the Hydraulic Fluid and Filters

7.Wipethedipstickoffandthreadthedipstickinto
thereservoir.
8.Removethedipstickandlookattheend(Figure
83).
Important:Donotoverllthehydraulic
unitswithuid,asdamagemayoccur.Do
notrunthemachinewithuidbelowtheadd
mark.
9.Iftheuidlevelisattheaddmark,slowlypour
onlyenoughuidintothehydraulicreservoirto
raisetheleveltothefullorHline.
10.Installthedipstick.
11.Repeattheprocedurefortheoppositedipstick.
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Figure83
Eitherdipstickisusedinthemachine
1.Full3.H—meanshighlevel
2.Add4.Dipsticklocationsunder
seat
ChangingtheHydraulic
FluidandFilters
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst250hours—Change
thehydraulicltersandhydraulic
uid.
Every250hours—Aftertheinitial
change—changethehydraulic-system
ltersanduidwhenusingMobil115W50
uid.(Changeitmoreoftenunderdirtyordusty
conditions)
Every500hours—Aftertheinitial
change—changethehydraulic-system
ltersanduidwhenusingT oro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500uid.(Changeitmoreoftenunderdirtyor
dustyconditions)
Toreplacethehydraulicuid,theltersneedtobe
removed.Replacebothatthesametime;referto
Hydraulic-FluidSpecications(page58)foruid
specications.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Raisethemachineandsupportitwithjack
stands(Figure84).
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Figure84
1.Jackstands
4.Removeboththemowerbeltandthepump-drive
belt;refertoReplacingtheMowerBelt(page
54)andReplacingtheHydraulicPump-Drive
Belt(page55).
Note:Thispreventsuidfromgettingonthe
belts.
5.Placeadrainpanunderthelter,removethe
oldlter,andwipethesurfaceclean(Figure85).
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