Toro 74096 - Hydraulic System Maintenance; Hydraulic System Safety Precautions; Servicing the Hydraulic System; Checking the Hydraulic-Fluid Level

HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
HydraulicSystemSafety
•Seekimmediatemedicalattentionifuidisinjected
intoskin.Injecteduidmustbesurgicallyremoved
withinafewhoursbyadoctor.
•Ensurethatallhydraulic-uidhosesandlinesare
ingoodconditionandallhydraulicconnections
andttingsaretightbeforeapplyingpressureto
thehydraulicsystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressurehydraulic
uid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulicsystem
beforeperforminganyworkonthehydraulic
system.
ServicingtheHydraulic
System
Hydraulic-FluidSpecications
Hydraulic-tankcapacity:15.1L(16USqt)
Recommendeduid:ToroPremium
Transmission/HydraulicTractorFluid(availablein
5-gallonpailsor55-gallondrums.SeetheParts
CatalogorcontactanauthorizedT orodistributorfor
partnumbers.)
Alternateuids:IftheTorouidisnotavailable,
Mobil®424hydraulicuidmaybeused.
Note:T orodoesnotassumeresponsibilityfor
damagecausedbyimpropersubstitutions.
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditive
forthehydraulic-systemuidisavailablein20ml
(2/3oz)bottles.1bottleissufcientfor15to22L
(4to6gallons)ofhydraulicuid.OrderPartNumber
44-2500fromyourauthorizedTorodistributor.
CheckingtheHydraulic-Fluid
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthehydraulic-uidlevelbeforeyourststart
theengineanddailythereafter.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKpositionandstarttheengine.
Note:Runtheengineatthelowestpossible
rpmtopurgeanyairinthesystem.
Important:DonotengagethePTO.
3.Raisethedecktoextendtheliftcylinders,shut
offtheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Raisetheseattoaccessthehydraulic-uidtank.
5.Removethehydraulic-tankcap(Figure67).
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Figure67
1.Hydraulic-tankcap3.Fillerneck
2.Dipstick
6.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure67).
7.Placethedipstickintothellerneck,removeit,
andchecktheuidlevel(Figure68).
Note:Ifthelevelisnotwithinthenotchedarea
ofthedipstick,addenoughhigh-qualityhydraulic
uidtoraisetheleveltowithinthenotchedarea.
Important:Donotoverll.
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Figure68
1.Fullline2.Addline
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