• After the first 8 operating hours .
• After ev er y 50 operating hours .
Note: T here are tw o w a ys of c hec king the
h y draulic oil; when the oil is w ar m or when the oil
is cold. T he tank has tw o lev els de pending if the
oil is w ar m or cold ( Figure 49 ).
1. P osition the mac hine on a lev el surface and set
the parking brak e .
2. Clean the area around the h y draulic tank
( Figure 49 ).
3. If the mac hine has not been star ted and is cold,
ensure the fluid is up to the cold line on the
side of the h y draulic tank.
4. If the mac hine has been r un and is up to
nor mal operating temperature , ensure the fluid
is up to the hot line on the side of the h y draulic
tank.
5. If fluid is needed, remo v e the cap from the
filler nec k ( Figure 49 ).
6. Add fluid to the reser v oir until it reac hes the
cold or hot line of the tank de pending on the
temperature of the fluid.
7. Install the cap on filler nec k.
Figure 49
1. Cap
3. Cold uid level-full
2. Bafe 4. Hot uid level-full
Hy draulic fluid escaping under pr essur e
can penetrate skin and cause injur y .
• If h y draulic fluid is injected into the
skin it must be surgicall y r emo v ed
within a few hour s by a doctor f amiliar
with this type of injur y . Gang r ene
may r esult if this is not done.
• K eep body and hands a w ay fr om pin
hole leaks or nozzles that eject high
pr essur e h y draulic fluid.
• Use cardboard or paper to find
h y draulic leaks.
• Safel y r eliev e all pr essur e in the
h y draulic system bef or e perf or ming
an y w or k on the h y draulic system.
• Mak e sur e all h y draulic fluid hoses
and lines ar e in good condition and
all h y draulic connections and fittings
ar e tight bef or e appl ying pr essur e to
h y draulic system.
Replacing the Hydraulic Filters and
Oil
Chang e the h y draulic filter and oil:
• After the first 250 operating hours .
• Chang e yearly after the first 250 operating
hours .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
Important: Do not substitute automoti v e
oil filter or sev er e h y draulic system dama ge
may r esult.
3. Locate the tw o filters , one under eac h
transmission and remo v e the filter guards .
4. Carefully clean the area around the filters . It is
impor tant that no dir t or contamination enter
the h y draulic system ( Figure 50 ).
5. Unscrew the filters and allo w the oil to drain
from the dri v e system ( Figure 50 ).
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