HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheHydraulic
System
HydraulicFluidType:Toro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500hydraulic
oilorMobil
®
115W-50.
Important:Useuidspecied.Otheruidscould
damagethehydraulicsystem.
EachHydraulicSystemFluidCapacity:1.5L(52oz)per
sidewithlterchange
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthehydraulicuid
level.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Waitfortheengineandhydraulicsystemtocoolfor
10minutes.
Note:Theoillevelonthedipstickisincorrectifyou
checktheoilwhenthemachineishot.
5.Movetheseatforward.
6.Cleantheareaaroundthedipsticksofthehydraulic
systemreservoirs(Figure81).
7.Remove1dipstickfromthehydraulicreservoir(Figure
81).
8.Wipethedipstickoffandthreadthedipstickintothe
reservoir.
9.Removethedipstickandlookattheend(Figure81).
Note:Iftheoillevelisattheaddmark,slowlypour
onlyenoughoilintothehydraulicreservoirtoraisethe
leveltothefullorHline.
Important:Donotoverllthehydraulicunits
withoil,asdamagemayoccur.Donotrunthe
machinewiththeoilbelowtheaddmark.
10.Installthedipstick.
11.Repeatprocedurefortheoppositedipstick.
Figure81
Eitherdipstickisusedinthemachine
1.Full3.H—meanshighlevel
2.Add4.Dipsticklocationsunder
seat
WARNING
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
penetrateskinandcauseinjury.
•Ifhydraulicuidisinjectedintotheskin,
itmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafew
hoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththistype
ofinjury.Gangrenemayresultifthisis
notdone.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrom
pinholeleaksornozzlesthateject
high-pressurehydraulicuid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulic
leaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulic
systembeforeperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem.
•Makesurethatallhydraulicuidhoses
andlinesareingoodconditionandthatall
hydraulicconnectionsandttingsaretight
beforeapplyingpressuretothehydraulic
system.
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