HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
HydraulicSystemSafety
•Seekimmediatemedicalattentionifuidisinjected
intoskin.Injecteduidmustbesurgicallyremoved
withinafewhoursbyadoctor.
•Ensurethatallhydraulic-uidhosesandlinesare
ingoodconditionandallhydraulicconnections
andttingsaretightbeforeapplyingpressureto
thehydraulicsystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressurehydraulic
uid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulicsystem
beforeperforminganyworkonthehydraulic
system.
Hydraulic-Fluid
Specications
HydraulicFluidType:T oro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500
hydraulicuid
Important:Usethespecieduid.Otheruids
coulddamagethehydraulicsystem.
HydraulicSystemCapacity(withltersremoved):
1.7L(1.8USqt)
Checkingthe
Hydraulic-FluidLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Allowthehydraulicuidtocooldown.Checkthe
uidlevelwhentheuidiscold.
2.Removethetransaxletopportplugfromeach
sideandensurethatuidappearsatthebottom
ofeachtransaxletopport(Figure90).
Ifnecessary,addT oro
®
HYPR-OIL
™
500
hydraulicuidthroughthellportuntiltheuid
appearsatthebottomofeachtransaxletopport
(Figure90andFigure91).
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Figure90
1.Topportplug
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