HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
Thereservoirislledatthefactorywithapproximately
4.7liters(5quarts)ofhighqualitytractor
transmission/hydraulicuid.Therecommended
replacementuidisasfollows:
ToroPremiumTransmission/HydraulicTractorFluid
(Availablein5gallonpailsor55gallondrums.Seeparts
catalogorTorodistributorforpartnumbers.)
Alternateuids:IftheT orouidisnotavailable,
Mobil®424hydraulicuidmaybeused.
Note:Torowillnotassumeresponsibilityfordamage
causedbyimpropersubstitutions.
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditivefor
thehydraulicsystemoilisavailablein20ml(2/3oz)
bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor15-22liters(4-6
gallons)ofhydraulicoil.Orderpartnumber44-2500
fromyourAuthorizedT oroDistributor.
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuidbeforetheengine
isrststartedanddailythereafter.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.PlacethecontrolsintheNEUTRAL-LOCKED
positionandstarttheengine.
Note:RunengineatlowestpossibleRPMto
purgethesystemofair..
Important:DonotengagethePTO.
3.Raisethedecktoextendliftcylinders,stopthe
engine,andremovethekey.
4.Raisetheseattoaccessthehydraulicuidtank.
5.Removethehydraulicllcapfromthellerneck
(Figure90).
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Figure90
1.Dipstick2.Fillcap
6.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure90).
7.Placethedipstickintothellerneck;then
removeitandchecktheuidlevel(Figure90).
Note:Iftheuidlevelisnotwithinthenotched
areaofthedipstick,addenoughhigh-quality
hydraulicuidtoraiseleveltowithinthenotched
area.Donotoverll.
8.Replacethedipstickandthreadthellcap
nger-tightontothellerneck.
9.Checkallhosesandttingsforleaks.
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