CheckingtheHydraulicFluid(continued)
IMPORTANT
Checkthehydraulic-uidleveldaily.
PushingorTowingtheTractionUnit
Incaseofemergency,themachinecanbepushedforaveryshortdistance.
However,T orodoesnotrecommendthisasastandardprocedure.
1.Ensurethattheengineisnotrunning.
2.Findthebypassvalveonthepiston(traction)pump(Figure22).Loosenthe
valve(rotatethemcounterclockwise)1to2turns.
IMPORTANT
Pushingthemachinefasterthan2to3mphcandamagethedrive
system.Ifyoumustmovethemachineaconsiderabledistance
(morethanafewfeet),transportitonatruckortrailer.
3.Slowlypushortowthemachine.
IMPORTANT
Donotstarttheenginewhenthebypassvalveisopenorpiston
(traction)pumpdamagewilloccur.
4.Beforeyoustarttheengine,tightenthevalvetocloseit;torquethevalvesto
7to9N∙m(62to79in-lb).
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