CheckingtheHydraulic-Fluid
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Ensurethatthehopperisfullyloweredandlevel
andthemowerdeckislowered.
3.DisengagethePTO,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Removethedipstickfromhydraulictankand
wipethedipstickwithacleancloth(Figure98).
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Figure98
5.Insertthedipstickintothelltubeandthread
thedipstickcapontothetube.
6.Removethedipstickandchecktheuidlevel
(Figure99).
Thehydraulicuidlevelisnormalwhentheuid
isindicatedbetweenthe2marksinthedipstick.
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Figure99
7.Iftheuidlevelisbelowthelowermarkinthe
dipstick,addthespeciedhydraulicuidintothe
lltube(Figure100)untilyoucanseethatthe
uidlevelisbetweenthe2marksthedipstick.
Important:Donotllthehydraulictank
withhydraulicuidabovetheuppermarkin
thedipstick.
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Figure100
8.Threadthedipstickllcapontothellertube.
Note:Donottightenthecapwithawrench.
9.Checkallhosesandttingsforleaks.
ChangingtheHydraulicFluidand
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Changethe
hydraulic-uidlter.
Aftertherst500hours—Replacethehydraulic
uid.
Every1,000hours—Replacethehydraulicuid.
Hydraulic-reservoircapacity:approximately5.0L
(5.3USqt)
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Ensurethatthehopperisfullyloweredandlevel
andthemowerdeckisraised.
3.DisengagethePTO,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Useasiphonpumptoemptythehydraulictank
(Figure101).
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