Toro Reelmaster 3100-D - Priming Hydraulic Pumps

PrimingHydraulicPumps
Wheneverthehydraulicsystemisushed,thehydraulicsystemischargedor
hydrauliccomponentsareremoved,itisimportanttoproperlyprimethehydraulic
pumps.Hydraulicpumpprimingensuresthatthegearpumpandpiston(traction)
pumphaveadequateuidduringinitialstart−upandrunning.Thepumpscanbe
primedbyusingaremotestarterswitch(seeSpecialT ools(page2–13))tocrank
enginewhichallowsthepumpstoprime.
Usethefollowingproceduretoprimethehydraulicpumps:
1.MakesurethatkeyswitchisintheOFFpositionandkeyisremovedfrom
switch.
2.Checkhydraulicreservoiruidlevelandadjustifnecessary.
Note:Itmaynotbenecessarytoremovethewirefromthestartersolenoid
B+terminalwhenconnectingaremotestarterswitch.
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Figure61
1.Startermotor
2.B+terminal
3.Connectremotestarterswitchelectricalleadstothestartermotorsolenoid
B+terminal(Figure61)andthepositive(+)terminalatthestarterorbattery.
4.Engageremotestarterswitchandcrankstarterforthirty(30)secondsto
primehydraulicpumps.Waitthirty(30)secondstoallowthestartermotor
andstartersolenoidtocool.Repeatcrankingprocedureasecondtime.
5.Disconnectremotestarterswitchleadsfromstartermotorsolenoidterminal
andpositivepostofthebattery.
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