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Checkingthe
Hydraulic-FluidLevel
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKpositionandstarttheengine.
Note:Runtheengineatthelowestpossible
rpmtopurgeanyairinthesystem.
Important:DonotengagethePTO.
3.Raisethedecktoextendtheliftcylinders,shut
offtheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Raisetheseattoaccessthehydraulic-uidtank.
5.Removethehydraulic-tankcap(Figure3).
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Figure3
1.Hydraulic-tankcap3.Fillerneck
2.Dipstick
6.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure3).
7.Placethedipstickintothellerneck,removeit,
andchecktheuidlevel(Figure4).
Note:Ifthelevelisnotwithinthenotchedarea
ofthedipstick,addenoughhigh-qualityhydraulic
uidtoraisetheleveltowithinthenotchedarea.
Important:Donotoverll.
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Figure4
1.Fullline2.Addline
8.Replacethedipstickandthreadthellcap
nger-tightontothellerneck.
9.Checkallhosesandttingsforleaks.
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