Operator's Manual

1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Raisethehood.
3.Placealargedrainpanunderthettingsecured
tothebottomofthehydraulic-uidreservoir
(Figure102).
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Figure102
1.Hose
4.Disconnectthehosefromthebottomofthe
ttingandletthehydraulicuidowintothe
drainpan.
5.Installthehosewhenhydraulicuidstops
draining.
6.Fillthereservoirwithhydraulicuid;referto
HydraulicFluidSpecications(page61)and
HydraulicFluidCapacity(page61).
Important:Useonlyhydraulicuids
specied.Otheruidscoulddamagethe
system.
7.Installthereservoircap.
8.Starttheengineanduseallofthehydraulic
controlstodistributehydraulicuidthroughout
thesystem.
9.Checkforleaks.
10.Shutofftheengine.
11.Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuidandadd
enoughtoraisetheleveltotheFULLmarkon
thedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthereservoir.
ReplacingtheHydraulic
Filters
ServiceInterval:Every1,000hours—Ifyou
areusingtherecommended
hydraulicuid,replacethe
hydrauliclters.
Every800hours—Ifyouarenotusingthe
recommendedhydraulicuidorhaveever
lledthereservoirwithanalternativeuid,
replacethehydrauliclters.
Thehydraulicsystemisequippedwitha
service-intervalindicator(Figure103).Withthe
enginerunningatoperatingtemperature,viewthe
indicator,itshouldbeinthegreenzone.Whenthe
indicatorisintheredzone,changethehydraulic
lters.
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Figure103
1.Hydraulic-lter-restrictionindicator
Important:Useofanyotherltersmayvoidthe
warrantyonsomecomponents.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthelter-mountingarea
andplaceadrainpanunderthelter(Figure
104)and(Figure105).
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