Operator's Manual

HydraulicSystem
Maintenance
HydraulicFluidCapacity
Thereservoirisapproximately4.7liters(5quarts).
HydraulicFluid
Specication
Thereservoirislledatthefactorywith
high-qualitytractortransmission/hydraulicuid.The
recommendedreplacementuidisasfollows:
ToroPremiumTransmission/HydraulicTractor
Fluid(Availablein19L(5gallon)pailsor208L(55
gallon)drums.SeethePartsCatalogoryourT oro
Distributorforpartnumbers).
Alternateuids:IftheT orouidisnotavailable,
Mobil®424hydraulicuidmaybeused.
Note:T orowillnotassumeresponsibilityfordamage
causedbyimpropersubstitutions.
Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,making
itdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditiveforthe
hydraulicsystemoilisavailablein20ml(2/3oz)
bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor15to22L(4to6
USgallons)ofhydraulicuid.OrderPartNo.44-2500
fromyourauthorizedTorodistributor.
HydraulicSystemSafety
•Seekimmediatemedicalattentionifuidisinjected
intoskin.Injecteduidmustbesurgicallyremoved
withinafewhoursbyadoctor.
•Ensurethatallhydraulic-uidhosesandlinesare
ingoodconditionandallhydraulicconnections
andttingsaretightbeforeapplyingpressureto
thehydraulicsystem.
•Keepyourbodyandhandsawayfrompinhole
leaksornozzlesthatejecthigh-pressurehydraulic
uid.
•Usecardboardorpapertondhydraulicleaks.
•Safelyrelieveallpressureinthehydraulicsystem
beforeperforminganyworkonthehydraulic
system.
CheckingtheHydraulic
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthelevelofthehydraulicuidbeforeyourst
starttheengineanddailythereafter.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Movethemotion-controlleverstothe
NEUTRAL-LOCKpositionandstarttheengine.
Note:Runtheengineatthelowestpossible
rpmtopurgethesystemofair.
Important:DonotengagethePTO.
3.Raisethedecktoextendtheliftcylinders,shut
offtheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Raisetheseattoaccessthehydraulicuidtank.
5.Removethehydraulicllcapfromthellerneck
(Figure95).
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Figure95
1.Dipstick2.Fillcap
6.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure95).
7.Placethedipstickintothellerneck;then
removeitandcheckthelevelofuid(Figure95).
Note:Ifthelevelisnotwithinthenotchedarea
ofthedipstick,addenoughhigh-qualityhydraulic
uidtoraisetheleveltowithinthenotchedarea.
Important:Donotoverll.
8.Replacethedipstickandthreadthellcap
nger-tightontothellerneck.
9.Checkallhosesandttingsforleaks.
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