Operator's Manual

BleedingtheHydraulicDrive
System
Bleedthetractionhydraulicsystemwheneveryou
performmaintenanceonthehydrostatictransmission
oraddhydraulicuidtotheexpansiontank.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,engagetheparkingbrake,andlower
thehopper.
2.Shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.Allow
theenginetocool.
3.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelandaddhydraulic
uidasnecessary;refertoCheckingthe
Hydraulic-FluidLevelfortheDriveSystem(page
32).
4.Supportthemachineonjackstands,high
enoughtoraisethetracksofftheground.
5.Startthemachine.Slowlymovethe
motion-controlleversforwardandreverse5to
6times.
6.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelandaddhydraulic
uidasnecessary.
7.Repeatsteps5and6asnecessaryuntilallthe
airiscompletelypurgedfromthesystem.
Note:Purgingiscompletewhenyouobtain
normalforwardandreversespeed.
8.Lowerthemachineandrepeattheprocedure
withthetracksontheground.
ServicingtheHydraulicLift
System
CheckingtheHydraulic-Fluid
LevelfortheLiftSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Reservoir-tankcapacity:1.4L(1.5USquarts)
Hydraulic-uidtype:T oroPremiumAllSeason
HydraulicFluidorMobil®424HydraulicFluid
Important:Alwaysusethecorrecthydraulic
uid.Unspecieduidswilldamagethehydraulic
system.
Note:Manyhydraulicuidsarealmostcolorless,
makingitdifculttospotleaks.Areddyeadditivefor
thehydraulicsystemoilisavailablein0.67oz(20
ml)bottles.Onebottleissufcientfor4to6gal(15to
22L)ofhydraulicuid.OrderPartNo.44-2500from
yourauthorizedTorodistributor.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,engagetheparkingbrake,raisethe
hopper,andinstallthecylinderlock.
2.Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.Allow
themachinetocoolcompletely.
3.Removethellercapfromthereservoirtank
(Figure49).
CAUTION
Thehydraulicbreather/llercapis
designedtopressurizethereservoirto
34kPa(5psi).
Loosenthecapslowlytoavoidinjury
wheneveraddinguidorworkingonthe
hydraulicsystem.Useawrenchonthe
hexdirectlyunderthecap.
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