Checking The Oil Level For The Tracks Planetary Drive; Changing The Oil For The Tracks Planetary Drive - Toro 4045 Operator's Manual

Checking the Oil Level for the
Tracks Planetary Drive
Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Check the tracks rotary
motor planetary-drive oil level (Also,
check if external leakage is observed).
Oil specification: SAE 85W-140 API classification level GL4
Planetary-drive oil capacity: approximately 1.4 L (1.5 US
pt)
Toro Premium Gear Oil is available from an Authorized Toro
Service Dealer. See the parts catalog for part numbers.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, stop the engine,
and remove the ignition key.
2. Clean the area around the oil-level plug with a cleaning
solvent (Figure 133).
Figure 133
1. Oil-level plug
3. Remove the oil-level plug
Note: The oil level is correct when it is up to the
bottom of the oil-level plug hole.
4. If the oil is below the bottom of the hole, add the
specified oil until the oil is level with the bottom of
the hole.
5. Install and tighten the oil-level plug.
2. Oil-drain plug (6 o'clock
position)
(Figure 133).
Changing the Oil for the Tracks
Planetary Drive
Service Interval: After the first 250 hours—Change the
planetary-drive oil.
Every 800 hours—Change the planetary-drive oil (or
yearly, whichever comes first).
Note: Change the oil when it is warm, if possible.
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Clean the area around the oil-level plug
3. Rotate the planetary drive until the oil-drain plug is
directly below the oil-level plug
4. Stop the engine and remove the key.
5. Place a drain pan under the oil-drain plug.
6. Remove the oil-level plug and the oil-drain plug.
7. Install the oil-drain plug.
8. Fill the chain drive planetary with oil until the oil is
even with the bottom of the oil-level plug hole.
9. Install the oil-level plug.
10. Repeat steps 1 through
oil on the other side of the machine.
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(Figure 133).
(Figure 133).
9 to change the planetary-drive