Hydraulic System Maintenance; Servicing The Hydraulic System - Toro 38494 Operator's Manual

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Figure 48
1. Left motion control lever
2. Right motion control lever
2. Loosen the wing nuts on the right control rod and
rotate the turnbuckle in or out to ensure the right
side control lever is centered in the neutral lock
position. Secure the turnbuckle in position with the
wing nuts (Figure 49).
3. Loosen the wing nuts on the left control rod and
rotate the turnbuckle in or out to change the tracking.
Secure the turnbuckle in position with the wing nuts
(Figure 49).
Figure 49
1. Turnbuckle
2. Bottom wing nut
4. Check for proper tracking. Adjust the left control
rod if a change is needed. Refer to Adjusting the
Tracking in the Operation Section.
3. Neutral locked position
4. Align the control levers
front to back here
3. Top wing nut (left hand
threaded)
Hydraulic System
Maintenance
Servicing the Hydraulic
System
Checking the Hydraulic Fluid
Service Interval: After the first 8 hours
Every 25 hours
Fluid Type: Mobil 1 15W-50 synthetic motor oil or
equivalent synthetic oil.
Important: Use oil specified or equivalent. Other
fluids could cause system damage.
Hydraulic System Oil Capacity: 67 oz. (2.0 l)
Note: There are two ways of checking the hydraulic oil.
One is when the oil is warm and one is when the oil is
cold. The baffle inside the tank has two levels depending
if the oil is warm or cold.
1. Position machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the power take off (PTO) and shut off
the engine.
3. Wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position and then set the parking brake.
4. Clean area around cap and filler neck of hydraulic
tank (Figure 50).
1. Cap
2. Baffle
5. Remove cap from filler neck. Look inside to check
the fluid level in the reservoir. (Figure 50).
6. Add fluid to the reservoir until it reaches the cold
level of the baffle.
7. Run the machine at low idle for 15 minutes to allow
any air to purge out of the system and warm fluid.
Refer to Starting and Stopping the Engine.
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Figure 50
3. Cold fluid level-full
4. Hot fluid level-full

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