Raising The Hopper Without Power; Moving A Non-Functional Machine - Toro MB TX 2500S Operator's Manual

5. Connect the hose fittings.
6. Use a hoist or have 2 people hold up the hopper
and remove the cylinder lock.
7. Carefully lower the hopper to the machine frame.
Raising the Hopper without
Power
1. Raise the machine and support it using jack
stands rated for the weight of the machine; refer
to Specifications (page
2. Place a large drain pan under the hopper lift
cylinder (Figure 13).
Figure 13
Hopper lift cylinder
3. Remove the hydraulic hose from the barrel end
of the lift cylinder and allow the fluid to drain into
the pan.
4. Use a hoist or have 2 people hold up the hopper
and install the cylinder lock.
5. After making repairs, install the hose to the
cylinder, then check the hydraulic-fluid level;
add fluid if necessary. Refer to
Hydraulic-Fluid Level for the Lift and Slew
System (page 36).
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Checking the
Moving a Non-Functional
Machine
Important:
Do not tow or pull the machine without
first opening the bypass valves in this procedure,
or you will damage the hydraulic system.
Note:
Opening the bypass valves will ease moving
the machine, but the tracks may still skid due to their
length and resistance.
1. If possible, raise the hopper and install the
cylinder lock; refer to
(page 20).
2. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
3. Using a wrench, turn the bypass valve on the left
and right transaxles so that the flat sides of the
valve face left and right (Tow position) as shown
in Figure 14 and
1. Bypass valve
1. Tow position
4. Tow the machine as required.
5. After repairing the machine, turn the bypass
valves so that the flat sides face up and down
(Drive position) as shown in
6. Remove the cylinder lock and lower the hopper.
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Using the Cylinder Lock
Figure 15.
Figure 14
Figure 15
2. Drive position
Figure 15.
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