Dixon Black Bear Safety And Operating Manual page 42

CARE AND MAINTENANCE
HYDROSTAT OIL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE:
Check the oil level in hydrostatic transmisison oil reservoir
after every 25 hours of usage. Clean the oil reservoir cap
and the area around it prior to removal. Check the oil level.
Oil should be approximately 1/4" below top of oil tank
baffle. Replenish as needed with Dixon Blue 15W-50
TM
Synthethic Hydrostatic Fluid or a quality SAE 20W-50
motor oil. DO NOT OVERFILL. When checking the oil
level, be very careful to keep the reservoir clean.
Change the oil in the reservoir and hydrostat transmission
oil filter after the first 100 hours of use. Then every 500
hours after that. Remove the filter and be sure all oil has
drained from the reservoir. Replace with a new OEM filter
(P/N 18045) and Dixon Blue 15W-50 Synthetic
TM
Hydrostatic Fluid or a quality SAE 20W-50 motor oil.
Please dispose of used oil at proper collection centers.
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