Before Operating
12
Clean debris off the radiator screen and the radiator daily
(Fig. 4)—hourly if conditions are extremely dusty and
dirty; refer to Cleaning the Radiator and Screen.
Figure 4
1.
Radiator screen
2.
Radiator
The cooling system is filled with a 50/50 solution of
water and permanent ethylene glycol anti-freeze. Check
the level of coolant at beginning of each day before
starting the engine.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface.
2.
Check coolant level. Coolant should be between
the lines on reserve tank, when the engine is cold.
Figure 5
1.
Reserve tank
2.
Radiator cap
3.
If coolant is low, remove the reserve tank cap and
add a 50/50 mixture of water and permanent
ethylene glycol anti-freeze. DO NOT OVERFILL.
4.
Install the reserve tank cap.
CHECK THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
FLUID
The hydraulic system is designed to operate on anti-wear
hydraulic fluid. The machine’s reservoir is filled at the
factory with 5.5 gallons (20.8 L) of Mobil 424 hydraulic
fluid. Check the level of hydraulic fluid before the
engine is first started and daily thereafter.
Group 1 Hydraulic Fluid (Recommended for ambient
temperatures consistently below 100° F)
Mobil
Mobil Fluid 424
Amoc
Amoco 1000
International Harvester
Hy-Tran
Texaco
TDH
Boron Oil
Eldoran UTH
BP Oil
BP HYD TF
Chevron
Tractor Hydraulic fluid
Conoco
Power-Tran 3
Exxon
Torque fluid
Kendall
Hyken 052
Phillips
HG fluid
Shell
Donax TD
Union Oil
Hydraulic/Tractor fluid
Note: The fluids within this group are interchangeable.
Group 2 Hydraulic Fluid (Recommended for ambient
temperatures consistently below 70° F)
ISO type 46/68 anti-wear hydraulic fluid
Mobil
DTE 26 or DTE 16
Shell
Tellus 68
Amoco
Rykon Oil 68
Arco
Duro AW S-315
Boron
Industron 53
BP Oil
Energol HLP68
Castrol
Hyspin AWS68
Chevron
Chevron EP68
Citgo
Citgo A/W68
Conoco
Super Hydraulic Oil 31
Exxon
Nuto H68
Gulf
68AW
Pennzoil
IAW Hyd Oil 68
If the engine has been running, pressurized hot coolant
can escape and cause burns.
CAUTION
