HYDRAULIC SYSTEMTigerCat, Hydro-Retriever 4500 Service Manual________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________HYDRAULIC OIL TANK DRAIN OR REMOVALThe hydraulic oil tank holds 17 gallons. Before draining the tank, make sure that your drain container(s) willhold this amount of oil.1 Open the engine cover, disconnect the battery terminals and remove the battery from the machine.2 Position a large oil container (not more than 24 inches high) against or just below the machine’s rearbumper, behind the battery tray.3 Loosen fittings “A”, “B” and “C” (see Figure 1). Then remove fitting “A” from the pump and quickly movethe hose against the top of the rear bumper. Reposition the fittings on the hose so the oil drains neatlyinto the drain container(s).4 If you are just changing the hydraulic oil...• flush all contamination out of the tank• reconnect the hose to the accessory pump• tighten all fittings• reinstall the battery• pump the new oil through an automotive-type oil filter and into the tank. Use only 10W-30 motoroil.• run the engine for 5 minutes with all hydraulic motors off. This allows the new oil to be filteredbefore passing through the motors.FIGURE 1Accessory PumpPropulsion PumpCBA76