Exmark QUEST E Series - Blade Installation and Deck Leveling; Installing the Blades; Side-to-Side Deck Leveling

Maintenance
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure66).
Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
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Figure66
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure64).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinsideof
themowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove(orplaceawrenchonthetopsheavenut).
Installthebladeboltandwasherassembly.
3.Torquethebladebolt:
•ForAllDeckSizesExcept48Inch:60-80
ft-lb(81-108N-m).
•48InchModels:50-60ft-lb(68-81N-m).
WARNING
Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor
componentsusedtoretainthebladecause
thebladetocomelooseandcouldseriously
injureorkillyouorbystanders.
AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmarkblades,
washersandbladeboltsasshown.
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytime
youinstallthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencut
onyourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentblades
priortoleveling;anybentbladesmustberemoved
andreplaced.RefertotheCheckingforBent
Bladesprocedurebeforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderst
thenthefronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allfourtiresmustbeproperlyinated.Referto
CheckingtheTirePressureintheDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
Side-to-SideLeveling
1.Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,engagetheparkingbrake,stop
engine,andremovekey.Waitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperator’sposition.
2.Settheheightofcutto3inches(76mm).
3.Carefullyrotatethebladessothattheyareallside
toside(Figure67andFigure68).
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Figure67
MowerDeckwith2Blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade4.Measurefromthetip
ofthebladetotheat
surfacehere
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