Exmark Quest Lawn Mower - Mower Deck Leveling

Maintenance
6.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys.
7.Pulltheidlerpulleyinthedirectionshownin
Figure43androutethebeltontotheidlerpulley.
8.Installthebeltcoversovertheoutsidespindles.
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.
Checktheside-to-sidelevelanytimeyouinstallthe
mowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Checktheairpressureofallfourtires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureinDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.Ifeitheroneisoutofrange
thenfollowadjustmentprocedure.
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside.
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure44).Ifbothmeasurements
arenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),anadjustmentis
required;continuewiththisprocedure.
Figure44
1.Bladessidetoside3.Measurehere
2.Outsidecuttingedges
6.Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyou
installthemower.Ifthefrontbladetipisnot
1/16-5/16inch(1.6-7.9mm)lowerthantherear
bladetip,adjustthebladelevel.Ifmeasurements
fromsteps5or6areoutofrange,thenfollow
AdjustingtheBladeSlope.
7.Setanti-scalprollerstotopholesorremove
completelyforthisadjustment.
8.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothe3inch(76mm)
position.Placetwo21/2inch(6.35cm)thick
blocksundertherearedgeofthecuttingdeck
skirt;oneoneachsideofthecuttingdeck.Place
two25/16inch(5.89cm)blocksundereachside
ofthefrontedgeofthedeck,butnotunderthe
anti-scalprollerbrackets.
9.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside(Figure44).
10.Loosenthelevelingadjustlockingnuts(item4)
onallfourcornerssothatthedeckissitting
securelyonallfourblocks.Makesurethatthe
deckhangersareallthewaydown(atthetopof
theslot)andthedeckliftfootleverispushedback
againstthestop,thentightenthefourleveling
adjustlockingnuts
11.Recheckthatblockstjustsnuglyunderthedeck
skirt.Makesureallattachmentboltsaretight
12.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
Front-to-RearBladeSlope.
13.Recheckbladesforlevelnessandrepeatdeck
levelingprocedureifnecessary.
Figure45
1.Deckliftarm
3.Deckhanger
2.Floatretainingnut4.Levelingadjustlocking
nut
AdjustingtheBladeSlope
1.Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyou
installthemower.Ifthefrontbladetipisnot
1/16-5/16inch(1.6-7.9mm)lowerthantherear
bladetip,adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowing
instructions:
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