Exmark QUEST QZS708GEM50200 User Manual

Maintenance
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Figure66
1.Sailareaofblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure67).Maintaintheoriginal
angle.Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesame
amountofmaterialisremovedfrombothcutting
edges.
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Figure67
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure68).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcan
beused.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesome
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure68).
Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
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Figure68
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure66).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinsideof
themowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove(orplaceawrenchonthetopsheavenut).
Applylubricanttothethreadsofthebladebolt
asneededtopreventseizing.Copperbased
anti-seizeispreferable.Greaseisanacceptable
substitute.Installthewasherandbladeboltand
washerassembly.
3.Torquethebladeboltto35-65ft-lb(47-88N-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.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversouttotheneutral
lockposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessothattheyareallside
toside(Figure69andFigure70).
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Exmark QUEST QZS708GEM50200 Specifications

General

Brand	Exmark
Model	QUEST QZS708GEM50200
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English