Exmark QUEST S Series - Maintenance (Continued); Adjusting Front-to-Rear Blade Slope

Maintenance
11.Checktheside-to-sideadjustmentsagain.Repeat
thisprocedureuntilthemeasurementsarecorrect.
12.Continuelevelingthedeckbycheckingthe
front-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjustingthe
Front-to-RearBladeSlopesection.
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBlade
Slope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
5/16inch(7.9mm)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkmachineonlevelground,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,engagetheparkingbrake,stop
engine,andremovekey.Waitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperator’sposition.
2.Settheheightofcutlevertomiddleposition.
Note:Checkandadjusttheside-to-sideblade
levelifyouhavenotcheckedthesetting;referto
Side-to-SideLeveling.
3.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacingfront
torear(Figure71andFigure72).
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Figure71
MowerDeckwith2Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear
2.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheatsurfacehere
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Figure72
MowerDeckwith3Blades
1.Bladesfronttorear
2.Outsidecuttingedges
3.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheatsurfacehere
4.Measurefromthetipofthefrontbladetotheat
surfaceandthetipoftherearbladetotheat
surface(Figure71andFigure72).Ifthefront
bladetipisnot1/16-5/16inch(1.6-7.9mm)lower
thantherearbladetip,adjustthefrontlocknut.
5.Toadjustthefront-to-rearbladeslope,rotate
theadjustmentnutinthefrontofthemower
(Figure73).
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Figure73
1.Adjustingrod3.Locknut
2.Adjustingblock
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