Exmark VANTAGE S Series User Manual

Operation
Figure11
1.Frontofthemachine
4.Forwardposition—
faster
2.Controltower
5.Backwardposition—
slower
3.Unlock6.Lock
4.Movethebarforwardtoobtainthefastestspeed.
Movethebarbackwardtoobtaintheslowest
speed.
5.Onbothsides,rotateandpushthehandlesinward
tolockthehandlesagainstthecontroltower.
Important:Makesurethehandlesarelocked
inplacesothefrontreference/speedcontrol
bardoesnotmoveduringoperation.
OperatingthePlatform
Themachinecanbeusedwiththeplatforminthe
upordownposition.Itistheoperator'spreference
onwhichpositiontouse.
WARNING
Theoperatorplatformisheavyandmaycause
injurywhenloweringandraisingtheoperator
platform.Theplatformmaysuddenlydropifnot
supportedwhenthelatchpinispulledout.
•DoNotputyourhandsorngersinthe
platformpivotareawhenloweringorraising
theoperatorplatform.
•Makesuretheplatformissupportedwhen
thelatchpinispulledout.
•Makesurethelatchsecurestheplatform
whenfoldingitintheupposition.Pushit
tightagainstthecushionforthelatchpinto
lockintoplace.
OperatingtheMachinewiththe
PlatformUp
Operatingthemachinewiththeplatformupis
recommendedwhen:
•Mowingneardrop-off's
•Mowingsmallareaswherethemachineistoolong
•Areaswithlowoverhangingbranchesorobstacles
•Loadingthemachinefortransport
•Unloadingthemachineaftertransport
•Drivinguporbackingdownslopesorramps.
•Turningintightareaswhereplatformmaycontact
obstacles.
Toraisetheplatform,pullthebottomupwardand
pushittightagainstthecushion.Thelatchpinknob
willsnapinwardtolocktheplatformintoplace(see
Figure12).
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Exmark VANTAGE S Series Specifications

General

Brand	Exmark
Model	VANTAGE S Series
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English