Exmark VANTAGE X Series - Check for Loose Hardware; Service Air Cleaner; Change Engine Oil; Check Hydraulic Oil Level

Maintenance
controlswitch(PTO)andrelease.Theclutch
shouldengageandthemowerbladesbegin
rotating.
7.ReleasebothOPClevers.Thebladesshould
stoprotatingandtheengineshouldcontinue
running.
8.Pushthebladecontrolswitchdownandmove
eitherOPCleverintotheoperatingposition.
9.ContinueholdingeitherOPCleverinthe
operatingpositionandpullupontheblade
controlswitch(PTO)andrelease.Theclutch
shouldengageandthemowerbladesbegin
rotating.
10.Pushthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)downtothe
offposition.Thebladesshouldstoprotating.
11.Withtheenginerunning,pullupthebladecontrol
switch(PTO)andreleaseeitherOPCleverfrom
theoperatingposition.Thebladesshouldnot
rotate.
Note:Ifbothoftheleversarereleasedwiththe
speedcontrolnotinneutral,theenginewillkill
(withorwithoutPTOengaged).
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
ServiceAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—Replace
theprimaryaircleaner
element—check
secondaryaircleaner
element;replaceifdirty.
(Mayneedmoreoften
undersevereconditions.
SeetheEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
Every500hours—
Replacethesecondary
aircleanerelement.(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.See
theEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.SeetheEngineOwner'sManualformaintenance
instructions.
ChangeEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Drainoilwhileengineiswarmfromoperation.
3.Theoildrainhoseassemblyislocatedontheleft
sideoftheengine.
Placepanundermachinetocatchoil.Removeoil
drainplug.Allowoiltodrainandreplaceoildrain
plug.Torqueplugto20-24ft-lb(27-33N-m).
4.ReplacetheoillterpertheEngineOwner's
Manual.Cleanaroundtheoillterandcarefully
removethelterbyunscrewingit.Makesureno
oildrainsontothebeltdriveorclutchthrough
theholesintheenginedeck.Beforethenew
lterisinstalled,applyathincoatingofExmark
4–CyclePremiumEngineOilonthesurfaceof
therubberseal.Turnlterclockwiseuntilrubber
sealcontactsthelteradapter,thentightenlter
anadditional2/3to3/4turn.
5.Cleanaroundoilllcapandremovecap.Fillto
speciedcapacityandreplacecap.
6.UseoilrecommendedintheCheckEngineOil
Levelsection.DoNotoverll.Starttheengine
andcheckforleaks.Stopengineandrecheckoil
level.
7.Wipeupanyspilledoilfromenginedeck
mountingsurfaces.
CheckHydraulicOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Cleanareaaroundhydraulicreservoircapand
removecap.Oillevelshouldbetothetopofthe
bafeinsidethetank.Ifnot,addoil.UseExmark
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