Exmark VANTAGE - Maintenance; Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Maintenance
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecouldseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,engage
parkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)offthespark
plug(s)beforeyoudoanymaintenance.Also
pushthewire(s)asidesoitdoesnotaccidentally
contactthesparkplug(s).
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touchingahot
enginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheenginearea.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Aftertherst100hours
•Checkthewheelhubtorquespecication.
•Checkthewheellugnuts.
Aftertherst250hours
•Changethehydrauliclteranduid.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevel.
•Checkthemowerblades.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystem.
•Checkforloosehardware.
•Cleantheengineandexhaustsystemarea.
•Cleanthegrassanddebrisbuild-upfromthemachineandcuttingdeck.
•Cleanthegrassbuild-upfromunderthedeck.
Every50hours
•Checkthehydraulicoillevel.
•Checkthetirepressures.
•Checktheconditionofthebelts.
•Greasetheliftlinkagepivots.
•Checksparkarrester(ifequipped).
Every80hours
•Removeengineshroudsandcleancoolingns.
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.)
Every160hours
•Checkthesparkplugs.
Every250hours
•Replacetheprimaryaircleanerelement—checksecondaryaircleanerelement;replaceif
dirty.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.SeetheEnginemanualforadditional
information.)
26