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

Maintenance
5.Movetherightsidemotioncontrollevertothe
center,operatingposition.
6.Continueholdingtherightsidemotioncontrol
leverinthecenter,operatingpositionandpullup
onthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Theclutchshouldengageandthemowerblades
beginrotating.
7.Moveorreleasetherightsidemotioncontrol
leverintotheneutralposition.Theblades
shouldstoprotatingandtheengineshould
continuerunning.
8.Pushthebladecontrolswitchdownandmove
therightsidemotioncontrollevertothecenter,
operatingposition.
9.Continueholdingtherightsidemotioncontrol
leverinthecenter,operatingpositionandpullup
onthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)andrelease.
Theclutchshouldengageandthemowerblades
beginrotating.
10.Pushthebladecontrolswitch(PTO)downtothe
offposition.Thebladesshouldstoprotating.
11.Withtheenginerunning,pullupthebladecontrol
switch(PTO)andreleasewithoutholdingright
sidemotioncontrollevertothecenter,operating
position.Thebladesshouldnotrotate.
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
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