Exmark VANTAGE - Hydraulic System Air Purge

Maintenance
Every500hours/Yearly
(whichevercomes
rst)thereafter
(Every250hours/Yearlyif
usingMobil115W50)
Note:UseonlyExmarkPartNo.109–4180for
Summeruseabove32°F(0°C)orP/N1-523541for
Winterusebelow32°F(0°C)(RefertoTransmission
sectioninSpecicationsforlterspecications).
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekeyorsparkplugwire(s).Engageparking
brake.
2.Carefullycleanareaaroundlter.Itisimportant
thatnodirtorcontaminationenterhydraulic
system.
3.Unscrewltertoremoveandallowoiltodrain
fromreservoir.
Important:Beforereinstallingnewlter,ll
itwithExmarkPremiumHydrooilandapply
athincoatofoilonthesurfaceoftherubber
seal.
Turnlterclockwiseuntilrubbersealcontactsthe
lteradapter,thentightenthelteranadditional
2/3to3/4turn.
4.FillreservoirasstatedinCheckHydraulicOil
Level.
ExmarkPremiumHydroOilisrecommended.
Refertothechartforanacceptablealternative:
HydroOil
ChangeInterval
ExmarkPremiumHydro
Oil(Preferred)
500Hours
Mobil115W50
250Hours
5.Loosenlter1/2turnandallowasmallamount
ofoiltoleakfromtheoillter(thisallowsairto
bepurgedfromtheoillterandsupplyhosefrom
thehydraulicreservoir).Turnlterclockwise
untilrubbersealcontactsthelteradapter.Then
tightenthelteranadditional2/3to3/4turn.
6.Raisetherearofmachineupandsupportwith
jackstands(orequivalentsupport)justhigh
enoughtoallowdrivewheelstoturnfreely.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerforserviceormaintenance
relyingsolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jackscouldbedangerous.Themechanicalor
hydraulicjacksmaynotbeenoughsupport
ormaymalfunctionallowingtheunittofall,
whichcouldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstands
orequivalentsupport.
7.Ifeitherdrivewheeldoesnotrotate,oneorboth
ofthechargepumps(locatedonthetopofthe
mainpumpasshownin
Figure21)mayhavelost
their“prime”.RefertoHydraulicSystemAir
Purgesection.
Note:DoNotchangehydraulicsystemoil(except
forwhatcanbedrainedwhenchanginglter),unless
itisfelttheoilhasbeencontaminatedorbeen
extremelyhot.
Changingoilunnecessarilycoulddamagehydraulic
systembyintroducingcontaminatesintothesystem.
HydraulicSystemAirPurge
ServiceInterval:Asrequired
Airmustbepurgedfromthehydraulicsystem
whenanyhydrauliccomponents,includingoil
lter,areremovedoranyofthehydrauliclinesare
disconnected.
Thecriticalareaforpurgingairfromthehydraulic
systemisbetweentheoilreservoirandeach
chargepumplocatedonthetopofeachvariable
displacementpump(
Figure21).Airinotherpartsof
thehydraulicsystemwillbepurgedthroughnormal
operationoncethechargepumpis“primed”.
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