Exmark VANTAGE - Adjusting the Rear of the Deck; Pump Drive Belt Tension; Mower Deck Drive Belt Tension; Check the Park Brake

Maintenance
Figure26
1.Rearliftpoints
2.Enginedeckbrackets
7.Toraisethefrontofthemowingdeck,tightenthe
frontlockingnutsbythesameamountonboth
frontadjustingrods.Tightenbothrearlocking
nuts.Checkthesidetosidelevelofthemower
again;refertoDeckLeveling.
Note:Rakeadjustmentsmayaffectthemotion
controlneutralposition.SeetheMotionControl
NeutralAdjustmentandMotionControl
TrackingAdjustmentsectionsinMaintenance.
AdjustingtheRearofthe
Deck
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
3.Checktheairpressureinthedrivetires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressureinDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
4.Settheheightofcuttothe3inch(7.6cm)
position.
5.Carefullyrotatethebladesfronttorear.Measure
fromthetipofthefrontbladetothelevelsurface.
Thebladesshouldmeasure3inches(7.6cm).
6.Ifitdoesnotmeasurecorrectly,locatethe
height-of-cutrodontherightsideofthemachine
(see
Figure27).
Figure27
1.Adjustmentscrew
7.Turntheadjustmentscrewuntilthebladetips
match3inches(7.6cm).
PumpDriveBeltTension
Self-tensioning-Noadjustmentnecessary.
MowerDeckDriveBelt
Tension
Self-tensioning-Noadjustmentnecessary.
ChecktheParkBrake
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Shutoffengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
3.Whentheparkbrakeisreleased,thebrakebars
shouldliftoffthetiresandthehandlevershould
travelforwardtotheendoftheslotinthecontrol
panel.Whenengagingthebrake,thehandlever
shouldtravel3/4inch(19mm)atthecontrol
panelslotwhenthebrakebarsrstcontactthe
tire.Measurethegapfromthefrontofthelever
totheendoftheslotinthecontrolpanelwhen
thebrakebarcontactsthetire.
ParkBrakeAdjustment
Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,an
adjustmentisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Shutoffengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
3.Checktheairpressureinthedrivetires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
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