Exmark VIKING 408 - Mobil HTS Grease (or Food-Grade Anti-Seize); Copper-Based Anti-Seize; Dielectric Grease; Adjustments

Maintenance
whichcouldcausebindingoftheOPCleversand
erraticoperation.
•Fueltankstuds,wherestudsareinsertedintotank.
MobilHTSGrease(Or
Food-GradeAnti-seize)
MobilHTSgrease(orfood-gradeanti-seize)isused
inthefollowinglocations:
•Betweenthecutterhousingspindleandbearings.
•Betweenthecutterhousingspindleandsheave.
•Undertopcutterhousingbearingguard.
Copper-BasedAnti-seize
Copper-basedanti-seizeisusedinthefollowing
locations:
Betweenthebladedriveandpumpdrivesheavesand
enginecrankshaft.
DielectricGrease
Dielectricgreaseisusedonallbladetypeelectrical
connectionstopreventcorrosionandlossofcontact.
Dielectricgreaseshouldnotbeappliedtosealed
connectors.
Adjustments
Note:DisengagePTO,shutoffengine,waitfor
allmovingpartstostop,engageparkingbrake,and
removekeybeforeservicing,cleaning,ormakingany
adjustmentstotheunit.
AdjustingtheCuttingHeight
Thecuttingheightofthemowerdeckisadjusted
from1inchto41/4inches(2.54cmto11.4cm)in
1/4inch(.64cm)incrementsbyadjustingtheaxle
position,numberofspacersbelowthecasterhub,
andnumberofspacersbetweenbladeandspindle.
RefertotheCuttingHeightAdjustmenttableand
selectacuttingheightrangeinthelefthandcolumn
whichcorrespondstotherangeofcuttingheights
youwillmostoftenbeusing.Adjustmentswithinthis
rangecanthenbemadebyadjustingthenumberof
bladespacersbetweenthebladeandthebottomof
thespindle(thisisamucheasieradjustmenttomake
thanadjustingaxlepositionandnumberofspacers
belowcastersupporthub).
Notethat:
•Forthebestcutanddischarge,placeaminimum
oftwospacersbetweenthebladeandthespindle.
•Forhighestqualitycut,placeallfourspacers
betweenthebladeandthespindle.
•Ifmulchingkitisinstalled,thehighestqualitycut
canbeobtainedwith3spacersbetweentheblade
andthespindle(minimumis1foragoodcut).
•Whenmulchingleavesitisbesttohavefewer
spacersbetweenbladeandspindle.
Refertothetableandselectdesiredcuttingheight
range.RefertoAdjustingtheAxlePosition,
AdjustingtheNumberofSpacersbelowCaster
SupportHub,andAdjustingtheCutting
HeightwithBladeSpacersandsectionstomake
adjustmentsmakeadjustmenttoobtainspecic
cuttingheight.
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