Check Mower Blades - Exmark Vantage Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Figure 16
1. Positive (+) cable on discharged battery
2. Positive (+) cable on booster battery
3. Negative (–) cable on the booster battery
4. Negative (–) cable on the engine block
5. Booster battery
6. Discharged battery
7. Engine block
4. Connect the other end of the positive cable to the
positive terminal of the booster battery.
5. Connect the black negative (–) cable to the other
terminal (negative) of the booster battery.
6. MAKE THE FINAL CONNECTION ON
THE ENGINE BLOCK OF THE STALLED
VEHICLE (NOT TO THE NEGATIVE POST)
AWAY FROM THE BATTERY. STAND BACK.
7. Start the vehicle and remove the cables in the
reverse order of connection (the engine block
(black) connection is the first to disconnect).
Release the Cushion for Rear
Access
Service Interval: As required
The cushion can be released for rear access to the
machine for maintenance or adjustment.
1. Lower the platform.
2. Remove the hairpin cotter pins on each side of
the cushion.
3. Push the plastic slides to the inside.
4. Remove the cushion and lower it to the platform.
5. Perform any maintenance or adjustment on the
machine.
6. Raise the cushion and slide it onto the pins on
both sides of the machine (Figure 17).
7. Push the plastic slides into the cushion bracket
and secure them with a hairpin.
1. Plastic slide
2. Cushion bracket with key hole
3. Hairpin

Check Mower Blades

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and
remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Lift deck and secure in raised position as stated in
the Clean Grass Build-Up Under Deck section.
3. Inspect blades and sharpen or replace as required.
4. Reinstall the blades (if they were removed) in the
following order:
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Figure 17