Stopping The Machine; Tracking Adjustment; Adjusting The Height Of Cut - Exmark Quest Lawn Mower Operator's Manual

Backward
1. Move the levers to the center, unlocked position.
2. To go backward, slowly pull the motion control
levers rearward (Figure 12).
To go straight, apply equal pressure to both
motion control levers (Figure 12).
To turn, release the pressure on the motion
control lever toward the direction you want to
turn (Figure 12).
To stop, push the motion control levers to neutral.

Stopping the Machine

To stop the machine, move the motion control
levers to neutral and outward to the neutral position,
disengage the blade control switch, move the throttle
lever to between Fast and half throttle, and turn the
ignition key to off. Remember to remove the key
from the ignition switch.

Tracking Adjustment

If the machine turns right or left when handles are
pushed forward together, adjust the stop on the side
opposite the direction of turn (see Figure 13). Loosen
the screws that hold the motion control limiter stop.
Move the stop back until the unit drives straight.
Tighten the screws to lock the stop in place. Readjust
handles if necessary.
Figure 13
1. Control arm shaft
2. Limiter stop screws
3. Adjust stop
CAUTION
Children or bystanders may be injured if they
move or attempt to operate the mower while
it is unattended.
Always remove the ignition key and move the
motion control levers outward to the neutral
position and apply the parking brake when
leaving the machine unattended, even if just
for a few minutes.

Adjusting the Height of Cut

1. Raise the deck to the transport position (4.5 inch
(114 mm) cut height) by pushing the foot actuated
lever forward (Figure 14). The spring loaded
transport pin will automatically engage and will
click into place.
1. Push forward
2. Foot actuated
height-of-cut lever
3. Height-of-cut positions
2. Move the deck height adjuster pin to the desired
cut height.
3. Push the foot lever forward, pull the transport
release handle up and let the deck lower down to
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Operation
Figure 14
4. Height adjuster pin
5. Transport release handle