Exmark Lazer Z Service Interval Daily, Blade Bolt Installation, Clean engine air cooling system

5.1.2Clean engine air cooling system.

Service Interval: See Engine Owner's Manual

a)Stop engine and remove spark plug wire(s).

b)Clean all debris from engine air intake screen and from around engine shrouding.

5.1.3Clean grass build-up under deck and check mower blades.

Service Interval: Daily

•When it is necessary to raise the deck or the mower, DO NOT rely solely on mechanical or hydraulic jacks for support. Use adequate jack stands or equivalent support.

a)Disengage blades.

b)Stop engine and remove spark plug wire(s).

c)Raise deck, support properly using safety precautions.

d)Clean out any grass build-up from underside of deck and in deck discharge chute.

e)Inspect blades and sharpen or replace as required.

f)If blade removal is necessary, be careful for the sharp cutting edges of the blades.

g)Re-install the blades (if they were removed) and torque blade bolts to 75-80 ft/lbs. Be sure the spring disc washer cone is installed toward the bolt head (See Figure 13).

h)Remove jack stands (or equivalent support) and lower deck to ground.

FIG. 13

BLADE BOLT INSTALLATION

5.1.4Check safety interlock system.

Service Interval: Daily

a)For your safety, your Exmark mower is equipped with Operator Presence Controls, referred to as (OPC). When

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