Exmark Radius 135-6717 User manual

FormNo.4504-443RevA
InstallationInstructions
MulchKit
Radius®44InchDeck
KitNo.135-6717
SafetyAlertSymbol
ThisSafetyAlertSymbol(Figure1)isusedbothin
thisinstructionsheetandonthemachinetoidentify
importantsafetymessageswhichmustbefollowedto
avoidaccidents
Thissymbolmeans:ATTENTION!BECOMEALERT!
YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED!
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Figure1
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whichalertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituationsand
willbefollowedbythewordDANGER,WARNING,or
CAUTION.
DANGER:Whitelettering/Redbackground.Indicates
animminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnot
avoided,Willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING:Blacklettering/Orangebackground.
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,if
notavoided,Couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION:Blacklettering/Yellowbackground.
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,if
notavoided,Mayresultinminorormoderateinjury.
Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlight
information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial
mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizesgeneral
informationworthyofspecialattention.
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecould
seriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,
engageparkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)
offthesparkplug(s)beforeyoudoany
maintenance.Alsopushthewire(s)asideso
itdoesnotaccidentallycontactthespark
plug(s).
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Note:Parktheunitonalevelsurface.Makesureall
movingpartshavestopped,parkingbrakeisengaged,
thekeyhasbeenremoved,andthesparkplugwire
hasbeendisconnected.Allowunittocoolbefore
startingtheseinstructions.
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LooseParts
Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.
ItemPartNo.DescriptionQtyItemPartNo.DescriptionQty
1135-6718-03Wld,BafeMulch153230-10Bolt-Carriage5/16-18x7/83
2135–6751-01Cover,MulchPlate16104-8300Nut-Nyloc5/16-18Flg8
3116-1047Blade,Mulch22.25273230-22Bolt-Carriage5/16-18x1Sp1
43230-23Bolt-Carriage5/16-18x3/4
shortneck
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Figure2
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InstallingtheMulchKit
1.Makesureallmovingpartshavestopped,
parkingbrakeisengaged,andthekeyhasbeen
removed.
2.Raisethefrontofthemachineandsupportwith
jackstands.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerdeckforservice
ormaintenancerelyingsolelyon
mechanicalorhydraulicjackscouldbe
dangerous.Themechanicalorhydraulic
jacksmaynotbeenoughsupportor
maymalfunctionallowingtheunittofall,
whichcouldcauseinjury.
DoNotrelysolelyonmechanical
orhydraulicjacksforsupport.Use
adequatejackstandsorequivalent
support.
3.Flipupthedischargedeector.Ifthemowerhas
beenused,scrapeundersideofmowerdeck
clean.
4.Removeandretaintheexistingbladesfromthe
unit.Keephardwaretoinstallthemulchblades.
5.Removeandretainthedischargebafe(see
Figure3)anditshardwarefromthedeck.
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Figure3
1.Dischargebafeandhardware
6.Installthenewmulchingbafeusingthe
hardwareshowninFigure2.Ifexisting
hardwareonthedeckinterfereswiththe
installation,removeandretaintoreplugthe
holeswhenthemulchkitisremoved.
7.Usingthree5/16x7/8inchscrewsandone5/16
x1inchscrew(seeFigure2),installthecover
platetotherightsideofdeckandsecurewith
four5/16inchangednylocnuts.
8.Installthemulchingbladesinplaceofthe
existingblades.Torquebladeboltto55-60ft-lb
(75-81N-m).
WARNING
Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor
componentsusedtoretainthebladecan
bedangerous.Failuretousealloriginal
componentsandassembledasshown
couldallowabladeorbladecomponent
tobethrownoutfromunderthedeck
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryor
death.
AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmarkblades
andbladeretaininghardwareasshown
intheOperator’smanual.
9.Installhardwarebackintotheholeinthetop
ofthedeckwherethedischargebafewas
removed.Allopenholesinthetopofthedeck
notcoveredbyshieldsmustbepluggedto
preventsandorothersmallobjectsfrombeing
thrownupthroughthedeck.
10.Tightenallhardware.
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RemovingtheMulchKit
Toconvertthedeckbacktosidedischarge
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop,engageparkingbrake,removekey,and
disconnectthenegativebatterycable.
2.Removemulchingbafesandcoverplate.
3.Installdischargebafethatwasremovedinstep
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4.Replacethemulchingbladeswithstandard
blades.
5.Install5/16-18x5/8inchhexheadcapscrew
andwhizlocknutintheholeontopofthedeck
withtheboltheadunderneath.Allopenholes
notcoveredbybeltshieldsmustbepluggedto
preventsandorothersmallobjectsfrombeing
thrownupthroughthedeck.
6.Flipdownthedischargedeector.
DANGER
Anuncovereddischargeopening
willallowobjectstobethrowninan
operator'sorbystander'sdirection.Also,
contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
Thrownobjectsorbladecontactcan
causeseriousinjuryordeath.
Neveroperatethemowerwiththeside
dischargedoorraised,removed,or
alteredunlessthereisadischarge
deectorandmulchpluginplaceand
workingproperly.
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