Exmark ULTRA VAC UVD60 User manual

Brand: Exmark

Model: ULTRA VAC UVD60

Category: Air blowers/dryers

Type: User manual

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Introduction

CONGRATULATIONSonthepurchaseofyour

ExmarkUltraVac.Thisproducthasbeencarefully

designedandmanufacturedtogiveyouamaximum

amountofdependabilityandyearsoftrouble-free

operation.

Thismanualcontainsoperating,maintenance,

adjustment,andsafetyinstructionsforyourExmark

UltraVac.

BEFOREOPERATINGYOURMOWER,

CAREFULLYREADTHISMANUALINITS

ENTIRETY.

Byfollowingtheoperating,maintenance,and

safetyinstructions,youwillprolongthelifeofyour

UltraVac,maintainitsmaximumefciency,and

promotesafeoperation.

Important:Tomaximizesafety,performance,

andproperoperationofthismachine,itis

essentialthatalloperatorscarefullyreadand

fullyunderstandthecontentsoftheOperator’s

manualprovidedwiththeproduct.Safe

operationofExmarkequipmentisessential.

Failuretocomplywiththeoperatinginstructions

orreceivepropertrainingmayresultininjury.

Gotohttp://www.Exmark.comforadditional

safeoperationinformation,suchassafetytips,

trainingmaterials,andOperator’smanuals.

AllExmarkequipmentdealersanddistributorsare

keptinformedofthelatestmethodsofservicing

andareequippedtoprovidepromptandefcient

serviceintheeldorattheirservicestations.They

carryamplestockofservicepartsorcansecurethem

promptlyforyoufromthefactory.

AllExmarkpartsarethoroughlytestedandinspected

beforeleavingthefactory,however,attentionis

requiredonyourpartifyouaretoobtainthefullest

measureofsatisfactionandperformance.

Wheneveryouneedservice,genuineExmarkparts,

oradditionalinformation,contactanAuthorized

ServiceDealerorExmarkCustomerServiceandhave

themodelandserialnumbersofyourproductready.

Figure1identiesthelocationofthemodelandserial

numbersontheproduct.Writethenumbersinthe

spaceprovided.

Figure1

1.Modelandserialnumberlocation

ModelNo.

SerialNo.

Contents

Introduction...........................................................3

Safety.....................................................................5

SafetyAlertSymbol.........................................5

SafeOperatingPractices..................................5

SafetyandInstructionalDecals.......................8

Specications........................................................10

Systems..........................................................10

Dimensions....................................................10

TorqueRequirements.....................................11

ProductOverview.................................................11

Operation..............................................................12

Pre-Start.........................................................12

OperatingInstructions...................................12

Transporting..................................................15

Maintenance..........................................................17

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)............17

PeriodicMaintenance........................................17

CheckBlowerHousing/Impeller....................17

CheckBags.....................................................17

LubricateGreaseFittings................................17

CheckConditionofBelt.................................18

Cleaning............................................................18

CleanMuferandRearFrameArea.................18

CleanRearScreenInHopper..........................18

CleanBlower..................................................18

Troubleshooting....................................................19

Safety

SafetyAlertSymbol

ThisSafetyAlertSymbol(Figure2)isusedbothin

thismanualandonthemachinetoidentifyimportant

safetymessageswhichmustbefollowedtoavoid

accidents.

Thissymbolmeans:ATTENTION!BECOME

ALERT!YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED!

Figure2

SafetyAlertSymbol

Thesafetyalertsymbolappearsaboveinformation

whichalertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituations

andwillbefollowedbythewordDANGER,

WARNING,orCAUTION.

DANGER:Indicatesanimminentlyhazardous

situationwhich,ifnotavoided,Willresultindeathor

seriousinjury.

WARNING:Indicatesapotentiallyhazardous

situationwhich,ifnotavoided,Couldresultindeath

orseriousinjury.

CAUTION:Indicatesapotentiallyhazardous

situationwhich,ifnotavoided,Mayresultinminor

ormoderateinjury.

Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlight

information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial

mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizes

generalinformationworthyofspecialattention.

SafeOperatingPractices

Training

•ReadthetractorandUltraVacOperator’sManuals

andothertrainingmaterial.Iftheoperator(s)or

mechanic(s)cannotreadthemanuals,itisthe

owner’sresponsibilitytoexplainthismaterialto

them.

•Becomefamiliarwiththesafeoperationofthe

equipment,operatorcontrols,andsafetysigns.

•Alloperatorsandmechanicsshouldbetrained.

Theownerisresponsiblefortrainingtheusers.

•Neverletchildrenoruntrainedpeopleoperate

orservicetheequipment.Localregulationsmay

restricttheageoftheoperator.

•Onlyadultsandmatureteenagersshouldoperate

amower,andevenmatureteenagersshouldhave

adultsupervision.Besureateenager:

1.hasreadandunderstandstheOperator's

Manualandrecognizestherisksinvolved;

2.issufcientlymaturetousecaution;and

3.isofsufcientsizeandweighttooperate

thecontrolscomfortablyandtomanagethe

mowerwithouttakingrisks.

•Theowner/usercanpreventandisresponsible

foraccidentsorinjuriesoccurringtohimselfor

herself,otherpeopleorproperty.

Preparation

•Evaluatetheterraintodeterminewhataccessories

andattachmentsareneededtoproperlyandsafely

performthejob.Onlyuseonmachinesapproved

byExmark.

•Wearappropriateclothingincludingsafetyglasses,

substantialfootwear,longtrousers,andhearing

protection.DoNotoperatewhenbarefootor

whenwearingopensandals.

CAUTION

Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcess

of85dBAattheoperator’searandcancause

hearinglossthroughextendedperiodsof

exposure.

Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis

machine.

•Inspecttheareawheretheequipmentistobe

usedandremoveallrocks,toys,sticks,wires,

bones,andotherforeignobjectswhichcanbe

thrownbythemachineandmaycausepersonal

injurytotheoperatororbystanders.

Operation

•Operateonlyindaylightorgoodarticiallight,

keepingawayfromholesandhiddenhazards.

•Nevermowwiththedischargedeectorraised,

removedoralteredunlessthereisagrass

collectionsystemormulchkitinplaceand

workingproperly.

Safety

DANGER

Therearerotatingbladesintheblowerand

underthemowerdeck.Bladecontactcan

causeseriousoperatororbystanderinjuryor

evendeath.

•DoNotreachintoblowerunlessrotation

indicatorhasstopped.DisengagePTO,

stopengine,removekey,waitforall

movingpartstostop.Engageparking

brake.

•Neveroperatemowerunlessdischarge

deector,entiregrasscollectionsystem,

ormulchkitisinstalled.

•Parkmachineonlevelground.Stopengine,wait

forallmovingpartstostop,removekeyand

engageparkingbrake:

–Beforechecking,cleaningorworkingonthe

mower.

–Afterstrikingaforeignobjectorabnormal

vibrationoccurs(inspectthemowerfor

damageandmakerepairsbeforerestarting

andoperatingthemower).

–Beforeclearingblockages.

–Wheneveryouleavethemower.

WARNING

Hands,feet,hair,clothing,oraccessoriescan

becomeentangledinrotatingparts.Contact

withtherotatingpartscancausetraumatic

amputationorseverelacerations.

•DoNotoperatethemachinewithout

guards,shields,andsafetydevicesinplace

andworkingproperly.

•Keephands,feet,hair,jewelry,orclothing

awayfromrotatingparts.

•Stoptheblades,slowdown,andusecaution

whencrossingsurfacesotherthangrassandwhen

transportingthemowertoandfromtheareato

bemowed.

•Beawareofthemowerdischargepathanddirect

dischargeawayfromothers.

SlopeOperation

UseExtremecautionwhenmowingand/orturning

onslopesaslossoftractionand/ortip-overcould

occur.Theoperatorisresponsibleforsafeoperation

onslopes.

DANGER

Operatingonwetgrassorsteepslopescancause

slidingandlossofcontrol.Wheelsdroppingover

edges,ditches,steepbanks,orwatercancause

rollovers,whichmayresultinseriousinjury,

deathordrowning.

•DoNotmowslopeswhengrassiswet.

•DoNotmowneardrop-offsornearwater.

•DoNotmowslopesgreaterthan15degrees.

•Reducespeedanduseextremecautionon

slopes.

•Avoidsuddenturnsorrapidspeedchanges.

•Keeptherollbarintheraisedandlocked

positionanduseseatbelt.

•Seeinsidethebackcovertodeterminethe

approximateslopeangleoftheareatobemowed.

•Useawalkbehindmowerand/orahandtrimmer

neardrop-offs,ditches,steepbanksorwater.

(Figure3).

Figure3

1.SafeZone-Usethemowerhereonslopeslessthan15

degrees

2.DangerZone-Useawalkbehindmowerand/orhand

trimmeronslopesgreaterthan15degrees,near

drop-offsandwater.

3.Water

•Removeormarkobstaclessuchasrocks,tree

limbs,etc.fromthemowingarea.Tallgrasscan

hideobstacles.

Safety

•Watchforditches,holes,rocks,dipsandrisesthat

changetheoperatingangle,asroughterraincould

overturnthemachine.

•Avoidsuddenstartswhenmowinguphillbecause

themowermaytipbackwards.

•Beawarethatoperatingonwetgrass,acrosssteep

slopesordownhillmaycausethemowertolose

traction.Lossoftractiontothedrivewheelsmay

resultinslidingandalossofbrakingandsteering.

•Alwaysavoidsuddenstartingorstoppingona

slope.Iftireslosetraction,disengagetheblades

andproceedslowlyofftheslope.

•Followthemanufacturer’srecommendationsfor

wheelweightsorcounterweightstoimprove

stability.AlwaysinstallandremovetheUltraVac,

includingcounterweights,asinstructed.Failure

todosowillcauseareductioninstabilityor

traction.DoNotoperatethemowerwithonlya

portionoftheUltraVacinstalled.

•Useextremecarewithgrasscatchersor

attachments.Thesecanchangethestabilityofthe

machineandcauselossofcontrol.Thestability

andtractionofthemachinewillchangeasthe

UltraVachopperllswithgrassclippings.Use

progressivelygreatercareonslopesasthehopper

lls.

MaintenanceandStorage

•DisengagePTO,setparkingbrake,stopengine

andremovekeyordisconnectsparkplugwire.

Waitforallmovementtostopbeforeadjusting,

cleaningorrepairing.

•Usecarewhencheckingblades.Wraptheblade(s)

orweargloves,andusecautionwhenservicing

them.Onlyreplacedamagedblades.Never

straightenorweldthem.

•Keepallguards,shieldsandallsafetydevicesin

placeandinsafeworkingcondition.

•Checkallboltsfrequentlytomaintainproper

tightness.

•Frequentlycheckforwornordeteriorating

componentsthatcouldcreateahazard.

WARNING

Removalormodicationoforiginalequipment,

partsand/oraccessoriesmayalterthewarranty,

controllability,andsafetyofthemachine.

Unauthorizedmodicationstotheoriginal

equipmentorfailuretouseoriginalExmark

partscouldleadtoseriousinjuryordeath.

Unauthorizedchangestothemachine,engine,

fuelorventingsystem,mayviolateapplicable

safetystandardssuchas:ANSI,OSHAand

NFPAand/orgovernmentregulationssuchas

EPAandCARB.

Safety

SafetyandInstructionalDecals

•Keepallsafetysignslegible.Removeallgrease,

dirtanddebrisfromsafetysignsandinstructional

labels.

•Replaceallworn,damaged,ormissingsafety

signs.

•Whenreplacementcomponentsareinstalled,be

surethatcurrentsafetysignsareafxedtothe

replacedcomponents.

•Ifanattachmentoraccessoryhasbeeninstalled,

makesurecurrentsafetysignsarevisible.

•Newsafetysignsmaybeobtainedfrom

yourauthorizedExmarkequipmentdealeror

distributororfromExmarkMfg.Co.Inc.

•Safetysignsmaybeafxedbypeelingoffthe

backingtoexposetheadhesivesurface.Apply

onlytoaclean,drysurface.Smoothtoremove

anyairbubbles.

•Familiarizeyourselfwiththefollowingsafetysigns

andinstructionlabels.Theyarecriticaltothesafe

operationofyourExmarkcommercialmower.

106-5517

1.Warning—donottouchthehotsurface.

112-9028

1.Warning—stayawayfrommovingparts;keepallguards

inplace.

126-4659

1.Warning-Hotpulley;allowtocool.

126-4661

1.Warning-ReadtheOperator’smanualforcorrect

quantityofcounterbalanceweight(s).

2.Lossoftractionandsteeringorreducedstability

hazard-UltraVaccounterbalanceweight(s)installed

withoutUltraVacmaycauselossoftractionand

steeringcontrol.UltraVacinstalledwithoutUltraVac

counterbalanceweight(s)willcausereducedstability.

Installweight(s)onlywhenUltraVacisinstalled.

Safety

126-4662

1.Warning-ReadtheOperator’smanualforcorrect

quantityofcounterbalanceweight(s).

2.Lossoftractionandsteeringorreducedstability

hazard-UltraVaccounterbalanceweight(s)installed

withoutUltraVacmaycauselossoftractionand

steeringcontrol.UltraVacinstalledwithoutUltraVac

counterbalanceweight(s)willcausereducedstability.

Installweight(s)onlywhenUltraVacisinstalled.

126-4853

1.Impeller/RotatingBladeshazard-Keephandsaway

frommovingparts.Keepallsafetydevicesinplace

andworking.DoNotreachintoblowerunlessrotation

indicatorhasstopped.

126-4584

1.Impeller/RotatingBladeshazard-Keephandsawayfrommovingparts.Keepallsafetydevicesinplaceandworking.Do

Notreachintoblowerunlessrotationindicatorhasstopped.DisengagePTO,stopengine,removekey,WAITFOR

MOVINGPARTSTOSTOP .

2.Rotationindicator

3.Thrownobjectshazard-Highspeeddischargecancauseinjuryordeath.DoNotrunblowerwithoutentirecollection

systeminstalledandlatched.ReadtheOperator’smanual.

Specications

Systems

BaggingSystem

•Collectionbins:

–Commercialgrade,clothmeshbagswith

reinforcedbottoms.

–Capacity:11.0bushels

13.4bushels(3bagsandhood)

•DumpMechanism:Manualliftoff

•BlowerTube:Fixed,abrasionresistantmolded

polyethylene.

•Impeller:5–bladed,1/4inch(6.4mm)thick

abrasionresistantsteel,withverticalaxis.

•Impellerbearings:1inch(2.5cm)sealed

non-greaseablebearings.

Dimensions

OverallWidth:

w/UltraVac

60inchDeck-SN599,999

andLower&AllLazerAS

789,999andLower

74.44inches(189.1cm)

60inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigher

74.94inches(190.3cm)

66inchDeck-All

81.50inches(207.0cm)

72inchDeck-SN599,999

andLower

86.49inches(219.7cm)

72inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigher

87.38inches(221.9cm)

OverallLength:

w/UltraVac

60inchDeck-SN599,999

andLowerAir-Cooled

106.65inches(270.9cm)

60inchDeck-SN

600,000–789,999

Air-Cooled

110.04inches(279.5cm)

60inchDeck-SN599,999

andLowerLiquid-Cooled

106.90inches(271.5cm)

60inchDeck-SN599,999

andLowerLazerXP&XS

107.90inches(274.1cm)

60inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigherLazerXP ,XS,

&DS

110.88inches(281.6cm)

66inchDeck-Air-Cooled

111.59inches(283.4cm)

66inchDeck-LazerXP&

112.43inches(285.6cm)

72inchDeck-SN599,999

andLowerAir-Cooled

110.75inches(281.3cm)

72inchDeck-SN

600,000–789,999

Air-Cooled

114.12inches(289.9cm)

72inchDeck-SN599,999

andLowerLiquid-Cooled

111.00inches(278.3cm)

72inchDeck-SN599,999

andLowerLazerXP&XS

112.00inches(281.9cm)

72inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigherLazerXP ,XS,

&DS

115.37inches(293.0cm)

ProductOverview

CurbWeight:

w/UltraVac

60inchDeck-SN599,999

andLower&AllLazerAS

789,999andLower

324lb(147kg)

60inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigherAir-Cooled

(exceptAS)

243lb(110kg)

60inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigherLiquid-Cooled

261lb(118kg)

66inchDeck-All

Air-Cooled

190lb(86kg)

66inchDeck-All

Liquid-Cooled

208lb(94kg)

72inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigher

271lb(123kg)

72inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigherAir-Cooled

190lb(86kg)

72inchDeck-SN600,000

andHigherLiquid-Cooled

208lb(94kg)

TorqueRequirements

BoltLocation

Torque

ImpellerSpindleBottom

Nut

55-60ft-lb(75-81N-m)

ImpellerSpindleTopNut75-80ft-lb(102-108N-m)

ProductOverview

Figure4

1.Hood4.Tube

2.Weight5.Bag

3.Blower

Operation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe

machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

Pre-Start

Makesureyouunderstandthecontrols,their

locations,theirfunctions,andtheirsafety

requirements.

Ensuretheblower,doormesh,tubeandhopperare

ingoodcondition,properlyattached,andlatched.

ForunitsaboveSerialNumber600,000withTriton

orSeries5decks:Makesurethattheadjustabledog

legbafeisclosedtomatchtheintakeintotheUltra

VacBlower.

WARNING

Ifthedeckdischargeopeningandtheblower

intakeopeningdonotmatchcorrectly,itwill

allowobjectstobethrowninoperator’sor

bystander’sdirection.Also,contactwithblade

couldoccur.Thrownobjectsorbladecontact

cancauseseriousinjuryorkillyouorbystanders.

Adjustdoglegbafetomatchintakeopening.

RefertotheMaintenancesectionandperformallthe

necessaryinspectionandmaintenancesteps.

OperatingInstructions

Mowing

1.TheUltraVacbloweroperateswhendeckdrive

isengaged.Besurethatallpersonsareclear

ofthemowerdeckbeforeengagingthecutting

blades.Setthethrottleto“midway”position.Pull

outwardonthePTOswitchtothe“ROTATE”

position.Acceleratetofullthrottletobegin

mowing.

2.Todisengagethedeckdriveandblower,setthe

throttleto“midway”position.Pushinonthe

PTOswitchtothe“STOP”positiontostopthe

cuttingbladesandblower.Thecuttingbladeswill

requireaslightlylongeramountoftimetocome

toacompletestopwhentheblowerisinstalled

onthedeck.Verifythatallrotationindicators

havestoppedbeforeclearingblowerassemblyor

mowerdeck

3.Toremovethebags,rstshutoffdeckdrive,stop

theengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.

Openthehoodandremovethebagsbyliftingup

ontherearofthebag,thenunhookingthefront

clip.Emptythebagsbyinvertingthem.

4.Reinstallbags,closeandlatchhoodbefore

continuingmowing.

Tipsformowingconditions:

•Whenmowinginareaswithsandysoil,use

lowliftbladesonthecuttingdeckandhigher

cuttingheightstominimizewearontheblower

components.

•Whenmowinginwetconditions,suchasjustafter

arainorinheavydew,uselowliftbladesonthe

cuttingdecktominimizepluggingoftheblower.

•Maintainingagroundspeedthatdoesnotpull

downtheengineRPMwillallowforthehighest

productivityandbestqualityofcut.Boggingthe

engineRPMdownbygoingtoofastwillcause

pluggingandqualityofcutissues.

•Whenthebagsgetfull,thesoundoftheblower

willchangeandtherewillbeslightblowoutfrom

thefrontrightcornerofthedeck.Emptyingthe

bagsatthispointwillminimizethepotentialfor

thetubetoplug.

•ForunitsbelowSerialNumber600,000:

Anti-blowoutkitsareavailableforleafcollection.

Theyhelptoprevent“chasing”theleaves.To

reduce“plowing”leaves,raisethedeckslightly.

•OnTritonandSeries5Decks:Raisefront

adjustablebafetoreduceplowing.Lowering

frontadjustablebafemayprevent“chasing”.

MatchdischargeopeningtoUltraVacintakefor

bestperformance.

CollectionSystemRemovalforSide

Discharge

1.Shutoffthedeckdrive,stopengineandwaitfor

allmovingpartstostop.Removekeyandengage

parkingbrake.

2.Removethedischargetubebyreleasingthelatches

attheblower.Slidethetubeoffthebloweroutlet

andremovetheupperendfromthehood.

Operation

Figure5

1.ClevisPin5.BeltCover

2.CasterArmWeight

6.Blower

3.Hairpin7.Tube

4.FrontFloorpanWeight8.Bags

3.Removethebeltcoverbylooseningtheknobs.

For60inchand66inchunitstheoutboardknob

doesnotneedtoberemovedcompletelyto

removethebeltcover.

CAUTION

Thedecksheavewillbecomeveryhot.

Touchingahotdecksheavecancausesevere

burns.

Allowthedecksheavetocoolcompletely

beforeremovingthebelt.

4.Pulltheidlerreleasehandleandremovethebelt

fromtheuppergrooveofthedecksheave.

5.Unlatchthefrontendoftheblower.Pivotthe

blowerbackandliftitoffthedeck.

6.Installthedischargechuteusingthechutepivot

pinandhairpin(seeFigure6).

Figure6

Viewedfromtherightside

1.Hairpin

3.DischargeChute

2.ChutePivotPin

Note:Installchutewiththetabstotherearof

thedecktabsasshown.

WARNING

Anuncovereddischargeopeningwill

allowobjectstobethrowninoperator'sor

bystander'sdirection.Also,contactwith

bladecouldoccur.Thrownobjectsorblade

contactcancauseseriousinjuryorkillyou

orbystanders.

Neveroperatemowerunlessdischarge

deector,orentiregrasscollectionsystem,or

mulchkitisinstalled.

7.Re-installtheplasticbeltcoverandtightenthe

knobs.

8.Removethehairpinsandclevispinsholdingthe

hoodassemblytothemountweldment.

9.Liftthehoodassemblyoffthemount.

10.Theremovableweightsmustberemovedfrom

abovethecasterwheels(andfrontofoorpan

onsomeunits).Toremovethecasterweights.

Loosentheclampingknobsuntiltheweightcan

bemovedrelativetothecasterarm.Removethe

hairpinsandclevispinsthatholdtheweightsto

thecasterarms.Carefullylifttheweightsoffof

thecasterarms.

Toremovetheweightonthefrontoftheoor

pan,removethetwohairpinsthatretainitand

thenliftitfromthemountplates.

Theweightsandbracketsboltedtotheoorpan

remainontheunit.

Operation

Note:Theremovableweightsareheavy.Use

carewhenliftingthem.Makesurethatyoucan

holdthemsecurelybeforeliftingthem.Use

cautionwhenpositioningyourhandssothatyou

DoNotsetthemdownonyourhandsorngers.

Note:TheportionsoftheUltraVaccollection

systemthatarenotboltedtothemowerare

designedtobeinstalledorremovedintheir

entirety.Failuretodosowillcauseareductionin

stabilityortraction.DoNotoperatethemower

withonlyaportionoftheUltraVacinstalled.

WARNING

Casterortoeboardweightsinstalledwithout

thecollectionsystemmaycauselossof

tractionandsteeringcontrol.Lossofcontrol

canresultinanaccidentwhichmaycause

death,injury,orpropertydamage.

InstallcasterortoeboardweightsONLY

whenthecollectionsystemisinstalled.

11.Themachinecannowbeusedforsidedischarge

mowing.

CollectionSystemInstallation

1.Stopengine,removekey,andwaitforallmoving

partstostop.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Removehairpinandchutepivotpin.Remove

dischargechute.Pivotpinandhairpinmaybe

storedinthepivotholesofthedischargechute

duringbaggingoperation.

3.Installthebaggerassemblyontothemountby

slippingthehookportionoverthetopmounting

tubeofthemountweldment(seeFigure5).

Securetheassemblytothemountusingtheclevis

pinsandhairpins.

4.Installthebagassembliesbyinsertingthehook

portionintotheslotsinthecrossbarofthehood

assembly.

5.Mountthebloweronthedeckbyslidingthe

mountingpinintothetubeattherearrightcorner

ofthedeck.Swingtheblowerclosed.Adjustthe

positionofthefrontpintoengagetheslotinthe

frontofthedeck.Usethelatchtolocktheblower

inthisposition.Adjustthetensiononthelatch

toholdthebloweruptothedeck,yetallowfor

releasebyhand.

6.Pullthespringloadedidlerbackandslipthebelt

overthetopspindledecksheave.

7.Installtheplasticbeltcover.On60inchand66

inchunitstheoutsideendofthecoverisslotted

andcanslipbetweenthetwowashersonthebelt

shieldstud.Theplasticknobdoesnotneedtobe

removed.On72inchunitsthecoverhasahole,

andtheplasticknobmustbeinstalledafterthe

coverhasbeenpositioned.

ForUnitsSerialNumber600,000andHigher

withTritonorSeries5Decks:Adjustposition

ofdoglegbafetomatchtheintakeoftheUltra

Vacblowerbafeadjustedtoowidemayallow

objectstobethrownfromunderdeck.Bafe

adjustedtoonarrowmaycausepluggingissues.

AllUnits:Sliptheupperendofthetube

assemblyintothehoodopening.Slidethelower

endofthetubeassemblyoverthebloweroutlet

andalignthenotchwiththetubelatch.Latchthe

tubetotheblower.

Note:Theremovableweightsareheavy.Use

carewhenlifting.Makesurethatyoucanholdthe

weightsecurelybeforelifting.Usecautionwhen

positioningyourhandssothatyouDoNotset

theweightdownonyourhandsorngers.

Important:Forcorrecttractionand

stability,installtherequiredquantityof

counterbalanceweight(s)asspeciedin

theUltraVacOperator’smanualandsetup

instructions.

8.Installtheremovableweightassembliesoverthe

casterarms.On60inchLazerZASmachinesand

60inchLazerZmachinesserialnumber599,999

andlower,oneweighthasawidemounting

bracketandonehasanarrowbracket.They

willonlytthemachineoneway.Weightsfor

the60inchLazerZserialnumber600,000and

higher,60inchLazerZXP ,LazerZXS,and

LazerZDS,andall66inchand72inchunitsare

interchangeableleftandright.

9.Installaclevispinandhairpinoneachcaster

weighttoretainthem(seeFigure7).

Operation

Figure7

1.ClevisPin

2.Hairpin

10.Unitswithremovableoorpanweight:

Tightenknobonweightassemblyuntiltheweight

isclampedsecurelytothecasterarm.

11.Hookweightplateassemblyoverthetopofthe

weightmountingplatesandsecurewithtwo

hairpinsasshowninFigure8).

Figure8

1.WeightPlateAssembly2.Hairpin

Note:TheportionsoftheUltraVaccollection

systemthatarenotboltedtothemowerare

designedtobeinstalledorremovedintheir

entirety.DoNotoperatethemowerwithonlya

portionoftheUltraVacinstalled.

Transporting

TransportingtheMachine

Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthe

machine.Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasall

necessarylightingandmarkingasrequiredbylaw.

Thoroughlyreadallofthesafetyinstructions.

Knowingthisinformationcouldhelpyou,your

family,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.

Totransportthemachine:

•Lockthebrakeandblockthewheels.

•Besurethefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.

•Securelyfastenthemachinetothetrailerortruck

withstraps,chains,cable,orropes.

•Secureatrailertothetowingvehiclewithsafety

chains.

WARNING

Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithoutturn

signals,lights,reectivemarkings,oraslow

movingvehicleemblemisdangerousandcan

leadtoaccidentscausingpersonalinjury.

Donotdrivemachineonapublicstreetor

roadway.

LoadingaMachine

DoNottransportthemachinewiththehopper

full.Emptythehopperbeforeattemptingtoload

machineontrailerortruck.Thiswillreducethe

chanceofrearwardtipup.

Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloading

machinesontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-width

rampthatiswiderthanthemachineforthis

procedure.Backuprampsanddriveforwarddown

ramps(Figure9).

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Figure9

1.Backupramps

2.Driveforwarddown

ramps

Operation

Important:Donotusenarrowindividualramps

foreachsideofthemachine.

Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewith

thegrounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure10).

Onatground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleastfour

times(4X)aslongastheheightofthetrailerortruck

bedtotheground.Asteeperanglemaycausemower

componentstogetcaughtastheunitmovesfromthe

ramptothetrailerortruck.Steeperanglesmayalso

causethemachinetotiporlosecontrol.Ifloadingon

ornearaslope,positionthetrailerortrucksothatit

isonthedownsideoftheslopeandtherampextends

uptheslope.Thiswillminimizetherampangle.

WARNING

Loadingamachineontoatrailerortruck

increasesthepossibilityoftip-overandcould

causeseriousinjuryordeath.

•Useextremecautionwhenoperatinga

machineonaramp.

•EnsurethattheROPSisintheupposition

andusetheseatbeltwhenloadingor

unloadingthemachine.Ensurethatthe

ROPSwillclearthetopofanenclosedtrailer.

•Useonlyafull-widthramp;donotuse

individualrampsforeachsideofthemachine.

•Donotexceeda15-degreeanglebetweenthe

rampandthegroundorbetweentheramp

andthetrailerortruck.

•Ensurethelengthoframpisatleastfour

times(4X)aslongastheheightofthetrailer

ortruckbedtotheground.Thiswillensure

thatrampangledoesnotexceed15degrees

onatground.

•Backuprampsanddriveforwarddown

ramps.

•Avoidsuddenaccelerationordeceleration

whiledrivingthemachineonarampasthis

couldcausealossofcontroloratip-over

situation.

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Figure10

1.Full-widthrampin

stowedposition

4.Rampisatleastfour

times(4X)aslongasthe

heightofthetraileror

truckbedtotheground

2.Sideviewoffull-width

rampinloadingposition

5.H=heightofthetraileror

truckbedtotheground

3.Notgreaterthan

15degrees

6.Trailer

Maintenance

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

WARNING

Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing

made,someonecouldstarttheengine.

Accidentalstartingoftheenginecouldseriously

injureyouorotherbystanders.

Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,engage

parkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)offthespark

plug(s)beforeyoudoanymaintenance.Also

pushthewire(s)asidesoitdoesnotaccidentally

contactthesparkplug(s).

WARNING

Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touchingahot

enginecancausesevereburns.

Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore

serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheenginearea.

RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)

MaintenanceService

Interval

MaintenanceProcedure

Beforeeachuseordaily

•Checktheblowerhousing/impeller.

•Checkbags.

•Cleanmuferandrearframearea.

•Cleanrearscreeninthehopper.

Every25hours

•Lubricategreasettings.

Every50hours

•Checkconditionofbelt.

Yearlyorbeforestorage

•Cleanblower.

PeriodicMaintenance

CheckBlower

Housing/Impeller

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Inspectforwearordamagedaily.Replaceor

repairwornpartsasneeded.

Note:Whenmowinginareaswithsandysoil,

uselowliftbladesonthecuttingdeckandhigher

cuttingheightstominimizewearontheblower

components.

CheckBags

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Inspectthebagsforwear,tears,ordamage.

WARNING

Undernormalusethebagwilldeteriorateand

wear.Objectscouldexitthroughwornbag

athighspeeds.Thrownobjectscancause

seriousinjuryorkillyouorbystanders.

Checkbagsfrequentlyfortearsandholes.

ReplacewornbagsonlywithExmark

replacementbags.

LubricateGreaseFittings

Note:Seechartforserviceintervals.

Maintenance

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.LubricatettingswithNGLIgrade#2

multi-purposegungrease.

Refertothefollowingchartforttinglocations

andlubricationschedule.

LubricationChart

Fitting

Locations

Initial

Pumps

Numberof

Places

Service

Interval

1.Idler

Bushings

1–21

25Hours

CheckConditionofBelt

ServiceInterval:Every50hours

AllUnits

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Inspectthebeltfordamageorwear.Replacebelt

withoneofthefollowing:

Deck

PartNo.

60inchLazerZ,XS,XP

SN599,999andLower

andAllLazerAS

103-0866

72inchAllSN599,999

andLower

103-0867

60inchTritonandSeries5

109-1242

66inchTriton

103-0867

72inchTritonandSeries5

109-1244

Cleaning

CleanMuferandRear

FrameArea

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

WARNING

Operatingengineparts,especiallythemufer,

becomeextremelyhot.Severeburnscanoccur

oncontactanddebris,suchasleaves,grass,

brush,etc.cancatchre.

•Allowengineparts,especiallythemufer,to

coolbeforetouching.

•Removeaccumulateddebrisfrommuferand

enginearea.

•Installandmaintaininworkingordera

sparkarresterbeforeusingequipmenton

forest-covered,grass-covered,brush-covered

unimprovedland.

CleanRearScreenInHopper

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Openhopperandremoveclippingsthatarestuck

tothescreen.

CleanBlower

ServiceInterval:Yearlyorbeforestorage

Grassbuildupmaycauseproblemswiththeimpeller

whentheunitisputbackintooperation.

1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and

removekey.Engageparkingbrake.

2.Removegrassbuildupfromaroundtheimpeller

beforeplacingitinstorage.

Troubleshooting

Important:Itisessentialthatalloperatorsafetymechanismsbeconnectedandinproperoperating

conditionpriortomoweruse.

Whenaproblemoccurs,DoNotoverlookthesimplecauses.Forexample:startingproblemscouldbe

causedbyanemptyfueltank.

Thefollowingtablelistssomeofthecommoncausesoftrouble.DoNotattempttoserviceorreplacemajor

itemsoranyitemsthatcallforspecialtimingoradjustmentprocedures(suchasvalves,governor,etc.).Have

thisworkdonebyyourEngineServiceDealer.

Note:WhendisconnectingelectricalconnectorsDoNotpullonthewirestoseparatetheconnectors.

ProblemPossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

1.Cuttingblade(s)is/arebentorunbalanced.

1.Installnewcuttingblade(s).

2.Blademountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblademountingbolt.

3.Looseblowerpulleyorpulleyassembly.

3.Tightentheappropriatepulley.

Abnormalvibration.

4.Blowerimpellerbladesarebent.4.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

Blowerdrivebeltsnapsorbreaksfrequently.

1.Idlerarmisoutofalignment.1.Correctthealignmentoftheidlerarm.

1.Bagsarefull.

1.Emptybagsmorefrequently.

2.Pluggedscreeninbaggerhopper.2.Removedebris,leavesorgrassclippings

fromthescreen.

3.Groundspeedistoofast.

3.Drivesloweratfullthrottle.

4.Blowerbeltisworn,loose,orbroken.4.Installnewblowerbelt.

5.Pluggedtubeorblower.5.Locateandremovepluggeddebris.

Excessivegrassblowoutfromthedeck.

6.Conditionsaredry.6.Uselowerliftblade.

1.Bagsaretoofull.

1.Emptybagsmorefrequently

2.Groundspeedistoofast.

2.Drivesloweratfullthrottle.

3.Grassistoowet.

3.Cutgrasswhenitisdry.

4.Grassistoolong.4.Cutgrassmorefrequentlyorathighercut

height.

5.Pluggedscreeninbaggerhopper.5.Removedebris,leaves,orgrassclippings

fromthescreen.

6.Blowerdrivebeltisworn,loose,or

broken.

6.Installnewbelt.

Blowerandtubesplugtoofrequently.

7.Blowerisplugged.7.Uselowliftbladesinwetconditions.

1.Pluggedblower.1.Removedebris,leaves,orgrassclippings

fromtheblowerimpeller.

Blowerimpellerdoesnotspinfreely.

2.Impellernotaligned.2.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

Plowingleaves.

1.Deckistoolow .

UnitsbelowSerialNumber

600,000:Raisethedeckslightly.

TritonandSeries5:Raisethe

frontadjustablebafe.

Troubleshooting

ProblemPossibleCauseCorrectiveAction

Chasingleaves.

1.Blowoutfromdeck.

UnitsbelowSerialNumber600,000:

Installananti-blowoutkit–contact

anAuthorizedServiceDealer.

TritonandSeries5:Lowerthe

frontadjustablebafe.Matchdischarge

openingtoUltraVacintake.

Blowercomponentsshowsignsofwear

and/oraircleanersandcoolingnsaredirty.

1.Sandordryconditions.1.Uselowliftbladesonthecutting

deckandhighercuttingheights.

Cleanaircleanersandcoolingns

frequently.

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