Exmark Ultra Vac QDS 00 & Higher - Manual (Page 15)

Operation
4. Remove the hairpin from the mount pin and pull
the mount pin out of the frame mount barrel.
5. Pick up the frame legs and hook the notch onto
the lower mount bar (see Figure 11).
6. Lift the hopper assembly and pivot it upward
toward the back of the unit (see Figure 12).
Figure 12
1. Rotate hopper assembly 5. Frame mount barrel
2. Rear bumper 6. Hairpin
3. Mount bracket 7. Mount pin
4. Opening
7. Continue to push the hopper assembly forward
until it contacts the mount bracket.
8. Adjust the exhaust diverter up or down in the
slots so it fits over the muffler.
9. If needed, install washers between the exhaust
diverter and the frame to space the guard outward.
10. Install the mount pin into the frame mount
barrel. Make sure that it extends into the opening
between the rear bumper and the mount bracket
(see Figure 12).
11. Align the holes in the mount pin and frame
mount barrel and insert the hairpin to lock the
hopper assembly into place.
12. Tighten the hardware on the exhaust diverter.
13. If the handle was removed on the LZUVQD11,
install the handle assembly to the unit by fastening
the bolt and nut as shown in Figure 13. Unlatch
the spring clevis pin from the handle link. Rotate
the handle link towards the actuation arm bracket
and align the holes. Insert the spring clevis pin
and rotate it downward to latch it onto the handle
link.
Figure 13
1. Handle link 4. Handle assembly
2. Actuation arm bracket 5. Nut
3. Spring clevis pin 6. Bolt
14. Remove the belt cover on the right side of the
deck.
15. Mount the blower on the deck by inserting the
mounting pin into the tube welded to the rear
corner of the deck (see Figure 14). Pivot the
blower until the front pin engages the slot in
the deck. Adjust the position of the front pin if
necessary to engage the slot. Use the latch to lock
the blower in this position. Adjust the tension on
the latch to hold the blower up to the deck, yet
allow for release by hand.
Figure 14
1. Slot 4. Mounting pin
2. Front pin 5. Deck tube
3. Blower latch
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