Exmark Quest Bagger Manual

QUEST®BAGGER

SetupInstructions

ForSerialNos.752,000&Higher

LooseParts

Usethechartbelowtoverifythatallpartshavebeenshipped.Partnumbersnotshownareavailableonthedealer

extranet.

DealerPack

Part#DescriptionQty.Use

—WarrantyRegistrationForm1Filloutwarrantyregistrationform.

LiteraturePack

Part#DescriptionQty.Use

—Manual,Operator’s1

—Manual,Parts1Readbeforeoperatingthemachine.

ModelandRequiredBaggerBlades

ModelNumber

109-9764:Fits48and52inchQuestdecks.

RequiredBaggerBlades

109-6391—Fits48inchQuestdecks

109-6392—Fits52inchQuestdecks

AssemblyDiagrams

KeyQtyDescription

11Asm,HoodBagger

21Asm,UpperTube

31Asm,LowerTube

41Rod,WeightLock

51Weight,Bagger35#

610Nut,Nyloc3/8-16Flg

72Screw,ButtonHead3/8-16x1

81Asm,BracketandBumpers

94Plate,Stiffener

104Bolt,Carriage3/8-16x5

112Plate,Stiffener

122Tube,Hitch

P .O.Box808

Beatrice,NE68310

PartNo.4500-263Rev.A

PrintedintheUSA.

AllRightsReserved

KeyQtyDescription

131Wld,Hitch

144Bolt,Carriage3/8-16x3

152Asm,Bag

162Nut,Nyloc1/4-20Flg

172Screw,1/4-20x3/4

181Bafe,Discharge52inch

191Bkt,BootMount

201Bolt,Carriage5/16-18x3/4(48inch)

3Bolt,Carriage5/16-18x3/4(52inch)

211Asm,BaggerMount

221Nut,Nyloc5/16-18Flg48inch

3Nut,Nyloc5/16-18Flg52inch

23▲3Blade,Highlift

▲Bladesarenotincluded.

Figure1

*52inchdeckonly.

Safety

SafetyAlertSymbol

ThisSafetyAlertSymbol(Figure2)isusedbothin

thissetupinstructionsandonthemachinetoidentify

importantsafetymessageswhichmustbefollowedto

avoidaccidents

Thissymbolmeans:ATTENTION!BECOME

ALERT!YOURSAFETYISINVOLVED!

Figure2

1.Safetyalertsymbol

Thesafetyalertsymbolappearsaboveinformation

whichalertsyoutounsafeactionsorsituationsandwill

befollowedbythewordDANGER,WARNING,or

CAUTION.

DANGER:Whitelettering/Redbackground.Indicates

animminentlyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,

Willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING:Blacklettering/Orangebackground.

Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnot

avoided,Couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION:Blacklettering/Yellowbackground.

Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnot

avoided,Mayresultinminorormoderateinjury.

Thismanualusestwootherwordstohighlight

information.Importantcallsattentiontospecial

mechanicalinformationandNoteemphasizesgeneral

informationworthyofspecialattention.

InstallingtheWeight

WARNING

Thefrontweightinstalledwithoutthebagger

maycauselossoftractionandsteeringcontrol

oranunstableconditionwhichcouldresultin

injuryordeath.

Installthefrontweightonlywhenthebagger

isinstalled.

Note:Theremovableweightisheavy.Usecarewhen

liftingit.Makesurethatyoucanholditsecurelybefore

liftingit.Usecautionwhenpositioningyourhandsso

thatyouDoNotsetitdownonyourhandsorngers.

1.Attachtheweightsupportassembly(item8)tothe

frontpanelfootrestwithtwo3/8-16x1inchbutton

headscrews(item7)andtwonylocnuts(item6)as

showninFigure3.

Figure3

Note:Ifyourmowerdoesnothavemountingholes

onthefootrest,positionthebackoftheweight

supportassemblyonthecrossbarunderthefoot

rest.Centertheweightsupportassemblyandmark

thetwomountingholesonthelipofthefootrest.

Drillholesusinga13/32inchdrillbit.Installweight

supportassemblyasstatedinstep1.

2.Thelockrod(item4)hasakeyononeend.Slidethe

lockrodthroughtheweightsupportassembly,notch

intheweightandtheovalholeintheframebracket.

3.Rotatethelockrodtosecureitintoplace.

Note:Theweightsupportassemblycanstaymounted

totheunitwhenthebaggerandweightareremoved.

InstallingtheHitchBracket

1.Removethetwo3/8-16inchcarriageboltsatthe

rearofeachframerail.Retainforreuseifthebagger

isremoved.

2.Installthetwo3/8-16x5inchcarriagebolts(item

10)throughtheholesontheframeasshownin

Figure4.Placetwostiffeners(item9)onthetop

andbottomofthebaggertube(item12)andinstall

oncarriagebolts.Fastenwithtwonylocnuts(item

6);leaveloosetoaidinstallation.Repeatprocedure

forotherside.

Figure4

3.Aligntheholesinthebaggertube(item12)withthe

baggerhitch(item13).Fastenwithhardwareand

stiffenerasshowninFigure4;leaveloosetoaidin

installation.

4.Tightenallhardware.

InstallingtheHoodandBags

WARNING

Operatingthemowerwiththebaggerinstalled

andthefrontweightremovedmaycauseloss

oftractionandsteeringcontroloranunstable

conditionwhichcouldresultininjuryordeath.

Installthebaggeronlywhenthefrontweight

isinstalled.

1.Installthebaggermountassembly(item21)onto

tothehoodassembly(item1)usingtwo1/4-20x

3/4inchscrews(item17)andnylocnuts(item16)as

showninFigure5.

2.Installthemountassemblyontothehitch.

Figure5

CAUTION

Ifyouremovethespring-loadedhoodwhenit

isclosed(inthedownposition),thehoodmay

suddenlyyopenandyouorsomeoneelsemay

bebruised,pinched,orinjuredinanotherway.

Alwaysopen(raise)thehoodbeforeyouremove

orinstallitonthequick-attachbracket.

3.Installthebags(item15)byslidingthebagframe

hooksontotheretainingbrackets(seeFigure6).

Figure6

4.Lowerthehoodontothebags.Thenpushdownon

bothbaggerretainerlatchesuntiltheylockonthe

bagframeasshowninFigure7.

Figure7

1.Baggerretainerlatches

InstallingtheBootMountBracket

andTubes

1.Removethedischargedeectorfromthedeck.

Retainallcomponentsforreuseifthebaggeris

removed.

2.Installthebootmountbracket(item19)ontothe

deckframeusingthe5/16-18x3/4inchcarriage

bolt(item20)andnylocnut(item22)asshownin

Figure8.Bracketmaystayonwhenconvertingto

sidedischargemode.

Figure8

3.Insertthetabonthelowertubeassemblyintothe

bootmountbracketasshowninFigure8.

4.Usethelatchonthelowertubeassemblytolock

thebrackettothedeck.Adjustthetensiononthe

latchtoholdthebracketuptothedeck,yetallow

forreleasebyhand.

5.Sliptheuppertubeintosealofthehood

opening—pushinandthenpulloutsothattheseal

isextendedoutward.

6.Slidetheuppertubeontothelowertubeandfasten

therubberlatches(Figure8).

InstallingtheDischargeBafe—52

InchDeckOnly

1.RemovefastenersinthedeckasshowninFigure9.

Retainforreuseifthedischargebafeisremoved.

Figure9

2.Installthe52inchdischargebafeasshownin

Figure9.

Note:Thisbafecanstayonthemachinewhileside

dischargingormulching.

Note:Thesepartsmaybediscardedifmountingto

48inchunit.

InstallingtheBaggerBlades

Note:Originalequipmentbladescanbeused;however

highliftbladesarerecommendedforbestperformance.

WARNING

Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor

componentsusedtoretainthebladecausethe

bladetocomelooseandcouldseriouslyinjure

orkillyouorbystanders.

AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmarkblades,

washersandbladeboltsasshown.

ForMowerSerialNumbers719,999and

Lower

1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure10).

Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust

bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe

mowertoensurepropercutting.

Figure10

1.Blade4.Bladebolt

2.Bushing5.Sailareaofblade

3.Springdiscwasher6.Orientationofwashers

2.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded

glove(orplaceawrenchonthetopsheavenut).

Installthebushing,twospringdiskwashers(cupped

sidetowardtheblade)andbladebolt(Figure10).

3.Torquethebladeboltto45-55ft-lb(61-75N-m).

Refertomoweroperator’smanualforblademaintenance.

ForMowerSerialNumbers720,000and

Higher

1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure11).

Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust

bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe

mowertoensurepropercutting.

Figure11

1.Blade3.Boltandwasherassembly

2.Washer

2.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded

glove(orplaceawrenchonthetopsheavenut).

Installthewasherandbladeboltandwasher

assembly.

3.Torquethebladeboltto45-55ft-lb(61-75N-m).

Note:Refertomoweroperator’smanualforblade

maintenance.

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