Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TimeCutter MX 4250 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Grass
Deflector
Machines with Fabricated Mower
Decks Only
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect
the grass deflector for damage.
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow
the machine to throw objects toward you or
bystanders, resulting in serious injury. Also,
contact with the blade could occur.
Never operate the machine without the
grass deflector, the discharge cover, or the
grass-collection system in place.
1. Disengage the spring from the notch in the
deflector bracket and slide the rod out of the
welded deck brackets, spring, and discharge
deflector (Figure 72).
1. Rod
2. Spring
3. Deflector
2. Remove the damaged or worn discharge
deflector.
3. Position the new discharge deflector with the
bracket ends between the welded brackets on
the deck as shown in
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
5. Position the spring on the rod as shown in so
the shorter spring end is coming from under the
rod before the bend and going over the rod as it
returns from the bend.
6. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into
the notch on the deflector bracket
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Figure 72
4. Deck brackets
5. Spring installed over the
rod
Figure 73.
(Figure
g017617
73).