Installing The Mower; Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TITAN MX5480 Operator's Manual

Installing the Mower

1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the neutral
lock position, stop the engine, remove the key, set the
parking brake and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
3. Slide the mower under the machine.
4. Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest position.
5. Place the height-of-cut pin in the lock position for
lowest height-of-cut.
6. Lift the rear of the mower deck and attach the
rear support on the mower deck to the rear deck
hangers. Secure them with a washer and hairpin cotter
(Figure 70).
7. Attach the front support on the mower deck to the
front deck hangers, and secure them with a washer and
hairpin cotter (Figure 70).
8. Install the long, link bar through the frame hanger and
deck. Secure the link bar with the hair pin cotters and
washers removed previously (Figure 69).
9. Install the mower belt onto the engine pulley; refer to
Replacing the Mower Belt (page 47).

Replacing the Grass Deflector

Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect the grass
deflector for damage
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects in the operator's or
bystander's direction and result in serious injury.
Also, contact with the blade could occur.
Never operate the lawn mower unless you install a
mulch plate, discharge deflector, or grass collection
system.
Inspect the grass deflector for damage before each use.
Replace any damaged parts before use.
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 71).
2. Remove the damaged or worn discharge deflector.
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1. Deflector assembly
2. Deck brackets
3. Rod
3. Position the new discharge deflector assembly with the
bracket ends between the welded brackets on the deck
as shown in Figure 71.
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
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.
5. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into the
notch on the deflector assembly bracket (Figure 72).
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Figure 71
4. Spring
5. Spring installed over the
rod
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