Mower Belt Maintenance; Installing The Mower; Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TimeCutter Z4200 Operator's Manual

Mower Belt Maintenance
Inspecting the Belts
Service Interval: Every 25 hours--Check the belts for
wear/cracks.
Check the belts for cracks, frayed edges, burn marks, or
any other damage• Replace damaged belts.
Replacing the Mower Belt
Squealing when the belt is rotating, blades slipping when
cutting grass, frayed belt edges, burn marks and cracks
are signs of a worn mower belt• Contact an Authorized
Service Dealer to replace the mower belt if any of these
conditions are evident.
Installing the Mower
1• Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control svdtch.
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Move the motion control levers outward to the
park position, stop the engine, remove the key 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. Lift the rear of the mower deck and guide the hanger
brackets over the rear lift rod (Figure 52).
6. Attach the front support rod to the mower deck with
the clevis pin and hairpin cotter (Figure 51).
7. Install the mower belt onto the engine pulley; refer
to Replacing the Mower Belt•
Replacing the Grass Deflector
Service Interval: Before each use or daily--Inspect the
grass deflector for damage
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 machine without grass deflector,
discharge cover or grass collection system in place.
Inspect the grass deflector for damage before each use.
Replace any damaged parts before use.
1• Locate items shown in Figure 53.
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Figure 53
1. Mower deck 5. Spring
2. Grass deflector 6. Nut (3/8 inch)
3. Grass deflector bracket 7. Short stand-off
4. Rod
Remove the nut (3/8 inch) from the rod under the
mower (Figure 53).
Slide the rod out of the short stand-off, spring, and
grass deflector (Figure 53). Remove the damaged
or worn grass deflector•
Replace the grass deflector (Figure 53).
Slide rod, straight end, through the rear grass
deflector bracket.
Place the spring on the rod, vdth end wires down,
and between the grass deflector brackets• Slide rod
through second grass deflector bracket (Figure 53).
Insert rod at front of grass deflector into short
stand-off on deck. Secure rear end of rod into the
mower with a nut (3/8 inch) (Figure 53)•
Important:
The grass deflector must be spring
loaded in the down position. Lift the deflector
up to test that it snaps to the full down position.
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