Replacing The Discharge Deflector; Cleaning; Washing The Underside Of The Mower - Toro 74812 Operator's Manual

5. Use the existing hardware to attach the
rear deck strut of the mower to the deck
lift arm (Figure 46).
6. Attach the hardware from the deck hanger
and deck lift arm on both sides of the deck
(Figure 45).
7. Install the mower belt onto the engine
pulley; refer to Replacing the Mower Belt.
Replacing the Discharge
Deflector
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.
1. Locate items shown in
2. Slide the rod out of the short stand-off,
spring, and discharge deflector
Remove the damaged or worn discharge
deflector.
3. Install new discharge deflector
4. Orient the spring so that the short leg points
towards the discharge deflector and the
longer leg points towards the deck as
shown in Figure 48. Place spring on rod
and slide rod, straight end, through the front
discharge deflector bracket, discharge
deflector, and rear deflector bracket.
5. Make sure that the spring and rod are
installed so that the rod is retained from
sliding out by the front bracket and the
spring holds the discharge deflector in the
down position. Refer to
proper orientation.
Important: The discharge deflector
must be spring loaded in the down
position. Lift the deflector up to test
that it snaps to the full down position.
Figure 48.
(Figure 48).
(Figure 48).
(Figure 48) for
1. Mower deck
2. Discharge deflector
3. Discharge deflector bracket

Cleaning

Washing the Underside of
the Mower
After each use, wash the underside of the
mower to prevent grass buildup for improved
mulch action and clipping dispersal.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and
disengage the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to
the neutral position, engage parking brake,
stop the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving
the operating position.
3. Attach the hose coupling to the end of the
mower washout fitting, and turn the water
on high (Figure
Note: Spread petroleum jelly on the washout
fitting O-ring to make the coupling slide on
easier and protect the O-ring.
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Figure 48
4. Spring
5. Rod
6. Assembled view
49).