Removing The Mower Deck; Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro 74447TE Operator's Manual

Removing the Mower Deck

1. Shut off the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and remove the key. Engage the parking brake.
2. Remove the height adjustment pin and lower the deck
to the ground.
3. Place the height-adjustment pin in the 7.6 cm (3 inch)
cutting-height location.
4. Remove the belt covers.
5. Loosen the mower deck idler and remove the mower
belt; refer to Belt Maintenance (page
6. Remove the bolts and nuts from the front of the plate
under the footrest.
7. Remove and retain the bolts and nuts on both sides of
the machine (Figure
Figure 85
1. Remove the nuts and bolts here.
2. Remove the nuts and bolts here.
8. Slide the deck out to the right side of the machine.
Replacing the Grass
Deflector
WARNING
An uncovered discharge opening could allow the
lawn mower to throw objects at you or bystanders,
resulting in serious injury. Also, contact with the
blade could occur.
Do not operate the lawn mower unless you install a
cover plate, mulch plate, grass deflector, or bagger.
1. Remove the locknut, bolt, spring, and spacer holding
the deflector to the pivot brackets
2. Remove the damaged or worn grass deflector
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1. Bolt
2. Spacer
3. Locknut
4. Spring
3. Place the spacer and the spring onto grass deflector.
4. Place 1 J-hook end of the spring behind the deck edge.
Note: Make sure that 1 J-hook end of the spring is
installed behind the deck edge before installing the bolt
as shown in
5. Install the bolt and the nut.
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6. Place 1 J-hook end of the spring around the grass
deflector (Figure
Important: The grass deflector must be able
to rotate. Lift the deflector up to the full open
position and ensure that it rotates into the full
down position.
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5. Spring installed
6. Grass deflector
7. J-hook end of spring
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