Installing The Mower Deck; Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TITAN ZX4800 Operator's Manual

Installing the Mower Deck

1. Park the machine on a level surface and
disengage the blade-control switch.
2. Move the motion-control levers outward to the
N -L position, shut off the engine,
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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
chains to the rear lift arms
7. Attach the front chains to the front lift arms
(Figure 67).
8. Install the long link bar through the frame hanger
and deck.
9. Secure the link pin with the hairpin cotters and
washers removed previously
10. Install the mower belt onto the engine pulley;
refer to Replacing the Mower Belt (page
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. Remove the cotter pin from the end of the rod
(Figure 68).
2. 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
Note:
Remove the damaged or worn discharge
deflector.
(Figure 67).
(Figure 66).
68).
1. Deflector
2. Deck brackets
46).
3. Rod
3. Position the new discharge deflector with the
bracket ends between the welded brackets on
the deck
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
Note:
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 bracket
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Figure 68
4. Spring
5. Spring installed over the
rod
6. Cotter pin
(Figure 68).
Position the spring on the rod as shown
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(Figure 69).