Converting The 48-Inch Mower Deck To Side Discharge - Toro TimeCutter HD X5450 Operator's Manual

Converting the 48-inch Mower
Deck to Side Discharge
The mower deck and mower blades shipped with the machine
were designed for optimum mulching and side-discharge
performance.
Install the fasteners into the same holes in the deck from
which they were removed. This ensures that no holes are left
open when operating the mower deck.
DANGER
Open holes in the mower expose you and others to
thrown debris. Debris thrown out of holes in the
mower can cause injury.
• Never operate the mower without hardware
mounted in all holes in the mower.
• Install hardware in mounting holes when you
remove the baffle.
Removing the Mulching Baffle
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, engage the parking brake,
EUTRAL OCK
shut off the engine, remove the key from the key
switch, and wait for all moving parts to stop before
leaving the operating position.
3. Remove the mower deck; refer to
Deck (page 45).
4. Remove the 2 locknuts (5/16 inch) secured to the
welded posts of the left baffle on the top of the mower
deck at the center and left of center positions
28).
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1. Locknut (5/16 inch)
2. Carriage bolt (5/16 x 3/4
inch)
5. Remove the carriage bolt and locknut on the side wall
of the mower deck securing the left baffle to the deck.
Removing the Mower
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2
3
Figure 28
3. Left baffle
4. Install the fasteners here.
6. Remove the left baffle from the mower deck as shown
in Figure
7. Remove the 2 carriage bolts (5/16 x 3/4 inch) and
2 locknuts (5/16 inch) securing the assembled right
baffle and baffle guard to the mower deck
1. Carriage bolt (5/16 x 3/4
inch)
2. Locknut (5/16 inch)
8. Remove the 2 locknuts (5/16 inch) to securing the
welded posts of the right baffle to the top of the
mower deck at the center and right of center positions
(Figure
Note: Remove the right baffle from the mower deck.
(Figure
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2
1. Locknut (5/16 inch)
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2. Right baffle
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9. Locate the cutoff baffle in the loose parts bag and
remove the fasteners at the rear holes of the discharge
plate (Figure
23
28.
Figure 29
3. Right baffle
4. Baffle guard
30).
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Figure 30
3. Welded posts (right baffle)
31).
(Figure 29).
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