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

The spring is under tension when installed and
can cause personal injury.
Replacing the Grass Deflector
Be careful when removing the belt.
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1. Idler pulley
2. Mower belt
3. Outside pulley
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Figure 44
4. Spring
5. Engine pulley
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Route the new belt around the engine pulley and
mower pulleys (Figure 44).
Pull the idler pulley in the direction shown in
Figure 44 and route the belt onto the idler pulley
(Figure 44).
8. Install the belt covers over the outside spindles.
Installing the Mower
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
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Move the motion control levers outward to the
park position, stop the engine, remove the ke5 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 43).
6. Attach the front support rod to the mower deck with
the clevis pin and hairpin cotter (Figure 42).
7. Install the mower belt onto the engine pulley; refer
to Replacing the Mower Belt.
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 cover plate, a mulch plate, or a grass chute
and catcher.
1. Locate items shown in Figure 45.
2. Remove the nut (3/8 inch) from the rod under the
mower (Figure 45).
3. Slide the rod out of the short stand-off, spring, and
grass deflector (Figure 45). Remove the damaged
or worn grass deflector.
4. Replace the grass deflector (Figure 45).
5. Slide rod, straight end, through the rear grass
deflector bracket.
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Place the spring on the rod, with end wires down,
and between the grass deflector brackets. Slide rod
through second grass deflector bracket (Figure 45).
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 45).
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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