Installing The Mower; Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro 74629 Operator's Manual

Installing the Mower

1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade-control switch.
2. Move the motion-control levers outward to the park
position, stop the engine, remove the key, 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 56).
6. Attach the front support rod to the mower deck with
the clevis pin and hairpin cotter (Figure 55).
7. Install the mower belt onto the engine pulley; refer to
Replacing the Mower Belt (page 39).

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 machine without grass deflector,
discharge cover or grass collection system in place.
1. Locate items shown in Figure 57.
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1. Mower deck
2. Grass deflector
3. Grass-deflector bracket
4. Rod
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Figure 57
5. Spring
6. Nut (3/8 inch)
7. Short standoff
2. Remove the nut (3/8 inch) from the rod under the
mower (Figure 57).
3. Slide the rod out of the short stand-off, spring, and
grass deflector (Figure 57).
4. Remove the damaged or worn grass deflector.
5. Replace the grass deflector (Figure 57).
6. Slide the rod, straight end, through the rear grass
deflector bracket.
7. Place the spring on the rod, with end wires down, and
between the grass deflector brackets. Slide rod through
second grass deflector bracket (Figure 57).
8. Insert rod at front of grass deflector into short standoff
on deck.
9. Secure rear end of rod into the mower with a nut
(3/8 inch) as shown in Figure 57.
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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