Replacing The Grass Deflector - Toro TimeCutter SS 5425 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Grass Deflector

Machines with 42-inch, 50-inch, or
60-inch Mower Decks Only
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 the grass deflector,
the discharge cover, or the grass-collection system
in place.
Never operate the machine without the grass
deflector, the discharge cover, or the grass-collection
system in place.
1. 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 67).
1. Rod
2. Spring
3. Deflector
2. Remove the damaged or worn discharge deflector.
3. Position the new discharge deflector with the bracket
ends between the welded brackets on the deck as
shown in
4. Install the spring onto the straight end of the rod.
5. Position the spring on the rod as shown 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.
6. Lift the loop end of the spring and place it into the
notch on the deflector bracket
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2
1
5
Figure 67
4. Deck brackets
5. Spring installed over the
Figure 68.
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(Figure 68).