Operator's Manual
DANGER
Withoutthegrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthe
mowerbecausethegrassdeectorroutes
materialdowntowardtheturf.Ifthe
grassdeectoriseverdamaged,replaceit
immediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytocleardischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethebladecontrolswitch
toOffandrotatetheignitionkeytoOff.Also
removethekeyandpullthewireoffthespark
plug(s).
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
(ForModelswith42Inch
Decks)
Themowerdeckandmowerbladesshippedwith
thismachineweredesignedforoptimummulching
performance.Sidedischargeperformancecanbe
improvedbyreplacingthemulchingbladeswith
standardcuttingbladesobtainedfromyourlocal
authorizedTorodealer.Tomaintainoptimummulching
performance,alwaysinstallthemulchingbladesthatare
shippedwiththisunitwhenchangingbacktomulching
operation.
RemovingtheDischargeCoverfor
SideDischarge
Note:Ifthebaggerattachmentisaddedthemachine,
standardbladesmustbeinstalledforproperbagging
function.Seeabovefortheproperpartnumber.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removethe2boltsandnutsthatsecurethe
dischargecovertothemower(
Figure26).
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4
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Figure26
1.Capnut(1/4inch)
4.Rotatethecoverup
2.Dischargecover5.Removethecover
3.Bolt(1/4x2-1/2inches)
4.Removethedischargecover.
5.Liftupthegrassdeectorandlocatethelocknut
onthedeectorpivotrod.Removetheexistingthin
nut(3/8inch).
6.Installthecutoffbafetotheexposedpivotrod
(Figure27).Usetheexistingthinnut(3/8inch)to
securethebafetothemower.
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Figure27
7.Torquethefastenerto14-18ft-lb(7-9N-m).
8.Lowerthegrassdeectoroverthedischarge
opening
Important:Ensurethemowerhasahinged
grassdeectorthatdispersesclippingstothe
sideanddowntowardtheturf,whileinside
dischargemode.
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