Toro 74920 - Converting the 48 Inch Mower to Side Discharge

ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypasstothepositionforoperatingthe
machine(Figure31)toengagethewheelmotors.
Convertingthe48inchMower
toSideDischarge
Themowerdeckandmowerbladesshippedwith
thismachineweredesignedforoptimummulching
performance.Sidedischargeperformancecanbe
improvedbyreplacingthemulchingbladeswith
standardcuttingbladesobtainedfromyourlocal
authorizedTorodealer.Tomaintainoptimummulching
performance,alwaysinstallthemulchingbladesthatare
shippedwiththisunitwhenchangingbacktomulching
operation.
Installthefastenersintothesameholesinthedeckthey
wereoriginallyremovedfrom.Thisensurenoholesare
leftopenwhenthedeckisoperated.
DANGER
Openholesinthemowerexposeyouandothersto
throwndebris.Debristhrownoutofholesinthe
mowercancauseinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemower.
•Installhardwareinmountingholeswhenthe
bafeisremoved.
RemovingtheMulchBafe
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutrallockposition,settheparkingbrake,stop
theengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.RemovethemowerasdescribedintheRemoving
theMowerprocedureintheMaintenancesectionfor
moreinformation.
4.Turnthemowerupsidedown.
5.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
deck.RefertotheRemovingtheBladesprocedure
intheMaintenancesectionformoreinformation.
6.Removethetwolocknuts(5/16inch)securedto
theweldedpostsoftheleftbafeonthetopof
themowerdeckatthecenterandleftofcenter
positions(
Figure32).Removethecarriageboltand
locknutonthesidewallofthemowerdecksecuring
theleftbafetothedeck.
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Figure32
1.Locknut(5/16inch)3.Leftbafe
2.Carriagebolt(5/16x3/4
inch)
7.Removetheleftbafefromthemowerdeckas
showninFigure32.
8.Removethecarriagebolt(5/16x3/4inch)and
locknut(5/16inch)ontherearwallofthemower
decksecuringthebafetothedeck(
Figure33).
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Figure33
1.Bafeguard3.Carriagebolt(5/16x3/4
inch)
2.Locknut(5/16inch)4.Rightbafe
9.Locatethebafeguardatthefrontedgeoftheside
dischargeopening.Removethefastenerssecuring
thebafeguardandtherightbafetothemower
deckasshowninFigure33.Removethebafe
guardandretainallfasteners.
10.Removethetwolocknuts(5/16inch)tosecuring
theweldedpostsoftherightbafetothetopofthe
mowerdeckatcenterandrightofcenterpositions
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