Toro TimeCutter Z420 - Replacing the Grass Deflector; Washing the Underside of the Mower; Cleaning

w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position.
3. Slide the mo w er under the mac hine .
4. Lo w er the height-of-cut lev er to the lo w est
position.
5. Attac h the adjusting rod to the mac hine with
the w asher and hair pin cotter ( Figure 47 ) on
eac h side of the mo w er .
6. Slide the lev eling brac k ets onto the mounting
pins and secure them with the w ashers and
hair pin cotters ( Figure 47 ).
7. Attac h the front suppor t rods to the mac hine
with the clevis pins and hair pin cotters
( Figure 46 ).
8. Install the mo w er belt onto the engine pulley;
refer to R e placing the Mo w er Belt.
Replacing the Grass
Deector
An unco v er ed discharge opening could
allo w the la wn mo w er to thr o w objects in
the operator’ s or bystander’ s dir ection and
r esult in serious injur y . Also, contact with
the blade could occur .
Nev er operate the la wn mo w er unless y ou
install a co v er plate, a mulch plate, or a g rass
chute and catcher .
1. Locate items sho wn in Figure 49 .
2. R emo v e the n ut (3/8 inc h) from the rod under
the mo w er ( Figure 49 ).
3. Slide the rod out of the shor t stand-off ,
inter nal loc k w asher , spring, and g rass deflector
( Figure 49 ). R emo v e the damag ed or w or n
g rass deflector .
4. R e place the g rass deflector and inter nal loc k
w asher ( Figure 49 ).
5. Slide rod, straight end, through the rear g rass
deflector brac k et.
6. Place the spring on the rod, with end wires
do wn, and betw een the g rass deflector brac k ets .
Slide rod through second g rass deflector
brac k et and inter nal loc k w asher ( Figure 49 ).
7. Inser t rod at front of g rass deflector into shor t
stand-off on dec k. Secure rear end of rod into
the mo w er with a n ut (3/8 inc h) ( Figure 49 ).
Important: T he g rass deflector must be
spring loaded in the do wn position. Lift
the deflector up to test that it snaps to the
full do wn position.
Figure 49
1. Grass deector 5. Nut, 3/8 inch
2. Grass deector bracket 6. Rubber O-ring
3. Spring
7. Short stand-off
4. Rod
Cleaning
Washing the Underside of
the Mower
After eac h use , w ash the underside of the mo w er
to prev ent g rass buildup for impro v ed m ulc h
action and clipping dispersal.
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control switc h.
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and
w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position.
3. Attac h the hose coupling to the end of the
mo w er w ashout fitting, and tur n the w ater on
high ( Figure 50 ).
Note: Spread petroleum jelly on the w ashout
fitting O-ring to mak e the coupling slide on
easier and protect the O-ring .
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