Toro Z453 Z Master - Replacing the Grass Deflector; Cleaning; Cleaning under the Mower

Installing the Blades
1. Install the blade onto the spindle shaft
( Figure 68 ).
Important: T he cur v ed par t of the blade
must be pointing up w ard to w ard the inside
of the mo w er to ensur e pr oper cutting .
2. Install the spring disk and blade bolt. T he
spring disk cone m ust be installed to w ard the
bolt head ( Figure 68 ). T or que the blade bolt to
85-110 ft-lb (115-150 N•m).
Figure 68
1. Sail Area of Blade 4. Blade Bolt
2. Blade 5. Cone Towards Bolt Head
3. Spring Disk
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 .
• Mak e sur e the g rass deflector is in the
do wn position.
1. R emo v e the loc kn ut, bolt, spring and spacer
holding the deflector to the pi v ot brac k ets
( Figure 69 ). R emo v e the damag ed or w or n
g rass deflector .
2. Place the spacer and spring onto g rass
deflector . Place the L end of spring behind
dec k edg e .
Note: Mak e sure the L end of the spring is
installed behind the dec k edg e before installing
the bolt as sho wn in Figure 69 .
3. Install the bolt and n ut. Place the J hook
end of the spring around the g rass deflector
( Figure 69 ).
Important: T he g rass deflector must be
a ble to lo w er do wn into position. Lift the
deflector up to test that it lo w er s into the
full do wn position.
Figure 69
1. Bolt 5. Spring installed
2. Spacer
6. Grass Deector
3. Locknut 7. L end of spring, place
behind deck edge before
installing bolt
4. Spring
8. J hook end of spring
Cleaning
Cleaning Under the Mower
R emo v e the g rass buildup under the mo w er daily .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. 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. Raise the mo w er to the transpor t position.
4. Lift the front of the mac hine and suppor t the
mac hine using jac k stands .
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