Operator's Manual

ToOperatetheMachine
Movethebypasstothepositionforpushingthe
machine(
Figure31)toengagethewheelmotors.
ConvertingtoSideDischarge
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.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtopark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.RemovethemowerasdescribedintheRemoving
theMowerprocedureintheMaintenancesectionfor
moreinformation.
4.Turnthemowerupsidedown.
5.Removetheexistingmowerbladesinstalledonyour
deck.RefertotheRemovingtheBladesprocedure
intheMaintenancesectionformoreinformation.
6.Removethetwolocknuts(5/16inch)securedto
theweldedpostsoftheleftbafeonthetopof
themowerdeckatthecenterandleftofcenter
positions(
Figure32).Removethecarriagebolt
andlocknutonthesidewallofthemowerdeck
securingtheleftbafetothedeck.
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Figure32
1.Locknut(5/16inch)3.Leftbafe
2.Carriagebolt(5/16x3/4
inch)
7.Removetheleftbafefromthemowerdeckas
showninFigure32.
8.Locatethetwoboltsandlocknutsinloose
parts.Installthesefastenersintotheholesshown
in
Figure32onthemowerdecktopreventying
debris.Installtheboltup,throughtheunderside
ofthedeckandusealocknuttosecurefromthe
topside.
WARNING
Openholesinthemowerexposeyouandothers
tothrowndebriswhichcancausesevereinjury.
•Neveroperatethemowerwithouthardware
mountedinallholesinthemowerhousing.
•Installthehardwareinthemountingholes
whenyouremovethemulchingbafe.
9.Removethecarriagebolt(5/16x3/4inch)andlock
nut(5/16inch)ontherearwallofthemowerdeck
securingthebafetothedeck(Figure33).
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