Toro 100-2438 Installation Instructions

Rear Baffle Kit

for 48 OFZ Deck

FORM NO. 3323-108

Part No. 100–2438

Loose

Note: Use the chart below to identify parts for assembly.

DESCRIPTION QTY. USE

Righthand Baf
Lefthand Baf

Screw
Flat W
Retainer Nut
Lock Nut

Pre–Installation

Parts

fle

asher

fle

1
1

6
4
2
4

Connect Baf

Install Baf

3. Thoroughly clean mower deck. All debris must

be removed to ensure baffle will fit properly
against mower deck.

fles

fles

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

POTENTIAL HAZARD

• Blade is sharp.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

• Contact with sharp blade can cause serious

personal injury.

HOW TO AV

OID THE HAZARD

• Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the

blade with a rag.

1. Disengage the power take off (PTO), set the

parking brake, and turn the ignition key to
“OFF” to stop the engine. Remove the key.

2. Tilt up deck and lock into vertical position.

Refer to Tilting the Mower on page 4.

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4. Repair all bent or damaged areas of mower deck

and replace any missing parts.

Removing

1. Remove hardware for exiting baffles and then

remove baffles.

oro Company – 1999

Existing Baffles

Installation Instructions

Installing

Retainer Nuts

Install retainer nuts into two existing holes if none
exist.

1. Remove all baffles that are bolted under deck.

2. On the top surface of the deck, install one

retaining leg into the the square opening of the
deck (Fig. 1).

3. Push a screw driver into the other leg and insert

retaining nut into square hole (Fig. 1).

1

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Figure 1

1. Retainer

Connecting

Nut

Baffles

1. Slide the left and right baffles together and hook

together.

Installing

Baffles

Note: There are two holes that already exist

for installing the baffle. (Fig. 3).

6

2

7

2

5

1. Baffles

2. Bolt

3.

(Assembled)

Retainer nuts installed in
existing holes

2

3

3

1

Figure 3

4

4. Deck

5. Washer

6.

Lock Nut

7.

Holes to drill

5

2

1. Place baffles in the cutting chamber (Fig. 3).

6

7

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1. Baffles

2

1

hooked together

Figure 2

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Note: When installing bolts, the bolt heads

need to be on the inside of cutting
deck.

2. Install a bolt with washer into baffle and two

existing holes containing retainer nuts (Fig. 3).

3. To determine where you need to drill holes,

arrange the baffle in the mower as shown in
Figure 4. Rotate the blade to ensure that the
clearance between the tip of the blade and the
baffle is correct.

Installation Instructions

3

POTENTIAL HAZARD

• A blade that is bent or damaged could

2

3

break apart and pieces could be thrown at
bystanders or at you as you use the mower.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

• Pieces of blade that may be thrown could

seriously injure or kill you or bystanders.

1

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Figure 4

1. Blade
Shown)

2. Baffle

(Right–hand

3. 1/4

4. 3/8

Clearance
Clearance

4. Mark the location of the two holes on the top of

deck and the two holes on the side.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the clearance
between blade tip and baffle is correct. Refer
to Figure 4.

5. Drill four 9/32” holes at the marked locations in

the mower.

6. Install and tighten all mounting hardware

securely (Fig. 3).

7. Rotate all the blades to ensure that there is at

least 1/4

 and 3/8 clearance between the blades

and baffles (Fig. 4).

HOW TO AV

•

4

Always r

OID THE HAZARD

eplace bent or damaged blade with

a new blade.

• Never file or create sharp notches in the

edges or surfaces of blade.

8. Make sure all unused holes in deck are plugged

with a nut and bolt for safety.

POTENTIAL HAZARD

• Open holes in the mower expose you and

others to thrown debris.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

• Debris thrown out of holes in the mower

can cause injury.

HOW TO AV

OID THE HAZARD

• Never operate mower without hardware

mounted in all holes in mower.

• Install hardware in mounting holes when

mulching baffle is removed.

3

Installation Instructions

Tilting

the Mower

The mower can be tilted up for ease of service.

To Raise Mower

1. Turn engine off, set the parking brake and check

that PTO cover is down against deck.

2. Lift on the mower carrier frame to release weight

on latch pin and pull out on latch pin to release
(Fig. 5). Repeat on the other side. Lower rear of
mower onto anti-scalp rollers.

3. Return the pins to the spring loaded (down)

position.

4

1

1. Mower

1

m–3375

Figure 6

up

3



1. Parking

2. PTO cover

brake

2

Figure 5

3.

Latch pin

4. Notch–open

4. Standing in front of the mower, lift up and push

rearward on front to raise mower (Fig. 6).

5. Raise mower until it contacts stops and latch

pins snap into locked position.

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