Form No. 3356-423 Rev A
Recycler® Kit
For Z334 Z Master® Mowers
Model No. 110-9960
Installation Instructions
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
Safety
Side Discharge or Mulch
Grass
W ithout the g rass deflector , discharge
co v er , or complete g rass catcher assembl y
mounted in place, y ou and other s ar e
exposed to blade contact and thr o wn de bris.
Contact with r otating mo w er blade(s) and
thr o wn de bris will cause injur y or death.
• Nev er r emo v e the g rass deflector fr om
the mo w er because the g rass deflector
r outes material do wn to w ard the turf.
If the g rass deflector is ev er dama ged,
r eplace it immediatel y .
• Nev er put y our hands or feet under the
mo w er .
• Nev er tr y to clear the discharge ar ea or
mo w er blades unless y ou disenga ge the
po w er tak e of f (PT O) lev er and tur n the
ignition k ey to of f. Also r emo v e the k ey
and pull the wir e of f the spar k plug(s).
Ensure the mo w er has the hing ed g rass deflector
that disperses clippings to the side and do wn
to w ard the turf , while in side disc harg e mode .
T o m ulc h g rass clippings , the baffles m ust be
installed into the mo w er as sho wn in the follo wing
ste ps .
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Installation
Loose Parts
Use the chart below to verify that all parts have been shipped.
Step
1
2
3
4
5
6
No parts required
No parts required
No parts required
Discharge plate
Bolt (3/8 x 1 inch)
Flange nut (3/8 inch)
Left bafe
Right bafe
Angle support
Bolt (3/8 x 3/4 inch)
Flange nut (3/8 inch)
Bolt (3/8 x 1 inch)
Recycler blades
Description
Step
Qty.
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–
–
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
6
2
2
Prepare the mower.
Remove the existing blades.
Remove the existing bafes.
Install the discharge plate.
Install the bafes.
Install the new blades.
Step
Use
1
Preparing the Mower
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. T horoughly clean mo w er dec k. All debris m ust
be remo v ed to ensure baffles will fit properly
ag ainst mo w er dec k.
2. R e pair all bent or damag ed areas of mo w er
dec k and re place any missing par ts .
2
Removing the Existing
Blades
No Parts Required
Procedure
R emo v e the existing blades from the spindles
( Figure 1 ).
Note: Sa v e the blades for use when in side
disc harging mode . Use the blade bolt and cur v ed
w asher for installing the recycler blades .
A blade is shar p . Contact with shar p blade
can cause serious per sonal injur y .
W ear g lo v es or wrap shar p edges of the
blade with a ra g .
2
Figure 2
1. Bolt 4. Lock Nut
2. Mower deck 5. Discharge bafe
3. Front bafe
Figure 1
1. Sail area of blade 3. Curved washer
2. Blade 4. Blade bolt
Step
3
Removing the Existing
Bafes
No Parts Required
Procedure
Note: In the ste ps belo w , the bolts are threaded
into the mo w er dec k. R emo v e the n uts first before
remo ving bolts .
1. R emo v e the mo w er belt co v ers from the
mo w er dec k.
Step
4
Installing the Discharge
Plate
Parts needed for this step:
1
Discharge plate
2
Bolt (3/8 x 1 inch)
1
Flange nut (3/8 inch)
Procedure
Install the disc harg e plate to the outside of the
mounting brac k et with 2 bolts (3/8 x 1 inc h) and 2
flang e n uts (3/8 inc h) ( Figure 3 ).
2. R emo v e the bolts , w ashers and flang e n uts
holding the front baffle in place ( Figure 2 ).
3. R emo v e the bolts and flang e n uts holding the
disc harg e baffle in place ( Figure 2 ).
Note: Sa v e the baffles and hardw are for use
when c hanging to side disc harging mode .
3
1. Flange nut
(3/8 inch)
Figure 3
2. Mower
deck
3. Discharge
plate
4. Bolt (3/8 x
1 inch)