Toro 78492 Installation Instructions

Boot and Tube Kit

100 Series Z Master 44 Mowers

Model No. 78492

Set Up

Loose Parts

Note: Use the chart below to verify all parts have been shipped.

Description Qty. Use

Form No. 3327–682

Installation Instructions

Tunnel baffle—rear Carriage Bolt, 5/16 x 5/8 in. Bolt—thread forming, 3/8 x 5/8 in. Flange nuts, 5/16 in.

Tunnel baffle—front Carriage Bolt, 5/16 x 5/8 in. Flange nuts, 5/16 in.

Tunnel baffle—center Carriage Bolt, 5/16 x 5/8 in. Bolt, 5/16 x 5/8 in. Flange nuts, 5/16 in.

Cutting chamber baffle Socket button head bolt, 1/4 x 5/8 in. Lock nuts, 1/4 in. Socket button head bolt, 5/16 x 3/4 in. Flange nuts, 5/16 in.

Lower bagger tube Upper bagger tube Boot assembly Tube clamp

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1 2 2

1 2 1 3

1 2 2 3 3

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Installing the rear tunnel baffle

Installing the front tunnel baffle

Installing the center tunnel baffle

Installing the cutting chamber baffle

Installing the discharge tubes

Note: If the mower is removed from the machine, it will need to be leveled when installed.

Removing the Mower

1. Lower the mower onto wood blocks.

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2. Remove the four bolts at the bottom of chains that

attached to mower (Fig. 1).

3. Remove the nuts and bolts holding pins in the push

arm (Fig. 1).

4. Remove the pins (Fig. 1).

5. Raise height of cut lever and slide mower out (Fig. 1).

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6. Remove the mower belt from the clutch.

1. Remove the four screws holding the right front

blowout baffle to the mower (Fig. 2).

2. Remove the baffle (Fig. 2). Save the baffle and screws

for use when not in bagging mode.

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Figure 1

1. Mower

2. Chain

3. Chain Bolt

4. Push Arm

5. Push Arm Bolt

6. Push Arm Nut

7. Push Arm Pin

Before Installation

1. Tip mower upside down and block up ends to ease

installation of components.

2. Thoroughly clean the mower. All debris must be

removed to ensure baffles will fit properly against the mower.

3. Repair all bent or damaged areas of mower and

replace any missing parts.

Warning

Contact with sharp blade can cause serious personal injury.

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Figure 2

1. Right front blowout baffle

2. Screw

3. Mower

Installing the Mower Baffles

Note: Use figure 3 for an overall view of where to install the baffles.

• Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the

blade with a rag.

Removing the Right Front Blowout Baffle

Note: Remember to install the right front blowout baffle to the mower if the bagger and bagger baffles are removed.

1. Front tunnel baffle

2. Rear tunnel baffle

3. Front of mower

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Figure 3

4. Center tunnel baffle

5. Cutting chamber baffle

Installing the Front Tunnel Baffle

1. Place the front tunnel baffle against the front wall of

the discharge tunnel (Fig. 5).

2. Align the front tunnel baffle flush with the outside of

the mounting bracket (Fig. 4).

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Figure 4

1. Front tunnel baffle

2. Mounting bracket

3. Flush edge with outside of mounting bracket

4. Outside of mounting bracket

3. Clamp the baffle in place.

4. Using the baffle as a template, drill two, 11/32 in.

diameter, holes into the top of the discharge tunnel (Fig. 5).

5. Install the front tunnel baffle with 2 carriage bolts

(5/16 x 5/8 in.) and 2 flange nuts (5/16 in.) (Fig. 5).

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Figure 5

1. Front tunnel baffle

2. Carriage Bolt, 5/16 x 5/8 in.

3. Flange nut, 5/16 in.

4. Hole to drill

5. Mounting bracket

6. Front tunnel wall

Installing the Rear Tunnel Baffle

Note: There is an existing hole in the top of the mower for installing the rear tunnel baffle.

1. Place the rear tunnel baffle against the rear wall of the discharge tunnel. (Fig. 6).

2. Loosely, install the thread forming bolt (3/8 x 5/8 in.) into the existing hole in the top of the mower (Fig. 8).

Note: The rear tunnel baffle must not extend past the outside of the mounting bracket.

3. Slide the rear tunnel baffle along the rear wall until there is a 3/16 in. gap between the blade and the baffle tab (Fig. 7).

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