Form No. 3355-379 Rev B
Blower and Drive Kit
For 52in E-Z Vac® Bagger for Z400 and Z500 Series Z
Master® Mowers
Model No. 78537 —Serial No. 260000001 and Up
Installation Instructions
Note: Deter mine the left and right sides of the mac hine from the nor mal operating position.
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
Pulley assembly
Pivot bracket
Metal template
Bolt (3/8 x 1 inch)
Locknut (3/8 inch)
Blower assembly
Bagger belt
Blower belt cover
Description
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1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Verify an existing pivot tube.
Prepare the mower and remove the
belt cover.
Remove the existing anti-scalp
roller and bracket.
Install the pulley assembly.
Install the pivot bracket.
Install the blower, bagger belt,
spring, and belt cover.
Use
Step
1
Verifying an Existing Pivot
Tube
No Parts Required
Procedure
If y our mo w er has a pi v ot tube as sho wn in Figure
1 , then proceed to Ste p 6 and the Operator’ s
Man ual to install the blo w er assembly .
Note: Do not remo v e the existing pi v ot tube .
© 2006—The Toro® Company
8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420
Register at www.Toro.com. Original Instructions (EN)
Figure 1
1. Z400 mower deck 3. Z500 mower deck
2. Pivot tube 4. Pivot tube
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Step
2
Preparing the Mower and
Remove the Belt Cover
1. R emo v e the anti-scalp roller from the brac k et
b y loosening and remo ving the flang e n ut (3/8
inc h) and axle bolt (3/8 x 4-1/2 inc h) as sho wn
in Figure 2 .
2. R emo v e the three car riag e bolts (3/8 x 3/4
inc h) and flang e n uts (3/8 inc h) securing the
brac k et to the mo w er ( Figure 2 ). Sa v e the
fasteners for later use .
No Parts Required
Procedure
P erfor m the follo wing procedure to pre pare the
mo w er for attac hing the blo w er and finishing kit.
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. R e pair all bent or damag ed areas of mo w er
dec k and re place any missing par ts .
4. Clean the mo w er of any debris on the dec k or
rear par t of the mo w er to ease installation.
Note: Clean the area around the belt co v er
before remo ving .
5. Unlatc h and remo v e the right belt co v er . Sa v e
this hardw are .
6. Store the right belt co v er for later use . If the
bag g er blo w er and pulley is remo v ed it can be
reused.
3. R emo v e the brac k et and discard.
1. Anti-scalp roller
2. Anti-scalp bracket
3. Bolt, (3/8 x 4–1/2 inch)
Figure 2
4. Carriage bolt, (3/8 x 3/4
inch)
5. Flange nut, (3/8 inch)
6. Mower deck
Step
3
Removing the Existing
Anti-Scalp Roller and
Bracket
No Parts Required
Procedure
Note: Clean the area around the right, rear
anti-scalp wheel.
Step
4
Installing the Pulley
Assembly
Parts needed for this step:
1
Pulley assembly
Procedure
1. Lo w er the mo w er dec k to the lo w est
height-of-cut position.
2