TORO TIMEMASTER QUICK FIX - This Part Only Lasted 25 Hours.

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TORO TIMEMASTER QUICK FIX - THIS PART ONLY LASTED 25 HOURS. My Toro Timemaster is only about a year old with about 25 hours on it. I looked down while mowing and noticed that the drag flap was broken and was dragging perpendicular to my mowing path. Time to replace it. But should this part be breaking with only so few hours on the machine? LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!

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[robdinardo]

You are absolutely correct. I believe my drag flap began tearing at less than 25 hours. At $1600 plus New York State sales tax, very much cutting corners by Toro.

[yarddds]

The flap on my Timemaster lasted only about 10 hours. Now I know how to replace thanks to your video.

[josephbattipaglia]

You’re lucky you made it 25 hours! I made it about 10 hours and mine got torn to shreds. And I’ve been treating my new toy gently still. Fortunately the local dealer replaced the part since it’s only 6 weeks old but I have a feeling this is going to happen again… soon. If anyone find a rubber one made specifically for this mower, please let me know. The dealer gave me the same cheap plastic one

[anthonybroussard]

Yea well the same happened to me, bought a replacement, same thing happened again within a month, then bought another one, but before installing it, i used a metal straightedge and a utility knife, shaved about 3/8 to a 1/2 inch off, , been cutting for 2 years, still looks like new

[thmnslots]

Yeah, mine did it too about a week ago. Now I'm just waiting for the new 1 to come in.

[jeffmccoy]

Great video! Saved this for future reference. Yep, the Toro design engineer probably did a cost down to a more brittle plastic. Could be an injection molding issue also. For the price of this mower, Toro could invest in a more durable part. Supply chain issues in the plastics industry aren't helping either. Who knows what's being used now, since this part is likely sourced from Asia.

[vytec]

Yup. After 1st cut it broke on my Timemaster. Ordered a replacement from Toro under warranty and out of the box it's broken as well. The two pieces aren't molded properly and it separates from the harder plastic that mounts to the mower.

[harley]

Yes yes I'm having the exact issue!!! I had to do this twice now it has happened again.

[MJCCJC]

Mine lasted 10 - 15 minutes! Already broken. I just bought it today and used it for 1st time.

[russellpuckett]

Same thing happened to my new timemaster I installed an hour meter before my first start up, I didn't even get to my five hour break in oil change before mine started losing pieces, got mad and just took my shears and cut what was still hanging, at least if I ever find a replacement I'll know how to make the repair after seeing your video THANK YOU

[BigDaddysGarage]

Make one! Cool video plus see if it helps with striping at all.

[oyuvzzr]

I have 65 hours flap still good but I cut at the highest level St Augustine grass and can't hit the blades.

[scodo]

first season, cutting low and made a turn and blades shredded the guard like yours. ordered new off of Amazon, doing ok so far. don't like small gas tank, I needed to grease my wheels, factory grease was a barely on there.

[hellohello]

Great video thankyou. New subscriber from Australia🇦🇺. Peaceout! ✌️

[MrSpeedysteve]

After 6 years and around 130 hours of domestic mowing on a 1/2 acre garden, flat but quite bumpy, the drag flap on mine is starting to show signs of pulling away at the right angle corners just below the securing bolts. My solution will be to make two U clamps in sheet steel, crimp them over and JB Weld them on each side.
Waxoyl to prevent rust.

My transmission failed earlier this month. Stripped it down. 2 bit plastic bush / oil paddle had sheared in half. I made a new brass bush, machined out the old paddle and bolted it on the brass bush. Good as new.

Had to resolder the STOP button leads and tie wrap the cable with more slack.

Did a thorough deck rust remove and Por-15 paint. Then 3 coats of Hammerite (which chips!). The Por-15 doesn't chip off!

I can see these mowers were no good for commercial use. For lighter domestic use not so bad.

The newer 10ftlb engine models have more power and seem to have better transmissions and a few other faults fixed..

[vytec]

Got the new replacement part yesterday and same style but this one wasn't broken fortunately.

[Borndoom]

Does the commercial Turfmaster have the same drag flap?

[jcs]

I noticed mine was destroyed and damaged in the same suisse as yours after the 1st year... left side. Did you ever fabricate a new flap out of that large rubber piece you have?

[jeffreysosnowski]

Mine looked like yours after less than 10 hours of use. Toro did send a replacement at no cost to me after I submitted request (w/Pics and unit serial number).

Interestingly, my failed from the left side exactly like yours. I haven't opened the box with the replacement yet....I've since torn off the remaining portion of the original flap.

Mower seems to work fine w/o the flap....no noticeable difference is cut quality or striping on my fall grass. Overall, I LOVE the mower. I had used a Honda HRX for 6 years and never was super thrilled w/performance. This Toro annihilates the Honda cutting-wise w/mulching. Little things like this though NEVER happened on the Honda....make me curious where else a few pennies were saved.

Curious what the Exmak commercial version of this mower uses?

[kenmoon]

Hey there-before mine breaks (have 6 hours on it) would it be helpful/preventative if I cut or separated the panel in to two pieces? thanks!