Re: (ET) mulching

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

   Yes. You need the baffles also.They attach behind the blades instead of 
in front of the blades like the rear discharge deck do.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Coate" <jbc coate org>
To: "Elec-Trak" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) mulching


> David C Robie wrote:
> > You must be one of the lucky guys who HAS an outlet.  That was a special
> > 'side discharge kit' for the deck.  The grass is dicharged to the rear
> > from all 3 blades on most of em.
>
> Does anyone have pictures of the bottom of a side-discharge deck?
>
> On a rear-discharge deck, I tried taking out the baffle and removing the
> cover plate on what would appear to be the side discharge outlet... it
> didn't make it discharge to the side all that well, and didn't mow any
> better, but without the cover panel the deck became flimsy and more
> susceptible to damage. Is there something more to making a
> side-discharge than just removing the cover?
>
>
>
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