Gene Davis (Ga.)
Well-known Member
I have installed a genuine John Deere mulching kit under the 38" deck of my LX 172 mower. My problem is that there is a tremendous amount of the shredded leaves and grass being blown out the left and front sides of the deck as I cut. I am using regular lift John Deere blades and have tried both raising and lowering the discharge grate of the discharge chute and there is still a tremendous amount of stuff blowing out the side and front.
Can anyone tell me how to cure this so the mulched leaves go out the discharge chute instead of being blown out from the front and the left side of the deck. It seems to need some sort of baffling or something to keep it under the deck till it goes out the discharge chute. When I use it, there is so much going out the side and front that I have to run over the leaves and grass a second and sometimes a third time to get the leaves mulched. It does this in wet or dry leaves. Anyone else ever experienced this problem? Thanks. Gene Davis Tennille, Ga.
Can anyone tell me how to cure this so the mulched leaves go out the discharge chute instead of being blown out from the front and the left side of the deck. It seems to need some sort of baffling or something to keep it under the deck till it goes out the discharge chute. When I use it, there is so much going out the side and front that I have to run over the leaves and grass a second and sometimes a third time to get the leaves mulched. It does this in wet or dry leaves. Anyone else ever experienced this problem? Thanks. Gene Davis Tennille, Ga.