5-Minute Modification To Reduce Mower Deck Clogging
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2019
- If you have a commercial mower and side discharge, removing this baffle will improve cut quality and performance. Best of all, it should take less than 5 minutes!
Thanks to another video I saw on UA-cam, I learned an awesome tip that has made my BOB-CAT QuickCat 36" process grass clippings (especially tall and/or wet grass) much easier. This means I can go a little faster when cutting in difficult situations as well as disperse the grass farther, more evenly, and help reduce clogging on the underside of the deck.
After having the BOB-CAT QuickCat 48" demo for a few weeks, and after a particularly tall, wet, nasty yard that made me wish the baffle was off, I decided to do the same thing to the demo mower.
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Exactly. Let that grass flow out of that deck! Thanks to Randy for the original idea. Mine is still removed.
And mine are never going back on! ;)
How long have you had yours off Something2LookAt? Have you noticed your discharge being anymore dangerous when you hit objects?
I did this on my old exmark 6 years ago and it made a huge difference. For whatever reason I never did it to our 2017 Scag until I saw Countrysides video. Made a nice improvement as well.
Thank you for the validation, I am thrilled that it works across brands, decks, and geography!
Thanks for the tip. I'm in SW Florida I'm gonna try this with my 52 bradley. The view of your Bobcat looks like my deck.
Wow I’m wishing I found this out before the season! Literally had to clean the deck everyday even if grass wasn’t wet on my exmark 52”, this should make it way easier
I hope it makes a difference for you! Thanks for watching!
Nice mower! My JD ZTrak didnt have that on it...has always done a good job dispersing. Def should help and ready to see you full review later on👍! Keep up the good work and stay safe!👊
Thanks 👍
I've tried this a few times, always put it back on. It helps reduce pulling clippings and air back into the deck. It's an anti vortex baffle. I notice better discharge with it in place on older Advantage decks, and Duranax decks.
However, removing it from that Bobcat opens up the discharge area. It doesn't affect the discharge opening on the Duramax or Advantage decks. I may try it on my 36 Bobcat...
Just mowed for the first time with my new XRZ PRO 52 and it was wet grass and yes it was getting choked in the thick stuff ! So thank you for the tip I was told by the dealer that it was removable but Wanted to see what it would s do first! Love my new Bobcat it’s a beast of a mower!!
I am thrilled it works better! :D
Out of curiosity is $3400 a fair price for a used 2018 with 48.5 hours? I saw online that new they are around $7000 - $8000 for the xrz pro with fx691 commercial Kawasaki
I guess it’s irrelevant now lol I already bought it and love it!
I use to do that to my walking mower when I mowed the yard. I also took the flap off the back. Had to make everything easier for me to do. Glad I don't have to do that anymore!
Haha, I bet you are! :)
Same advice on the Ferris Z3X 52" mower, makes a big difference!
HandyGuy 2016, that is awesome, thanks for the feedback!
kevin lancaster, thanks for the feedback on your deck as well, but I don't think you can say what doesn't work on a z1 36" doesn't work on a z3 52".
I was cleaning my deck this morning and saw that baffle on my scag. Guess what, it’s coming off tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.
I don’t like to do it on the scag
i did this to my ferris about halfway thru season last year, big difference....lot less clogging, great grass dispersal......
It makes a big difference! Thanks for watching!
Great tip, I'm definitely trying it!
I hope it works well!
I’m also interested in trying it on my Exmark. Please update us on your results.
Thanks man , I will try it on my Quickcat 36
Let me know how it works for your area!
I went through all of the comments, and I'm baffled by the baffle remarks. To my knowledge I've never had a removable baffle on any mower I've owned. I'm an individual user (Not commercial). Most of my mowers were in the 21inch cut range, until I purchased a two blade 33inch cut. I'm diligent about maintenance, and am very familiar with the underside of every mower I've ever owned, and none of them had baffles. With the 33inch mower I have had to bungee the discharge chute open, and also try to plan to mow when theres a 10mph breeze to help scatter the trimmings. I spray my deck at the end of the season with a mower deck protectant, and I do not have any buildup, or clumps whether I'm mowing damp or dry grass. This past year was a fairly average year, and I did have to mow a few times when the grass was pretty wet, but I only hosed the deck off once, and that was only because I had to pull a blade after catching a stone and nicking it up. I figured I might as well clean it while I had it tilted up, even though it didn't really need it
Will keep this in mind! We will be purchasing a rider come springtime. Living in Iowa, we are almost done with mowing for the year 🧡
Just a little longer, you are almost to the finish line! :)
I also added another discharge on the opposite side of my riding mower deck. Took a few minutes with a zip disk in my 6" angle grinder (you want a 6" minimum for the cutting disks, I buy SAID, Pferd etc by the box).
Need to see how to get more discharge from my EGO mower. Thanks for the idea!
Glad it worked for you!
Thanks for putting it out there!!!
@@CopperCreekCuts no problem buddy
Great video Brad.
I’ll have to look under my hustler ztr I recently bought to see if it has that same setup.
Please keep the videos coming
Please do let me know if it does and if it improves things any!
I have to cut mine out of there.
Haven’t done it yet.work has been busy.car sales are through the roof
Oh, Randy! That explains it.
Nice video, I got a scag if I try to hook a bagger on it should I put hi lift blades on it? It has mulching blades right now. Not gators. Will it throw the leaves out faster? Thanks, out in Kentucky!!!
Good Tip!
Thanks for watching!
I like the Bob-Cat. The front tires are very wide I noticed . I am gonna try removing that plate on my Bradley. Thanks for the tip!
Oh yeah, those casters are mega beefy!
Thanks for the video. My ztrac John Deere might have this issue. I’m gonna check when I get back home. Thanks
Keep cool out there in the heat
I'm doing my best! :)
I just recently removed the baffle on my new ExMark. It makes a big difference 😉
I am glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)
What eXmark mower did you do this too?
Richard's Property maintenance 52” Lazer Z X series with the Kohler EFI with RED Technology
Did I make any difference? I also have a lazer z 60
@@richardspropertymaintenanc5807 just so you don't mis understand me. I usually run mulch kits with baffles. The mulch kit requires you to remove the turbo baffle so, when I removed the kit the turbo baffle was already gone. I removed the kit because the southern turf we mow was just to much for the close baffle kit. So, we have been side discharging with the same blades but, no block off plate and no baffles. Yes, it's been cutting great. I just released a video on my channel comparing a Scag and ExMark cutting abilities.
Would this still be a good idea to do if you're bagging your grass? I would think it would be beneficial and allow more grass to be pushed into your bag and so it won't clump up. TIA
Yes sir I'm definitely doing this to my hasqavarna
Awesome! Please leave a new followup comment to let me know how it helps!
The commercial huskies don’t use this technology in their decks in the first place…
This actually reminds me of the TroyBilt TB 100 that I use at work. The inside of the deck is a complete circle with no flow obstruction aside from the chute blocker..so, even when I am mowing wet grass, I can mulch with minimal clumping.
It REALLY shines during wet grass cutting for sure!
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Thanks man 👍🏿did you buy the 48” BC ? Any issues with the 36” BC so far ? I’m thinking about purchasing one thanks Brad
I am still demoing it! I do like it a lot though, and man does the 48 get stuff done quicker than the 36! No issues with the 36 that weren't fixed on the new lineup. I will explain more in my 100 Quickcat review, which should be out soon!
Very informative video!
I have a Ferris Zeroturn with a mulch kit. Everytime I turn it drops lots of clippings. Do you have any knowledge on whether removing the baffle would help on mowers with mulch kits?
So any suggestions if I do have a Wright mower? I was thinking maybe cut it out and then bolt it back in as needed as I do bad grass sometimes with bagger
Airflow in the deck is key, putting more material into it than it can handle and still move the air required to shoot the clippings out, is like putting a golf ball into a vacuum cleaner hose.
Slow down to a crawl in order to allow the fins on the blades time to move enough air to spread out the clippings.
Pro tip 101!
This little baffle actually helps the discharge action and reduces the amount of grass that can recirculate back into the deck. It also helps with the airflow of the deck and allows for a better vaccumn to stand the grass up at the back of the deck. There are a few companies that sell different profile baffles for different purposes. You may want to check those out.
Thank you for the feedback, I will check them out!
According to Johnny Mow it uses more horsepower when the baffle is off because it recirculates the grass clippings back into the deck which causes double cutting and bad after cut experience.
@@petelopez5826 I yes instal oane of this on my 1997 zero turn exmark 60
That's good to know. I've got a Bradley, nearly identical to the bobcat, took mine off too. Didn't know there's a benefit to it other than bagging.
I have 2020 61" Predator Pro 7000, I'm going to try this on it and see how it cuts. I've got a commercial property that has this one large section that is thick and always bogs it down. Also leaves clumps and garbage when it's really bad...
Thanks I’ll do it on my glass lock 61 inch!
Let me know how it works!
Copper Creek Cuts Lawn Care I noticed it cuts way better but I have lots of pine cones so it throws them like crazy but it’s useful if your cutting tall crab grass in Maryland
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XD Thanks for watching!
I have a Husqvarna GT52XLS with a 52" fab deck that I'm about ready to trade in because of a buildup and clogging issue that I've had with it from day one. The grass buildup is actually on the opposite side of the discharge. It's (from sitting in the seat) on the left side of the mower. It collects and builds up and clogs primarily on that side of the deck more than other spots. It's my first mower with a fab deck and I have to scrape the deck out every time I use it.
All my other mowers with a stamped deck never had that issue.
I've tried a couple of different types of blades. The factory blades and some mulching blades. But just cannot seem to get this buildup issue resolved. Had this mower about 5 years now and to avoid using this mower, I keep limping along my old troybilt XP horse because I hate having to scrape the deck on the Husq every time I use it.
For those of y'all that have also dealt with this issue, what did you do to fix this issue?
If he still manages to respond to this comment with 100k subs, that proves how good he is
I don't know about that, but I appreciate the kind words!
On that is one of the bolts attached to the spindle at the bottom of the blades mine is idk if I still should take it off
I would think as long as you replace the bolt it should be OK, but I would check with the manufacturer first.
Does it effect quality of cut? Any issues with scattering clippings?
Yes, the recirculating clippings interferes with air entering the deck by changing its density so it will mess with even airflows…
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Well with the nuts portion you are not wrong I mean the nuts have to be screwed onto bolts. :)
We might be related I some times have to redo a shoot from words not coming out right.
Or just being really tired and saying I'll do an outro to a video and I am so tired that I just cut an outro I have already done and put it at the end of the video.
I just did that with the car wash vid I have on my 2nd channel. xD
It is a secret that I recycled an outro sshh. xD
Haha, too funny you go through that too. What a pain filming is! ;)
recently took my chute off, also left this piece off not knowing exactly what it was for. wont be reinstalling it lol
What kind of mower jack/lift are you using?
Fischer. I made a video on it, search the channel. Thanks for watching!
Great tip bud!!! Def. gonna try this on the Vantage. You runnin Gator Blades on the Bobcat or Highlifters?? I wonder if removing the baffle works better with a certain blade configuration?? Hope all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
I am not sure, it is just the standard factory blades that look like a standard lift.
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Thanks for watching!
I wonder how often (and if never, then why?) manufacturers do tests for deck shape to see the best way to engineer a deck for best discharge. It seems very few are built from the factory the best way.
Clean the deck and try a dry film lube that doesn't remove while operating. It should keep grass from building up.
Will have to cut mine out with angle grinder
I'm pretty sure that has something to do with the lift of the grass. I could be wrong tho
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XD Dollar Store Dwayne!
best to leave the bolts in.
I tried it and it sends clumps out after every pass or so, and I don't like it off. Put it back on my procat and it leaves a better finish. Side discharge it's pointless taking it off in my opinion.
Thanks for the feedback! Make sure and reply with where you are and what type/condition you were cutting in to make a more helpful recommendation.
Bobcat already produces small clipping, must have been a super micro cut and very dusty as-well
Leave it on there if you plan on doing some mulching
Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately no mulching here, just regular maintenance on lawns with grass. Maybe that will change in the fall.
I have a Toro, with a bagger, I have not looked at it yet, but if I do have a baffle, if I take it off can I still use the bagger? I have a couple of yard that I catch.
I am not sure! Randy said the baffle is better for bagging, I don't know if it just acts like a metering device and keeps the discharge chute from getting so much through it is blocks completely or what. Might have to experiment!
Take it out when bagging for a larger proportion of clipping toward the front of the discharge and smaller clipping size exiting the deck as both will help when filling a bagger. Leave it in when normally side discharging…
Here lately my mower needs scraped after literally 3 yards it's getting annoying
Nice. Is he your father cause he mentioned you also
XD He is not. Do we resemble each other? Does he look that old? Do I look that young? So many questions!
how about if your bagging
Let us know how it works for ya.
Oh it worked great! Loved the way that mower handled my local grasses.
I don't want to start an argument but since I have not seen anyone say it yet I will. That is a guard that is suppose to work in conjunction with the discharge chute to reduce your chance of throwing objects like rocks. It is a common misconception because a lot of mower manuals having you installing something similar and they are required if you plan to bag because it obviously helps guide the debris into the bag/vacuum.
Specifically, when you hit or suck up a rock (or other object) the way that it gets launched with the potential to do the most damage is when the rock gets above the mower blades. Which also frequently happens because of the vacuum and it bouncing around. Then the last blade before the discharge is the one that will throw it into someones car or through their window. If you look your discharge blade barley clears this guard. So it greatly reduces the chance that you will launch a dangerous object. I know 100% that I have picked up rocks on customers properties and it has stopped them from being launched. I know this because I hear them hit it (you guys may have too without thinking about it) and mine is actually pretty bent up lol. So it has probably saved me more than once.
Having that said, it will obviously reduce your deck clogging up. Just as it has been mentioned in this video it is where grass clippings always begin to build up and that buildup just starts spreading to the rest of the deck. I removed my discharge chute a long time ago to replace it with a blocker I could open and close it like many people around here already have. I get so sick of scraping my deck out, especially this time of year when the grass is thick. We also live next to the Shenandoah River so we have a lot of loose rocks all over properties around here. Just people should be aware of the risk.
Thanks for the tip!
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
No that keeps clippings in it needs to stay
My Spartan can mow 3 foot of grass and never clogs. But then again you'd probably say I was bsing until you use a spartan
Just buy a Gravely Mach One
mow higher, mow twice when wet