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.

Exactly. Let that grass flow out of that deck! Thanks to Randy for the original idea. Mine is still removed.

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.

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...

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

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!👊

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 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!!

Same advice on the Ferris Z3X 52" mower, makes a big difference!

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!

i did this to my ferris about halfway thru season last year, big difference....lot less clogging, great grass dispersal......

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 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).

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

Need to see how to get more discharge from my EGO mower. Thanks for the idea!

Thanks man , I will try it on my Quickcat 36

Thanks for the video. My ztrac John Deere might have this issue. I’m gonna check when I get back home. Thanks

Oh, Randy! That explains it.

Great tip, I'm definitely trying it!

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

Good Tip!

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

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!!!

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

Glad it worked for you!

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?

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!

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...

Keep cool out there in the heat

I just recently removed the baffle on my new ExMark. It makes a big difference 😉

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 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?

Yes sir I'm definitely doing this to my hasqavarna

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.

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!

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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

What kind of mower jack/lift are you using?

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Does it effect quality of cut? Any issues with scattering clippings?

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.

If he still manages to respond to this comment with 100k subs, that proves how good he is

Thanks I’ll do it on my glass lock 61 inch!

recently took my chute off, also left this piece off not knowing exactly what it was for. wont be reinstalling it lol

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

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.

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 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.

Will have to cut mine out with angle grinder

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.

Here lately my mower needs scraped after literally 3 yards it's getting annoying

how about if your bagging

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Why he look like the budget version of Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson😂😂

Clean the deck and try a dry film lube that doesn't remove while operating. It should keep grass from building up.

I'm pretty sure that has something to do with the lift of the grass. I could be wrong tho

best to leave the bolts in.

Leave it on there if you plan on doing some mulching

Nice. Is he your father cause he mentioned you also

Let us know how it works for ya.

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.

Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower kzfaq.infoUgkxTPN04aT-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

Just buy a Gravely Mach One

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

mow higher, mow twice when wet