Suburban Plowboy
Platinum Member
I have enjoyed using my side discharge as the world's greatest leaf blower, but I am tired of having it shoot junk out all the time. It necessitates a lot of turns to avoid showering the house with debris, for example.
I started looking for factory chute blockers, and it looks like either they don't fit, they have to be substantially modified, or people who have used them say they're junk. And the cheapest one I've seen that isn't a Chinese mystery product costs $260.
The prices seem asinine to me, especially since people say a lot of these products aren't very good. It's $20 worth of steel plate, a couple of welds, and some cheap hardware.
If I have to modify it myself, the high price seems even more ridiculous.
Has anyone here made a chute blocker for a big zero-turn? I'm planning to do it. I would be happy to blow $150 on a factory model, which is more than they should cost, but there don't seem to be any out there.
Looks like a half-day project, apart from letting paint dry.
I started looking for factory chute blockers, and it looks like either they don't fit, they have to be substantially modified, or people who have used them say they're junk. And the cheapest one I've seen that isn't a Chinese mystery product costs $260.
The prices seem asinine to me, especially since people say a lot of these products aren't very good. It's $20 worth of steel plate, a couple of welds, and some cheap hardware.
If I have to modify it myself, the high price seems even more ridiculous.
Has anyone here made a chute blocker for a big zero-turn? I'm planning to do it. I would be happy to blow $150 on a factory model, which is more than they should cost, but there don't seem to be any out there.
Looks like a half-day project, apart from letting paint dry.
