Mulch Cover for 917.288570

Denna said:

Mechanic Mark,

Thanks for the quick reply.

Unfortunately, Sears only sells a mulch kit for about $70.

Having just bought a pair of G5 Gator blades, only the mulch cover needs to be replaced. Buying unneeded, lower quality blades is a waste of money.

What I'm looking for is just the mulch cover.

Since AYP no longer makes the mulch cover, a replacement will have to come from a different brand.

Does anyone know of a mulch cover that would cross reference to this 46" 2 blade mowing deck ?

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Denna said:

Mechanic Mark,

Thanks for the quick reply.

Unfortunately, Sears only sells a mulch kit for about $70.

Having just bought a pair of G5 Gator blades, only the mulch cover needs to be replaced. Buying unneeded, lower quality blades is a waste of money.

What I'm looking for is just the mulch cover.

Since AYP no longer makes the mulch cover, a replacement will have to come from a different brand.

Does anyone know of a mulch cover that would cross reference to this 46" 2 blade mowing deck ?

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Darryl G said:

I realize this is an old post that's been resurrected but just wanted to say that I wouldn't recommend running the G5 blades with a mulch plug. They're a high lift mulching blades best used for discharging. They throw too much air to be used with a mulch plug. You'd get a lot of blowout from the deck and likely a poor cut quality. Wavy, low-lift mulcheimg blades such as those that come with a mulching kit are the appropriate blades to use with a discharge plug.

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