Craftsman 987.799601 5hp Chipper/Vac blower part

[dsa44]

Hello all. I have this chipper/vac and cannot find the blower chute that attaches to the back of the deck to convert it to a blower. When checking Sears parts online, they say it is discontinued. Does anyone know where I can get one at this point in time? According to the manual, it is called the "deflector kit" and part # 1769637. Can't seem to find it anywhere.
Thanks, DSA

 

[Fish]

987 is the Sears prefix for Troybilt/Gardenway, which went under in the 1990s, so you could do some Troybilt searches using that part number.

MTD bought most of their line, but unfortunately Murray bought the chipper/shredder line, and they have since gone under, being absorbed by Briggs,
so you can search under the Murray and or Briggs name as well, but you will have to be very lucky to come up with much.