One of the main reasons I went from a tractor style mower to a zero turn was to be able to mow quickly around flower beds and other features on my property. With that being said that caused me to need a chute block for a few areas. So call me cheap, but no way was I going to spend $200 plus for one. In comes my DIY creative side in trying to build my own. I wanted cheap, simple, functional and low profile. So below is what I have came up with so far. I am still tweaking and testing before I do the final sanding and painting etc.
-cheap: I have around $70 dollars in this project with almost enough parts to make a second one.
-simple: very few moving parts, only had to drill two small holes in the mower “both for eye bolts”
-functional: the location of the knob makes it really fast and easy to bump the block up and down. It also allows for full range of cut height adjustment.
-low profile: when down in the blocked off position, the system sticks out past the deck only 1 inch. When in the raised position it sits flush with the deck so you can mow in tight areas.
im gonna be honest, i saw the thread title "DIY chute blocker"
and i was like "oh god....."
but now after seeing what you did, it came out amazingly, great job!!!!!
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Richie F
How is the lifting door rod lock in the up position ? Thanks.
It doesn’t really lock, it is just held up by spring tension and then the weight of the flap itself holds it down. I’m going to have to add just a little more weight because it pops back up on its own from time to time. It’s still a work in progress.
