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How to keep your discharge chute in up position

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scottkel

So a week or so I bought at Kubota Z121S 48". The Exmark that I sold had a solid metal discharge chute and this had a heavy duty plastic type. The Exmark could be flipped up and it would stay in the up position when I needed it to. This Kubota has a tension spring holding the chute in the down position. I don't really want to remove the chute but need to be able to open as necessary to get into the gate, storage building, etc and it stay in the up position.

I'm sure I am not the first to run into this - what is everyone doing on theirs for this issue?

Thanks!


#2

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mechanic mark

Use a bungee cord.


#3

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scottkel

Well that's what I did temporarily but was wondering if anyone has come up with a better fix...


#4

Briana

Briana

Welcome to LawnWorld!

We moved your thread to the Mower & Equipment Operation forum.


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mechanic mark

Tractors - Z100 Series | Kubota Tractor Corporation I would install an eye bolt topside of chute with a self locking nut on underside of chute, you'll just have to drill one hole and run bungee cord through eye bolt and tie a knot in cord so it will stay connected to eye bolt. I would use a bungee cord long enough so you can remain seated and just find a place to secure cord within easy reach.


#6

djdicetn

djdicetn

scottkel said:
So a week or so I bought at Kubota Z121S 48". The Exmark that I sold had a solid metal discharge chute and this had a heavy duty plastic type. The Exmark could be flipped up and it would stay in the up position when I needed it to. This Kubota has a tension spring holding the chute in the down position. I don't really want to remove the chute but need to be able to open as necessary to get into the gate, storage building, etc and it stay in the up position.

I'm sure I am not the first to run into this - what is everyone doing on theirs for this issue?

Thanks!
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My suggestion...trade your Kubota for a Gravely:0)
I really like the way Gravely designed the Pro Turn X-Factor deck where the whole chute attaches with pins to the deck and can easily be removed and stored upright in a designated spot on the topside of the deck(see my picture I pasted a link to below:0)

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13491&d=1364591569


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piloto

mechanic mark said:
Use a bungee cord.
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Spot on !


#8

djdicetn

djdicetn

If you plan on raising the discharge chute whenever you are mowing......just remove it completely:0)


#9

Av8r

Av8r

djdicetn said:
If you plan on raising the discharge chute whenever you are mowing......just remove it completely:0)
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Discharge chute is a safety item and I wouldn't recommend removing it. I use a bungee to hold mine up for driving through gate, storage, etc... I only remove it when I install the vacuum.


#10

djdicetn

djdicetn

Av8r said:
Discharge chute is a safety item and I wouldn't recommend removing it. I use a bungee to hold mine up for driving through gate, storage, etc... I only remove it when I install the vacuum.
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I totally agree....I just figure if someone is going to mow without it they should just remove it. When they throw a rock or other object and put out a window...or even worse injure someone, they will discover that mowing without the discharge chute was NOT a good idea(and why they come with one). My "real" recommendation is that if the discharge chute is creating unmanageable windrows.....remove it BUT.....install a mulch kit that comes with a cover for the chute opening.


#11

Av8r

Av8r

djdicetn said:
I totally agree....I just figure if someone is going to mow without it they should just remove it. When they throw a rock or other object and put out a window...or even worse injure someone, they will discover that mowing without the discharge chute was NOT a good idea(and why they come with one). My "real" recommendation is that if the discharge chute is creating unmanageable windrows.....remove it BUT.....install a mulch kit that comes with a cover for the chute opening.
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It also comes in handy to keep some kids foot from meeting a blade. I cringe thinking about it.


#12

Carscw

Carscw

The chute was not put on to keep rocks from flying. It was put on so dumb people would not touch a moving blade.

On my toro I leave it down because it is made of rubber and folds in if it hits something like a tree or the side if the trailer.
My snapper has a steel chute I keep it up with a spring. I do the same with most of my other mowers with the plastic chutes.

I have some decks I keep the chute down because if it is up I get hit with all the grass.


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DK35vince

djdicetn said:
If you plan on raising the discharge chute whenever you are mowing......just remove it completely:0)
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Some of us here prefer to leave the discharge chute down when possible.
But I also have a lot of areas where the deck will not fit through with the chute down. So I need to be able to raise/lower the chute multiple times per mowing


#14

exotion

exotion

Bungee is the simplest solution.


#15

BlazNT

BlazNT

What I did was cut most of it off so I would not need to lift it.
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