Second push mower chute

[Bagster]

I recently overheard a barstool conversation about an old model Snapper push mower a man got for $10 at a garage sale. He said it started and ran like a charm, but unless the grass was perfectly day, it wouldn't feed through the discharge chute. He's handy with a welder, so his plan is to cut another chute on the opposite side of the mower.
One fellow claimed that this would compromise the deck's vacuum making the problem worse. One overly-libated chap said this would cause the mower to rise into the air. Anyone know for sure?

 

[exotion]

I recently overheard a barstool conversation about an old model Snapper push mower a man got for $10 at a garage sale. He said it started and ran like a charm, but unless the grass was perfectly day, it wouldn't feed through the discharge chute. He's handy with a welder, so his plan is to cut another chute on the opposite side of the mower.
One fellow claimed that this would compromise the deck's vacuum making the problem worse. One overly-libated chap said this would cause the mower to rise into the air. Anyone know for sure?

Well it definately won't float away lol. In fact the second chute probably won't do anything they put the chute on the right hand side because of the way the blade spins it will throw best right there. Adding the second chute will affect the vacumn probably badly it needs the circulation to throw in the first place but now you have a place for air to escape but not clippings

 

[LoCo86]

I recently overheard a barstool conversation about an old model Snapper push mower a man got for $10 at a garage sale. He said it started and ran like a charm, but unless the grass was perfectly day, it wouldn't feed through the discharge chute. He's handy with a welder, so his plan is to cut another chute on the opposite side of the mower. One fellow claimed that this would compromise the deck's vacuum making the problem worse. One overly-libated chap said this would cause the mower to rise into the air. Anyone know for sure?

He needs to grind out and widen the chute. I've seen this done and it seems to work better.

 

[bwdbrn1]

Sounds like too much alcohol induced engineering going on.:confused2:

 

[Carscw]

This is a good case of who should not use or work on mowers.
Change the dang blade and be done with it.

 

[exotion]

This is a good case of who should not use or work on mowers.
Change the dang blade and be done with it.

No the blade cannot be dull its those dam engineers fault...lol