Well you can fab a mulching plate to go inside the discharge chute. Snapper does not put the year in their serial numbers, you have to have someone with access to see in what year that number was made, it may be on line??

Walt Conner

IF you think the mower has the original engine AND IF that engine is a B&S, the first two numbers in the code is the year of mfg. of the engine which MAY be a year earlier than the year of the mower.

Walt Conner

Will a mulching deck from a more recent model fit the mower?