buy the gators.

Here is a link that might be useful: here is the manufacturer though Ebay is where i got mine.

the Simplicity mulching kit has a plate that covers the discharge chute and also a leading plate that bolts to the front underside of the deck, also mulching blades.

I have it installed on my Conquest and it works very nicely. Only time I have problems is in the spring when the grass is growing quickly then the deck gets a bit clogged up and requires scraping down after each cut.

bogey123 - "bolts the front to the underside of the deck"? not sure what that is and why I need that? also, the output on my deck has a flap that lifts up for the chute to attach on. when I remove the grass catchers, i remove the chute and the flap drops down. i figure as long as I keep that in place, Im good?

davidandkasie - thanks, I'll check out that link. hopefully it will guide me on what kind/size/model Gators would work for me.

bheron - I believe that plate helps to keep the grass under the deck so that it mulches into tiny bits rather than blowing out all over the place. I don't know of another use for it. I had it installed when I purchased the tractor so I don't have a frame of reference for how the deck performs without it.

Good luck.

It's called an "anti-blowout kit". Without it, the grass gets blown out and you'll have grass clippings all over the top of the deck and all over your foot rest platform.

Give your method a chance. If you end up covered in clippings, go get the blow-out kit.