Just curious but why would you want to bag clippings?

Because a mulching kit for my toro timecutter 42" requires pulling out the deck and mounting it to the bottom.. I'm 81 years old. Wish I could just plug the opening in the deck like you can on some mowers.

Will gator blades work in place of mulching kit? Will they also bag grass as we are having three days of rain and the grass is going to be tall when I can cut it on Tuesday. You would side discharge with the gator blades?