“Corn Saver” Mower Deck Deflectors

“Corn Saver” Mower Deck Deflectors FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 Doug Phillips replaced the deflector chute on his Deere riding mower with a series of rubber “ear corn savers” off an old corn head “They look like mud flaps hanging there The whole point is they’re flexible so they won’t get bent ” says Phillips The corn savers bolt individually to the deck with 1/2-in flathead bolts allowing Phillips to adjust the flaps individually “I pull the flaps forward or backward one at a time to control the grass flow ” says Phillips “Pulling the flaps back raises them up out of the way on top of the deck frame and pulling them forward lowers them close to the ground “The flaps hug the side of the deck whereas the original metal chute deflector extended out to the side and was getting bent up all the time ” A stationary flap hangs down in front to protect all the flaps and is held in place by a plastic tie Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Doug Phillips 13438 710th Ave Zearing Iowa 50278 ph 641 487-7436; cell 515 290-9668; dep@netins net

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