C120 evolve to.. C140 Custom

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I have a 48" deck that a PO trimmed the chute back square on. I think it was @kpinnc who told me that some do that to help with discharge of the cuttings. I don't mow much so not much of a frame of reference to offer but others might be familiar and have experience with that.

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On 8/25/2026 at 8:33 PM, ineedanother said:

I have a 48" deck that a PO trimmed the chute back square on. I think it was @kpinnc who told me that some do that to help with discharge of the cuttings. I don't mow much so not much of a frame of reference to offer but others might be familiar and have experience with that.

Here is how the chute was trimmed. I can say that it discharged cuttings well running on a c-160 but I never tested it on anything like @sgtsampay

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Update: 
So, I got very lucky and was able use one of our loaner tractors at work for this project. So I started by going dig out the 4 ft bush hog he had out of the brush and trees. I then took it home and greased it, confirmed the gearbox has oil in it and the blades weren't to horrible. I think went to mowing. I'm very happy i ended up using this rig over my poor horse as the growth was super tall in some areas. Like 7 foot tall weeds in places. it was insane! 

I think use the other horse with my hauler to bring over the string trimmer, some help, and get to work trimming around the barn. 

I wrapped everything up with the C140 mowing the bank once again and then the field which was already mowed. All worked find and nothing really to report for breaks. One of the baffles in the old deck got bent so I had to pound it back into place. The blades are keeping there edge well, even after some rocks got wacked. 

 

Overall I'm pleased the project as a whole and I will be in way better shape for next season as it will never get that long again on my watch.