Every time I service my mower I notice that the baffles on the deck are becoming more and more deteriorated. I live in Florida and our soil is very sandy. I think that the deck basically gets sand blasted during mowing. Over time the metal must begin to get worn away. Since the baffles are the thinnest metal parts they get worn the worst. Mine got so bad I decided i had to do something about it.
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