Mower deck baffle

[Cessna 1]

I have a GT 1142 with a 43" side discharge deck. Saturday I was mowing through deep leaves when I hit something solid. It damaged the baffle and Some of it ended up missing. Is there a place where I can get a pattern so that I can fabricate another one? Are there places where I can get replacement spindles other than the dealer?

[TT-(Moderator) 1,145]

I can't provide a pattern, but a replacement baffle shouldn't be hard to make.

This is what they look like when new:

A piece of posterboard, a writing utensil, ruler, and scissors should be all you need to whip up a pattern. You can use something like the front tire on the tractor to "roll" the steel into shape if you don't have access to forming rollers, and making it in three pieces would probably be easiest. (center section and the two outer pieces)

Toro/WH is the only source I know of for new spindles.