44JM50-5-A2 GrassFlap® brand chute blocker Direct Bolt with Steel Blocker Plate and 5 Pedal Includes John Deere No-Drill Mount for 7-iron Deck

Excellent product, it was easy to install on my John Deere z950m, the instructional video on YouTube showed exactly what you had to do to install it correctly. It works flawlessly. It’s a little loud when closing but not too bad. The only downfall to it is when you close it, it blows grass onto the operator. Nothing that can’t be fixed with a little ingenuity. I’ll 100% buy again with my next mower purchase

Installation was easy enough, but the slots where the bracket mounts to the deck were not spaced ideally for the 60 7 iron deck. It seems like the deck wanted to be between the first and second slot to fit perfect. Operation of the flap has gotten easier with use, but I don’t like how perfect you need to push the pedal to get it to open or close. Maybe I’ll get really good with practice, but if you don’t push the pedal just right then it doesn’t work. And I wish the flap had a better seal because on thinner lawns I get way too much grass/dust flying out the front and top of the flap and into my face. I already tried aligning it the best I could, but I’ll probably mess with it again and maybe even try to install some top weather stripping to prevent so much blow back when the flap is closed. Good quality parts though, pedal concept is much better than a hand lever, and it’s better than not having a flap. I haven’t tried other 3rd party flaps to know how they compare, but other mowers I’ve had with OEM mulching flaps seal much much better than the grass flap. If you have any advice to help with this I’d appreciate it.

First of all I'd like to say I love the simple design and yet it works so well. Now the pros Simple Sleek looks good super easy to install . Now the cons I think you should put stronger bolts in the hardware package. The first one snapped immediately. For $400 it wouldn't cost you but a couple dollars more to put all grade 8 bolts in it. All in all I love the product but I do think it's a little expensive for what you get in the Box. At least maybe let it come with an extra cable because I see that's the only thing that may have problems down the road.