I finally retired my 19.5HP 42" Crafstman mower after 15+ years. I purchased many attachments for it over the years and everyone of them seemed to be a half day project in the making.
This Spring I bought a YTH 2348 Husqvarna and put off buying the bagger for it until Autumn because I use it mainly to pick up leaves. I removed the two bolts per the instructions and installed the new ones. (not sure why you have to replace them although they are a tad longer) I then Installed the lid and bags and was wondering what I missed because the whole project only took 20 minutes. This was the easiest mower...
read full review »The attachment mechanism to the tractor uses the hole on the tractor that is also used for towing a cart. Not a bad mechanism to provide support for the bagger but to tow a cart the entire assembly must be removed because the pin that goes through the tow hole is welded to the frame of the bagger support assembly . If this pin was removeable then it would be possible to use it to secure the cart to the tractor while keeping the bagger attachment in place. As is you can either have a bagger or have the ability to tow a cart. We shouldn't have to remove the bagger assembly to use a cart....
read full review »“Craftsman 9 bushel 3-Bin Soft Bagger for 46 in. Deck is great.”