John Deere X350 Bagger 

Great tip! Will have to try that.

People are ridiculous, you spent time to get this out there and up for people to reference, people are never satisfied. Either way I do appreciate you putting this out there with plenty of useful info. Did you have to buy the chute separate or did it come as a kit? I’m looking to buy it this summer. Again thanks for making this! I know it’s not easy to record and edit and upload this so I greatly appreciate you!

@@sparksjoshua6643 Thank you for your kind words. 👍 Yes, the chute is a separate kit. When you go to purchase the bagger, the dealer *should* know that, but not all dealers are created equal. Unless things have changed since I was a JD parts guy, it should be the hopper kit and the chute kit. The hopper kit will have the hopper, the bags, and all the brackets to mount the hopper. The chute kit will have the upper and lower chute.

Man ignore anyone acting poorly in the comments. As someone who works on equipment this was great. Thank you for taking the time to make a video.

@@george4573 Thank you for the kind words, sir.

I hope it serves you well!

FYI this is for a 42” deck.

@@douggracy2909 I have a 42" deck also. I'm actually going to go with the alternative option for an extra $100. Looks like a lot higher quality materials and you can empty it without getting off the mower.

Oh gee. I didn’t know there was another option. I know the 48” requires the blower.

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Jeremy Boccabella that is cool. Thanks

Harry, With the hopper attached, the mower is approximately 105 inches long. With the chute attached, the mower is approximately 55 inches wide. Hope this helps. 👍

I have already had this problem. Thank you for the idea of using silicone. 👍

It is rather expensive. I was fortunate enough at the time of purchase to be working at a JD dealer and received a generous employee discount which mitigated the large cost. I recently acquired a lawn sweeper and am eager to test it out. Is your lawn sweeper able to pick up nuts such as acorns?

What an idiot eh?

Please check out this video for a follow-up on the installation. In it, I hope to answer some of your questions ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-To7cfENxi5Y.html

Thanks for watching!

Your local dealer may be able to provide this information to you. Either an electronic copy or a paper copy.

Dude...I don't think you realize how many leaves fall on this property. It's not feasible to compost this amount of leaves.

@@MillsEngineWorks I’m not saying you have to do all of them. You can use as little or as much as you have the greens to handle and the time to do. I use chicken and cow manure in the winter when i don’t have grass to compost as that is also considered green in composting.

@@MillsEngineWorks Yes at 1:46 of your video its the large steel bracket, third piece from the left and its the first steel piece in the line up. I honestly have no clue where this large piece goes and it seems like I have everything put together right.

The bagger picks up leaves incredibly well. I have had it pick up small rocks and pine needles as well. The use of a power flow depends on the size of your deck. If you have a 42in deck (like mine), it doesn't need a power flow. I don't believe a power flow is made, for a 42in deck on the X3** series. If it's a 48in it will need a power flow.

@@MillsEngineWorks I do not have a mower at the moment, but I plan to get a X330 with 42" deck. Thank you for the comment.

The x330 is a great machine. It's identical to my x350 except for the engine.

@@MillsEngineWorks Do you use the snow blower option on it?

I do not have the snowblower. I would like to in the future. I am to understand it works very well.

The plot is 1 acre. If we subtract the house and other non-mowable areas, it's about 3/4 of an acre. I went 42 so it would fit in my shed. It takes about an hour to mow.

@@MillsEngineWorks got ya yea am keeping my mower in the garage currently so that wouldn’t be an issue. But thanks for the info.

@@88omarz also remember, if you eventually want a bagger, the 48 would require a "power flow". Baggers with power flows usually cost $1,000-$1,300. I spent about $600 for my 42 bagger.

@@MillsEngineWorks yes tracking. That result isn’t an issue for me just more interested in less time honestly

It will not. The mounting system is different, as is the mower deck.

Mills Engine Works thanks for the input. Same thoughts also

@@MillsEngineWorks Well, I bought one and the answer is yes. Picks up pine needles.

@@MillsEngineWorks thanks. I just purchased a bagger for my X300 for around $550 and it didn’t come with the chute, so now I have to buy the chute. Is that what you are saying?

Mills Engine Works thanks very much! My shed door is 60” so I guess I will need to remove the chute. I hope it’s not too difficult. Thanks again.

Mills Engine Works, awesome. Thanks again and best wishes!

If possible, I would use a long breaker bar or impact wrench to tighten the bolts. The rear bracket is loose on mine. I did not purchase any rear weights and have found no issues by not using them. You will need to use high lift blades, as mulch blades will not create enough lift. Changing the blades requires lifting the front of the mower, or removing the deck to replace. The bolts that hold them on will most likely be very tight. The same breaker bar or impact wrench will assist in removing them.

Thank you

was able to get it tightened properly. realized I was using SAE wrench when I needed a Metric wrench. no issues after that. interesting that they didn't use a standard throughout as some were SAE and some metric bolts and nuts. I put it together 3 times and looked and some videos to make sure I did it right because the bagger assembly seems to sit on a 30 degree angle away from the tractor vs being flush up to the tractor.

@@mauibellas Glad everything is working now! I hope it performs well for you. 👍

It does work well when it comes to collecting grass. Instructions were very vague, I had to install and reinstall it several times to figure it out. 4 hours total but now I’m an expert. Some things I noticed and wondering if you experienced the same; 1. Much louder when blades engaged than with mulch blades. 2. The top of the deck where the pulleys are accumulated a ton of grass clippings. So much I thought how did this not clog the deck. 3. Don’t overfill because it clogs the chute and you have to disassemble to unclog 4. Like mowing in a dust storm, dirt and grass surrounding me while I mow. I did aerate a few hours prior so thinking that might be it but nonetheless clippings and dust everywhere. But way less blower cleanup after. Actually my blower broke so any suggestions on a great cordless power blower would be appreciated. 5. What are you doing with the clippings? I got a mulch kit in the first place to avoid emptying the bags. I got this to do the leaves but my wife wants me to use it all the time. I filled 8 leaf bags, packed them. The township won’t take it and I don’t have a compost pit big enough for it. 6. I have a half acre and it took me twice as long to complete the mow job because I had to stop so much to empty the bags. I’m assuming I shouldnt bag clippings with that big a lawn. 7. How does this thing do with leaves? I hoping great. I normally have 50 bags of leaves a year. As you can hear in my tone I’m having a kitty buyers remorse. Thinking I paid $700 for a leaf collector, hopefully it does that really good. Btw you mentioned you couldn’t tow. I took the bagger off with 3 bolts and switched the hitch pins for the pin of what I was towing and that was somewhat easy. Thx!

@@MillsEngineWorks thanks. I have an X370, 42” deck. I’m only going to use it for leaf pickup. Do you think the high lift blades are necessary just for leaves? Also, it’s unclear on the website. If I need them, the high lift blades are listed around $21. Is that per blade or are they sold in a set of two?

The links in the description seem to be broken. Sorry about that. If you have a 42in deck part numbers are: Hopper kit BUC11233 Chute kit BUC11244

I have found this also. Especially when I do leaf pick up. I still find it better than raking. 👍🤷

I'm sorry that this video didn't meet your needs. Are there any questions you have that I can answer for you?

Did you create a channel just to comment on my video? That's dedication.

Beware, this video might be out dated. John Deere changed the design of the bagger system.