John Deere X350 Bagger

[@MillsEngineWorks]

🚨🚨🚨 Since the posting of this video, John Deere has updated the X350 and the bagger system for it. As such, this video may longer show the procedure for installing said bagger. 🚨🚨🚨

[@johnpawlowski804]

People can copy what they see if they see it done step by step and thanks for amending future videos for us dummies. They are very helpful. Thank you for what you do.

[@Shaqtech1]

Yeah I’m having trouble following the instruction of this deck attachment too, it’s seem they have very very smart person who wrote that instruction, lucky John Deere

[@dandelre3439]

I have an S220. Has same deck. I agree. Instructions are not great. They are missing steps in the Instructions but your video helped. My bagger is slightly different but still was huge help.

[@highflyer13131]

John deere knows men don't read the instructions half the time anyway! Lmao . Bought mine today. I'm waiting for em to get the damn bagger in stock. Can't wait to take her for a spin!

[@mikevincent2811]

I just got one. What I discovered is that when you empty the bags, you need to disconnect the chute and dig all the grass out of it or it will not suck up the gress when you continue mowing

[@371francis]

I just installed a new bagger on my new X350 and your video's came in very handy. I used washers as you noted for the upper chute (on both sides). Thanks a gazillion!!

[@terryshelton6235]

You can pull the bottom pin out, purchase a5/16" thick x 15" flat piece of metal, drill the same size hole as the pin in both ends (extend a hitch) i call it and leave the bagger on and pull whatever behind the bagger

[@vickienickel5004]

I just bought a new john deere x370 with a rear bagger the instructions are a little confusing but taking my time it pretty straight forward but when it came to installing the baffle the instructions are not clear so i watched a KZbin video and putting it on was easy so when in doubt You Tube !!!!

[@mlang2000]

I just installed the newer version BUC11233 & BUC11244 on my June 2022 build X350. JD added an adapter plate that adjusts the angle of the bagger presumably to reduce the chances of the chute getting clogged up.

[@_dakota_298]

Not helpful you didn’t show us how you put the bracket on the back

[@russbowman6801]

From your example it looks like a JR attachment to the mower for collecting clippings would be better for me since I have at least 3x larger lawn to mow unless what you show here is only a portion of what area you mowed. The larger powered attachment would cost another 4-6 hundred dollars, but the capacity and power assist to blow the leaves and clippings to a much bigger collector would be better for me. Thanks for the info.

[@starpartyguy5605]

Just ordered a 350 with electronic mulch kit and a 48 inch deck. I have a lot of flower beds so it's nice to turn off the chute when you are near them. I did not order the bagger because I don't typically have a need to pick up leaves or grass clippings. Hoping the mulch kit does the job well enough. Expected deliver is September. But the salesman said Deere is delivering much quicker on the 350's. We shall see.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

I hope it serves you well!

[@bocaveli7]

Thank you for the video. I'm looking to buy a bagger for my x350 and there aren't many videos for this setup. Great job.

[@douggracy2909]

FYI this is for a 42” deck.

[@bocaveli7]

@@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.

[@douggracy2909]

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

[@bocaveli7]

@@douggracy2909 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKG4mZWdfKyaqs0&ab_channel=HoneycombesSales

[@douggracy2909]

Jeremy Boccabella that is cool. Thanks

[@JackJack-ld5eo]

I have the X350 and I love it but I balked at the bagger setup because of the cost and the fact that I cant use the hitch with it on. I went with a lawn sweeper for a couple of hundred dollars and I couldn't be happier with it.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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?

[@harrybecker3237]

Wached your video on installing grass hopper and chute on X350 John Deere. My question is what are the overall demensions of the tractor with grass catcher attahment installed? Meaning toatal length and width. Harry

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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. 👍

[@davidswanger]

Appreciate the video! I didn’t read other comments. So prob has been addressed. Looks like page 1 has to remove mulch plate at least in my set of instructions 😅

[@rickvanlandingham4692]

If you put in a 33 gallon plastic garbage bag inside the cloth bag before you mow, all you have to do is tie off the plastic bag and dump out the plastic bag out of the cloth bag. Then you do not have a mess to deal with the loose grass in your cloth bag.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

Great tip! Will have to try that.

[@tylerpferrari]

The instructions for installing the new toe guard and retaining clip are on the bottom of Page 1. Looks like you missed it.

[@johnpawlowski804]

Here is a good tip, take some silicone and glue the weather strips on the top of the lid, before they get to dirty, Because after a while the weather strips will get loose and fall off every so often.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@jonathanhumphrey4143]

Mine didn't come with a manual😢

[@thomaskrajewski9568]

We have a JD 370 and purchased the bagger system. It's all ready for use. However, we can't figure out how to mount the bagger chute onto the discharge chute. Your video doesn't show this part of the install. Spent 90 minutes and got nowhere.

[@geo77]

Does anyone have a copy of the bagger instruction manual? I can't find it anywhere online.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@dennislamers986]

You can buy a bifferant hitch reciever so you can have a ball or hole for a pin. thanks

[@jpopcorn1273]

How do you like your seat cover. The seat on my x350 has cracked already 😕

[@BigMicProductions.]

That old toe board is instructed to be removed in the notice part of the instructions

[@TheGreatConstantini]

Thanks for the video. I have never seen such bad installation instructions. They had repeated steps, horrible pictures and vague part descriptions. My only wish was for the long form slow version from you. I was confused at many steps along the way. I got the bagger on today. Took three hours. Tomorrow I will battle the chute. I am already incredibly confused. The opening that attaches to the mower deck is small and doesn’t cover the opening.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

🚨🚨🚨PLEASE READ BEFORE WATCHING 🚨🚨🚨 This video is meant to be a quick overview on how to install the bagger. It is in no way meant to be a bolt by bolt installation. Many viewers have expressed anger that I didn't go into enough detail. If you have any questions regarding the finer points of the installation, feel free to ask them in the comments.

[@sparksjoshua6643]

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!

[@MillsEngineWorks]

@@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.

[@george4573]

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.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@Hotwash544]

Let us know how it does with leaf pickup. Thinking about getting one for both leaf and grass.

[@jmck1960ful]

It would have been nice to NOT Time lapse - The details are where we get questions - we can fast forward if it's boring or we get it - but in time lapse we have no idea if there are any issues, or close-ups to see exactly how its done. I have a x 350 I am installing the bagging unit today so in the standard view I can see how things are oriented. That being said I watched this a few times (and the follow up) and it did help some. Youi are VERY Correct with respect to install manuals They suck! which is surprising given the quality rep John Deere has, that they cheap out on crappy literature and I could find no other detailed videos about the install except yours - you would think John Deere has them on their site - NOPE! Strange!

[@MillsEngineWorks]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrMedicAdnan]

How well does it pick up leaves? I plan to get a X330, I am curious if power flow will be necessary?

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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.

[@MrMedicAdnan]

@@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.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@MrMedicAdnan]

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

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@PsykZeus]

The missing instruction is actually there, go back one page where it talks about the baffle U can actually see it in the video through the thin paper

[@WaddickLawnCare]

What an idiot eh?

[@arlanhartmann4053]

It’s on page one on installing the toe plate

[@Kyle5371]

You don’t show the installing to any brackets.

[@88omarz]

how big is ur yard and time to cut? trying to decide between a 42 or 48 inch

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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.

[@88omarz]

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

[@MillsEngineWorks]

@@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.

[@88omarz]

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

[@benbecker5993]

Powerful enough to suck up and bag pine needless?

[@benbecker5993]

Mills Engine Works thanks for the input. Same thoughts also

[@benbecker5993]

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

[@ziadyousef4981]

Did you have an extra piece left over? I have a large steel piece left over from install.. can’t seem to figure out what it’s for and the install seems complete to me

[@ziadyousef4981]

@@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.

[@davidlorin1379]

They omitted directions and order of installation of the parts by design - it's not a mistake in the manual or what order it was bound in - they want you to get frustrated charge you to install it. They discourage owner upgrades and repair and make it difficult by charging you for a repair manual, which is probably about as good as the directions for your bagger. John Deere is like apple as far as serviceability; farm equipment owners REALLY get the shaft as they require you have them do repairs at exorbitant rates. John Deere is a sleazy company. I got my X350 with a bagger free - I'd never buy a John Deere. It's a nice mower but I'll be damned if I'm not "allowed" to fix something I own. I flat out refuse to have them hang me by the ankles and shake my pockets empty when I'm perfectly able to do it myself.

[@johnf3668]

Thank you! Can you tell me the overall width of the mower with the bag system installed?

[@johnf3668]

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.

[@johnf3668]

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

[@mauibellas]

Just purchased and tried installing. Can’t get past first step. The bolt and locking nut are super hard to torque, I assume they need to be flush with the rear of the mower, tow area. Any tips? Did you add washers or is it really that loose. Also, did you purchase a ballast for the front to balance the weight? One more question, how hard is it to change the mower blades to the high blade? They said I shouldn’t use my mulch blades. Thx

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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.

[@mauibellas]

Thank you

[@mauibellas]

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.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@mauibellas]

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!

[@kestutisk9397]

Great video bro Like 👍

[@MillsEngineWorks]

Unfortunately, all of the comments I left before 12/20/20 have been deleted, this includes any questions I may have answered. If you see an unanswered question, and would like an answer, please ask again. Sorry for any inconvenience.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

Please check out this video for a follow-up on the installation. In it, I hope to answer some of your questions kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqCalJl7g92ca7s

[@medicatedforyoursafety9349]

dude.. compost bin.. go make one, layer browns and greens in equal amounts.. thats what you do with it... i make about 6 yards a year, free rich organic compost a year using a 3 bin pallet compost system. then i add it to my gardens once its done.. looking at this bagger for this reason.

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@medicatedforyoursafety9349]

@@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.

[@roybrazeau3486]

Part number(s) for unit?

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@foxt1042]

Make your own wonderful mulch for the garden AND lawn! Here's a quick video of a really easy method of making garden mulch using those bagged grass clippings. You'll also need plenty of dry (or brown) material to balance out the process; newspaper, cardboard, dry leaves, etc. Mulch Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKm3q6iXqLZ_fNE

[@rogermurph101]

It looks like this will go on with a mulch kit installed. Is that correct? And to be clear, the BM21679 bagger and the BG20754 chute is all that need to be ordered to have a functioning bagger setup?

[@rogermurph101]

@@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?

[@NotJustKneeDeep]

Hey, did your bagger come with the chute or did you buy it separately?

[@NotJustKneeDeep]

@@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?

[@kjon7466]

My dealership sold me the Wrong bagger for my new lawn Tractor, telling me it was easy to install. It WAS to the point where I had to attach the shoot to the discharge. Then I knew, the Fox had robbed the hen house. Still it was work and a wast of my time.

[@walleyerp17]

Breezed HOW it install the actual bagger pieces!

[@MillsEngineWorks]

Please check out this video for a follow-up on the installation. In it, I hope to answer some of your questions kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqCalJl7g92ca7s

[@mikemoreau932]

Fills up wat too fast. Pita

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@phillipludkowski6144]

I did not have a manual for the bagger installation , you did not show how to install the assembly on the rear of the mower you just showed quickly the finished assembly, not helpful

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@johnmilner7603]

Made in China therefore ancient Chinese texts were written in columns, right to left. So no wonder instructions suck. 😂

[@terryandgailgrant8043]

Suggestion: Lose the stupid blaring music. When you speak, it's very soft and then when you switch to the music IT'S BLARING!!!!!!

[@EricJacques-k6g]

This is definitely not a bolt by bolt installation. Anything useful is Time-lapsed. All you did was show before and after shots and cry about the instructions. What is the point?

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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

[@RichardCupples]

Yell

[@RichardCupples]

Well you ain't very helpful neither

[@MillsEngineWorks]

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