Xtreme® Mulching Kit for 42-inch Cutting Decks
Item#:
19A30046100
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$ 92.65
MSRP
Xtreme® Mulching Kit for 42-inch Cutting Decks
Item#:
19A30046100
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$ 92.65
MSRP
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- Fits most XT1, XT2 and RZT Models with a 42-inch Cutting Deck
- Includes two Xtreme® mulching blades, molded plug, mounting hardware and instructions
- Ideal for finely cutting grass clippings and redistributing them back into your lawn, providing essential nutrients
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Delivery in
9-11 days
Pick up in
7-9 days
Ships in
8-10 days
Specs & Pledge
Blade Specifications
- Center Hole Pattern S
- Blade Category Xtreme
- Blade Type 2-in-1
- Deck Cutting Width 42 in
Attachment Specifications
- Fits Series Ultima Series™ ZT XT1/XT2 Enduro Series
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Product Reviews
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Josh from Ohio from
Poor design
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The deck plug/cover is of a very poor design. No matter how many times you tighten it down the plug will work it’s way loose and spit grass all over the yard. I was shocked at how poorly this was designed and the operational value is a complete failure. You have to remove the side discharge chute by removing the assembly bolt and install the mulching cover, which does very little to actually block the chute opening and mulch the clippings.
Date published: 2023-05-08
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Pman79 from
Good blades, bad cover
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The blades work well but the chute cover is awful. It doesn’t stay tight and grass just gets stuck in the chute. This really needed to be a apron loaded door that attaches into the top bolt holes like the regular chute.
Date published: 2021-06-21
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Forebirdie2 from
Mulch cover
I have had may mower for 3rd mow season and the mulch kit has been worthless since day one. It is exactly the same problem I have read in the reviews. The 50 in deck has a different mulch cover than the 42 in which is plastic and doesn’t stay in place. My neighbor’s Toro has a 42 in deck with the same mulch cover as Cadet’s 50 and it seems to work well. Seems to me they could design something that would be a better fit. I know I could, but don’t work for cadet. Just need to make a metal mold and design a way to mount so it does not move when in use.
Date published: 2023-06-25
Rated 1 out of
5
by
dallasRV from
Star vs S shaped ??
I put in my model on this website, listed these as compatible blades. Since this is the first time replacing blades, had no idea about different types of bolt patterns. Why not list a different part number? Bummer. So First - Look under your mower......then purchase blades.
Date published: 2021-09-15
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Casy from
Poor fit
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I actually returned the entire mower and left the mulch kit installed. The mulch kit does not fit the deck correctly. I had to drill holes and zip tie it closed. That helped but it was still a poor fit.
Date published: 2021-09-15
Rated 1 out of
5
by
ThomasH from
Mulch kit
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It literally doesn’t mulch. It just drops big clumps if grass all over the yard. I wasted my money. Don’t recommend
Date published: 2022-08-02
Rated 5 out of
5
by
M Binder from
Mulching kit
We are having problems with the cover not staying in place.
Date published: 2022-05-23
Rated 5 out of
5
by
JShakes from
Elect. zero turn & mulch kit, superb combination!!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love it. Our 42” electric zero turn is a dream, the mulching package competes the set!
Date published: 2021-08-30
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Evan123 from
Not good for electric.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I put these on a Ultima ZT1 electric zero turn and they work well but your run time gets cut by more than half. I used to mow my entire 1 acre yard and finish up with 58% battery remaining. Now I can’t finish the yard on a single charge. I probably have about 5-10 minutes worth of mowing left when it gets to 5% and I need to recharge. It does produce a noticeably better cut and the mulching effect works well. If you have a smaller yard it may work perfectly fine for you but I will probably go back to the standard blades.
Date published: 2021-08-30
Rated 1 out of
5
by
WeekendWarrior from
Not worth the money
Bought this mulch kit a few weeks ago for my new cub cadet mower… I’m completely disappointed with this kit, the mulch cover isn’t secure. Grass builds up behind it until it eventually allows grass to blow through the seams leaving chunks of grass along the side. Then today it gave way and allowed the grass to blow out through the bottom, almost like there was never even a cover… took it off and put the standard chute back on. I had a Craftsman mower with a mulching attachment for 16 years and I never had anything close to this happen… I wish I could return it.
Date published: 2022-05-29
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Rick P00 from
Poor Product Quality
This is the 2nd Cub Cadet mower I have purchased both by adding the mulching kit afterwards. The first purchase 5 years ago was excellent, this purchase was however a waste of money. Grass collects & embeds between the added chute guard & bottom portion of the deck opening in large quantities requiring you to remove the guard to clean to the debris after each cut. Very poor design compared to the first purchase. Not sure what changed since the last but very disappointed in this purchase!!! I'm working a DIY fix so my entire purchase doesn't go to waste.
Date published: 2022-05-19
Rated 1 out of
5
by
RadioBob from
Why would a company sell such a bad product?
Add me to the list of highly disappointed customers. I am experiencing the same extremely low quality results many folks her have reported here on their mulch attachment/cover: Embarrassingly poor quality construction, spewing chunks and not allowing the lawn clippings to be mulched, on the verge of complete product failure. If you cannot design & manufacture what should be a simple and straightforward item, then why should we have faith in your abilities on the main product? Considering the vast number of 'Poor' reviews, this is definitely a stain on your reputation in general.
Unless you ask for where to send a refund check, please do *not* fire off your your "We're sorry to hear you haven't been satisfied with your Cub Cadet purchase...." canned response.
Date published: 2023-09-11
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Seadub from
The discharge cover is trash
The platic cover has metal post which fits into the front part of the deck, and a flimsy plastic flap which snaps into the rear of the deck. The plastic cover does not seat well into the deck and does not stop clipping discharge from the deck.
Date published: 2022-05-13
Rated 3 out of
5
by
JJBB from
Ehh, not great!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love my Cub, but the mulching kit is somewhat disappointing. Not a tight enough fit on the deck and grass is expelled through the spaces.
Date published: 2023-07-10
Rated 1 out of
5
by
CraigGG7 from
Wrong blades provided
Filtered my product search to my mower (Ultima ZT1 42) and this was the only product. It arrived 10days later and today when I went to install found out the wrong blades were provided. My mower has Star-mount but S-mount provided. Tried to call and chose callback option but got no callback. I bought from this site assuming they would get product right. This is to be my first blade change, so didn't know what mount it used. In fact, had to remove the first blade to see the mount type.
Date published: 2022-06-03
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Phoebe from
Incorrect guidance from you system.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Your system generates parts for mowers that are wrong. Now I have to get another set that has the correct bolt hole.
Date published: 2021-10-13
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Dlamb from
Easy install
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Easy install but leaves rows of cut grass and struggles to cut weedy stem grass
Date published: 2022-09-25
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Darrell Post from
Extreme mulching kit
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Works great but it cuts my mowing time in half. It drains the battery.
Date published: 2021-11-22
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Tom W P from
Overall a good product.
It cuts really well! The plastic cap however lets a little grass through and makes it difficult to clean.
Date published: 2022-05-11
Rated 2 out of
5
by
SLH56 from
Grass Clumps
I purchased the 42" mulching bladed a year and half ago and I would say they need some design improvements. The blades mulch okay in think lawns if you travel slow. If you travel an average speed in thick grass they rumble with wads of grass. They also leave a pile of grass when you stop and back up. I have to go over the grass clumped areas a second time to disperse the mulched grass piles. The plastic end shroud also doesn't fit snug and gets grass wedged into it. Sad to report that my older model Craftsman's push lawn mower does a much better job of mulching the same thick lawn grass areas than my 42" Cub Cadet does. I feel that the dual mulch blades need different top end angles/pitches to improve the grass mulching. They don't like thick grass lawns. I would say the mulch blades are fair in overall performance.
Date published: 2022-04-10
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Missing strips of grass after mowing
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The grass is being mulched but I am now finding strips of grass that are not being cut after mowing. It seems those strips are under the tire tracks from the front of the mower and the blades don’t have enough lift to pull them up. I have tried overlapping several inches but it is still a problem. Also, grass seems to collect around the cover and I have to remove it every time I mow to clean it out.
Date published: 2022-09-06
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Works great
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This kit was easy to install and works just fine. Like other reviews have said, it does bunch up some clippings at the cover, however, I look at that as it is sealed once it's in there. Then I just pull the clippings out during my cleaning process before I put it away. Anyway, I mulched the leaves from my tree in the backyard this year and it worked out great!
Date published: 2023-11-07
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Lawn Expert from
Wrong blades sent for a 42"
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My mower has a “star” mounting pattern to mount the blade on the spindle and cub cadet sent mulch blades with an “S” pattern.
Date published: 2022-01-03
Rated 4 out of
5
by
NFohio from
Blades good, chute block ok
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Blades work great as designed. I use them with a bagger and with the mulching chute block and they perform well in both applications. The chute block does not do as well. It allows clippings to bypass and get trapped as other have noted. It is minor, but still gets clippings into the mulch beds which is annoying.
Date published: 2022-10-31
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Douglas Konkol from
Heavy Duty Mulching Blades!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These blades are comparitable to the popular Oregon M5 mulching blades sold online by other retailers. Very easy to install/sharpen/balance they should easily last for years doing a residential lawn. I sharpen my blades twice per year on my one acre property, and liked the new s design in center of blade.
Date published: 2023-11-29
Rated 1 out of
5
by
makatak from
Mu(l)ch to be desired
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The dealer installed the 42" mulch plug kit on my new ZTS1 prior to delivery. Upon the first grass cut, grass was flying out of the top front of the plug all over me and the machine. Had to stop and cover opening with Gorilla tape. The rest of the fit is poor also. Very disappointed with design and fit.
Date published: 2023-09-22
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Robert13 from
Not what it seems…
It was recommended for my mower…they were the wrong blades but the discharge plug works perfectly.
Date published: 2021-08-22
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Yard Man 2 from
42" Mulching Kit
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Dealer mulching plug and blades do a terrible job. grass leaks around the plug and clumps of grass just roll out and require raking. I've had other mowers with mulching kits and was satisfied, but not with this one. I was expecting more with Cub Cadet !!!!!
Date published: 2023-07-26
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Cubnewbie22 from
It does its job
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The mulching kit does its job. In these hot days of summer my grass is always dry when I mow. There are no clumps or piles. Like other reviewers I must agree the plastic cover is underwhelming. The system, as a whole, does work fine.
Date published: 2022-07-25
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Joe Average from
Good and Bad
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Install was fairly easy once the deck was removed. Once complete I was a little disappointed with the performance. Clippings blew out the front and now that its fall the leaves aren't being mulched as much as I would have expected.
Date published: 2023-10-06