Side discharge mower

A side discharge mower comprising:

• a mower deck having a top wall, a front wall depending from said top wall, at least one side wall, a rear wall depending from said top wall, and a discharge opening formed laterally of said mower deck;
• a first shaft supported by said mower deck and extending vertically, and a second shaft disposed closer to said discharge opening than said first shaft;
• a first blade rotatable about an axis of said first shaft so that distal ends thereof define a first circular path;
• a second blade rotatable about an axis of said second shaft so that distal ends thereof define a second circular path;
• a rear baffle disposed in a rear region of said mower deck;
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• an intermediate baffle extending from said rear baffle forward through an area adjacent a boundary between the first circular path and the second circular path, said intermediate baffle extending from said rear baffle forwardly beyond a line connecting said first shaft and said second shaft, wherein said intermediate baffle has a portion shaped to follow said second circular path.

A side discharge mower comprising:

• a mower deck having a top wall, a front wall depending from said top wall, at least one side wall, a rear wall depending from said top wall, and a discharge opening formed laterally of said mower deck;
• a first shaft supported by said mower deck and extending vertically, and a second shaft disposed closer to said discharge opening than said first shaft;
• a first blade rotatable about an axis of said first shaft so that distal ends thereof define a first circular path;
• a second blade rotatable about an axis of said second shaft so that distal ends thereof define a second circular path;
• a rear baffle disposed in a rear region of said mower deck;
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• a first baffle member substantially continuous with said rear baffle, said first baffle member including:
• a first guide portion extending from a forward position adjacent the first shaft to a position adjacent said second circular path of said second blade for guiding grass clippings into a forward region of the second circular path;
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• an intermediate baffle extending from said rear baffle forward through an area adjacent a boundary between the first circular path and the second circular path, said intermediate baffle extending from said rear baffle forwardly beyond a line connecting said first shaft and said second shaft, wherein an end of said first guide portion located adjacent said second circular path is substantially connected to an end of said intermediate baffle.