Craftsman 9 Bushel 3 - Bin Bagger for 42" Deck Lawn Tractor

Pros: Large Capacity, Durable
Cons: Size makes it difficult to pass low branches, Clogging under damp or long grass conditions.

Last weekend I went out with a triple-bagger... that is my new Craftsman 3-Bin Bagger that I recently purchased for my C raftsman LT2000 Lawn Tractor. You see, this meant something quite different during my ...

Pros: Bags are easy to access once full.
Cons: Craftsmanship was horrible. Expensive. I wonder how much it cost them to make it. $50?

I had high hopes for this Craftsman item. I spent several weeks wondering if it would be worth the money to purchase a bagger. I finally took the plunge; however, I chose to use a popular online auction to save a few bucks. Shipping was quick, the price was a lot more sensible than what Craftsman wants to charge. Long story short. The craftsmanship was horrible on the metal frame that connects to the back of the tractor. It took me 90 minutes of cutting, bending, grinding, and swearing to get it to fit. When the frame finally went on, I continued to curse the Craftsman quality control department as I struggled to put the hard bags together. It took a while, but eventually went together. Once it was on the tractor it worked pretty well. I thought the leaves would have been more "chopped up", but for some reason the last two bags to be filled left the leaves in an unshredded condition. Maybe I need to mulch them and then bag them. At any rate, the bags fill up quickly.