Aha. So the key is the custom kit. Sometimes Wright mfg. makes me wonder. They do so many things so well, come up with innovative designs, then blow it on the little details and don't seem to care a bit. You've proven that the mowers will mulch well given the right baffles. How hard could it be for a company like Wright to stamp out a set of them and drill some holes to mount them on? And how many sales is Wright losing because they can't tout the advantages of their great mulching setup, ala Exmark?
example: I wrote them twice for a part number for a mounting bracket for my grass gobbler so I could use it on my Exmark mowers as well as my Toro. Finally, after *****in' here about it, someone from Wright got back to me and I told him what I had and what I wanted to do and he gave me a part #. I ordered it from a parts company online. Took 2 months to arrive, off back order from Wright I was told (why????) It arrives, right part. Unfortunately, it won't work with my grass gobbler. I'd explained which type I had and the person answering my question didn't know the bracket worked only with GG's designed to work with Exmarks. (the mounting pin was not at the right spot).
So I now have a nice little $15.95 paper weight.
My point is....how hard could it be to put a chart of which catcher goes with which bracket on which mower on one's website?
They remind me of BMW. Fantastic driving cars. But even after years of complaints by owners, they still wouldn't improve the design of their flimsy cupholders. " How dare they tell us engineers how to do our jobs!" I note that Exmark actually solicits input and feedback from users, passes it on to their engineers, makes improvements based on them, and last I heard they sell a few mowers.