Yup, they are called baffles, and every mower deck I've used had them missing and it still mows great. Not extremely necessary to have, unless you don't like a grass trail behind the tractor as all of it doesn't blow out to the side.
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Daniel G.
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(May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller.
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