I just bought a cub cadet LTX 1045 and a bagger. The first time I tried to use the bagger I noticed a lot of grass and leaves were being thrown out from under the right front mower deck. With other mowers this usually means the chute is full. I mainly bought the bagger to vacuum up leaves and pine needles but nearly a forth of what I was mowing over was not going into the bag but being blown out into the yard. As for the pine needles the mower was "balling" them up and leaving them on the lawn. Another thing, after about 10 minutes of mowing the chute to the bagger came apart, shooting debris all over the lawn.
I called Costumer Service and guess what, It's not a bagger but a grass catcher, not meant for leaves and pine needles. WHAT!! Also I was told grass is attached and not loose like leaves. Well grass doesn't go into the GRASS CATCHER any better than leaves.
So now I am stuck with a $2000 machine that mows and that is all. And those big heavy blades it comes with are already nicked and all I have is grass and leaves and pine needles that I have mowed for years. What a jip.