Mower Deck Cleaning?
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Pressure washer and give a few hours to dry. Done. Load and go makes this and blade sharpening so easy. I usually wash down the rest of the tractor while I'm at it.
I would never in a million years pick up a scraper to do this. It is physically impossible to get it completely clean with a scraper, would take forever, and make me hate it. The pressure washer takes about 10 minutes total, top and bottom, along with the rest of the tractor.
I generally avoid wet grass like the plague for this reason. Last weekend my neighbors mower broke down so I mowed about 3 acres of his yard for him. Timing wise I had no choice and the grass was wet.
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I would never in a million years pick up a scraper to do this. It is physically impossible to get it completely clean with a scraper, would take forever, and make me hate it. The pressure washer takes about 10 minutes total, top and bottom, along with the rest of the tractor.
I generally avoid wet grass like the plague for this reason. Last weekend my neighbors mower broke down so I mowed about 3 acres of his yard for him. Timing wise I had no choice and the grass was wet.
The only thing I can think of is that the deck might have a better opportunity to properly dry while tilted up on the load-n-go brackets.So, pressure washing is OK but using the deck wash port is a no go? Not sure I understand the logic there...
This is one of those issues where we agree to disagree, I hope. I tried the pressure washer years ago but found that I had to resort to some scraping anyway. And that is with my Honda powered 3,500 PSI washer. Plus part of the wet goop the washer created I ended up wearing.
Now with the Load N Go system I just tilt the upright deck towards the sun and let things dry out. I take the blades off and sharpen them while the deck bakes for a while. Then I come back with a stiff scraper and then I re-install the sharpened blades. I believe it takes me less total work time than getting out the pressure washer and setting it up, then putting it away afterwards and cleaning up the wet grass piles. I do this about every 2 weeks, and I mow year round.
Added benefit is that I can do the scraping in the cool shade of my barn aisle under a ceiling fan breeze instead being out in the hot sun with the pressure washer.
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Now with the Load N Go system I just tilt the upright deck towards the sun and let things dry out. I take the blades off and sharpen them while the deck bakes for a while. Then I come back with a stiff scraper and then I re-install the sharpened blades. I believe it takes me less total work time than getting out the pressure washer and setting it up, then putting it away afterwards and cleaning up the wet grass piles. I do this about every 2 weeks, and I mow year round.
Added benefit is that I can do the scraping in the cool shade of my barn aisle under a ceiling fan breeze instead being out in the hot sun with the pressure washer.
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