I HATE DECK CLEANING !!!!
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I am lucky because I have a car lift in my garage. I use a chain to fasten the front end of the mower to an arm of the lift then can raise the mower vertical. This gives me full access to the underside of the mower deck and makes it easy to remove the blades and scrape the compacted grass out.
TheWatfordFox
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I run a Husqvarna YTH2348 and clean the deck once a year whether it needs it or not. She's over 10 years old and 650 hours now and bears the years very gracefully.
When I give it its annual oil change I whip the deck off, remove the mulching blades, jet wash the underside and treat it with Waxoyl. I use my angle grinder to sharpen the blades, then reassemble. Job done.
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I bought a yellow plastic gadget that I was going to build myself out of tubing. Works really good but one of the three nozzles got damaged. Cheap plastic!
The damage came from me dropping it not from the mower blades.
I just wish I didn't have to sit on the mower while it sprays as it takes about 15-20 minutes to get it really clean.
Paid about $22 for this cheaply made yellow gadget. Just wish it was more durable.
Larry
The damage came from me dropping it not from the mower blades.
I just wish I didn't have to sit on the mower while it sprays as it takes about 15-20 minutes to get it really clean.
Paid about $22 for this cheaply made yellow gadget. Just wish it was more durable.
Larry
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I use the thin wooden wedges used to shim doors and windows. A package of them costs about a dollar. If the width doesn't suit you, split it down the middle and you have a half-width scraper. Scrape early and often, as the crud isn't stuck very tight until it's had time to adhere to a surface.
I try to keep scraping to a minimum, so I try to mow dry grass.
I try to keep scraping to a minimum, so I try to mow dry grass.
Cleaning the deck and sharpening blades more often is the only reason I bought a Hustler Raptor with the deck that flips up to about 85 degrees. I let it cool off and try to stay away from the spindles. The steel deck stays roughly the same as the exterior temperature but the aluminum spindles can get a temp in the 100's. Appling cold water to the hot material is why I wait.
I have had some success with Wilmer's Deck Graphite applied by brush, not their spray can, to keep grass from clumping but it didn't last more than a month.
I have had some success with Wilmer's Deck Graphite applied by brush, not their spray can, to keep grass from clumping but it didn't last more than a month.
I also use my lift for mower service. Makes me smile how easy it is. I use nylon straps on the front casters. Raptor SD54.
I have not picked up my mower all the way vertical because of spilling gas and oil.
Did you drain fluids before doing this?
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I have not picked up my mower all the way vertical because of spilling gas and oil.
Did you drain fluids before doing this?
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I used to clean my craftsman push mower deck after every cut (I owned it 20 years). I am doing the same with my Honda.
That's why I like my HONDA HRX with the NeXite deck. No grass sticks to the bottom of it, it's like cooking with a no stick pan!:laughing: