If you know what you're doing (stay away from electrical, gas cap and air filter), there is absolutely nothing wrong with pressure washing a mower. I pressure wash all of mine on a regular basis, as well as my trimmers, edgers, blowers, chainsaws and other equipment. :smile:
Only problem I've had is the air filter getting soaked. I just pull it out, start the engine and put it back in. Then I run the engine a little while and shut it down. :thumbsup:
You left out spindle bearings , wheel bearings, steering bushes , brake pads.
The magic word is
audience
By virtue of the fact they are here asking for help it is a fairly safe assumption that most posters are not particularly mechanically astute
I have just finished pressure washing a JD Sabre. And yes I do it regularly too, during a mower repair, never as a day to day cleaning routine.
BUT I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING and I also only pressure wash after first blowing down beause dry grass moves better with wind than it does with air
Just replaced all of the spindle bearing on a new 20 hrs Cub ZTR.
Reason, customer pressure washed the mower after every use but failed to dry it afterwards.
Did a Time Cutter last week, same story and this repair had a $ 300 deck repair because he had lifted nearly all of the paint with his pressure washer
Don't know how many AYP mowers I have repaced rotted out spindle housings because the deck was washed down but they never bothered to clean out the vents in the housings.
Then you get to things like rear axels where I have to remove the box. split it then press the axel out of the hub because the owner pressure washed it regularly.
OTOH using your leaf blower does the job of cleaning off the grass clippings , faster , better and with less potential damage than water, let alone pressure washing.
