Grass builds up under deck

[motoman]

When I pry loose the "thatch" from my craftsman deck it is up to 1" thick and feels like paper mache when dry. It would seem that not drying out this thatch is a rust playground. That is why , I guess, the decks are .080"? thick and up? Scacrificial material. I am lucky to have garage space for the tractor and the deck does eventually dry. We need to have the clothes washer manufacturers produce stainless decks (maybe some have this?) :laughing:

 

[exotion]

Please don't call it thatch. Thatch is the build up of yellow grass below the green line of a lawn. What you have is simply dried solidified grass clippings. Just don't want anyone getting confused, people have a hard enough time understanding thatch in the first place

 

[Zeroturner]

I really don't have 'much' of a problem with grass sticking to the underside of my deck (I do get a little build up), but every so often I check with a mirror and a flashlight. If I see a buildup, I lift up the front end and use a plastic scraper to remove what does build up.

Typically, it's not much.

 

[Mike88se]

Grass is mostly water, therefore really sticky. Imagine a wet noodle quite sticky no?

That's what I'm thinking. Until lawnmowers come with teflon coating there's gonna be grass sticking to the deck. And even then it's going to get caught in any little nooks and crannies. Most of us have to mow in the rain or just after a rain now & then and that's when it's really a chore. If you let it build up, its a real PITA.

 

[Carscw]

That's what I'm thinking. Until lawnmowers come with teflon coating there's gonna be grass sticking to the deck. And even then it's going to get caught in any little nooks and crannies. Most of us have to mow in the rain or just after a rain now & then and that's when it's really a chore. If you let it build up, its a real PITA.

Teflon coating would be gone as soon as you started cutting the grass.

Let a inch of grass dry and turn hard
It will protect the deck and keep it dry and no more grass sticking under the deck.

 

[7394]

Let a inch of grass dry and turn hard
It will protect the deck and keep it dry and no more grass sticking under the deck.

& No more grass will stick to deck ? Interesting..

Mine stays pretty good, & today cutting very dry grass did clean the underside better..