I HATE DECK CLEANING !!!!

[JDgreen]

This is a bit of a silly idea but thought I would float it out there. How about adding fuel injectors to the underside of the mower deck that spray cooking oil (or something lawn/yard safe) to prevent grass from sticking. Using this system one could perhaps even cut wet grass?

Welcome to LMF....for a new guy you sure have an original idea...better patent the concept before somebody else does.....:laughing::thumbsup:

I like the cooking oil idea, much more safe for the yard than painting on used motor oil.....:thumbsup:

 

[repeters]

I have an older (1996) Craftsman rider mower 42" deck that I hated to clean. While at a car show back in 2004, I picked up a POR-15 paint starter kit and after getting it home and cleaning the deck completely. I noticed some rust starting and cleaned & scraped that also. I then followed the instructions that came with the kit ( I painted it using a brush) and here it is 2011 and no more rust and the grass falls right off with just a regular garden hose & nozzle in just a few moments. Some days, I don't even get anything left under the deck. Those days I only wash off the top of the deck.
I remove the deck every year to hook up my plow to it and just check for any problems. Even occasional rocks can't chip this paint and it is virtually spotlessly clean when I put it away till the next spring.
Hope this helps.

 

[JDgreen]

I have an older (1996) Craftsman rider mower 42" deck that I hated to clean. While at a car show back in 2004, I picked up a POR-15 paint starter kit and after getting it home and cleaning the deck completely. I noticed some rust starting and cleaned & scraped that also. I then followed the instructions that came with the kit ( I painted it using a brush) and here it is 2011 and no more rust and the grass falls right off with just a regular garden hose & nozzle in just a few moments. Some days, I don't even get anything left under the deck. Those days I only wash off the top of the deck.
I remove the deck every year to hook up my plow to it and just check for any problems. Even occasional rocks can't chip this paint and it is virtually spotlessly clean when I put it away till the next spring.
Hope this helps.

ANOTHER newbie with a great idea....thanks for joining LMF !!!

 

[BradSmith]

...POR-15 paint starter kit...and the grass falls right off with just a regular garden hose...

Is POR-15 paint a teflon-like or non-stick type of paint? What makes it especially good for mower decks?

Perhaps it contains that new Lawn Fragment Repulsion Force (LFRF) technology I keep reading about :tongue:

 

[repeters]

POR-15 is used on any metal to stop & prevent rusting. The finished product becomes very hard and smooth (slick) so the grass doesn't have surface to hold on to. I used this on my Model A frame to protect it from dings from road debris, stones etc.... I figured if it worked for that, it should work for the deck. And it did. Look it up on line. It's pretty good stuff for all kinds of uses. I have a 1955 Ford 850 series tractor with a backhoe and a bucket loader on it and when I am finished with the modifications I am now doing, I will be using the POR-15 on that also.

 

[repeters]

By the way, I do not work for the POR company. They also sell their product for engine paint also.

 

[repeters]

Here is their URL.

POR 15 Paint

 

[173abn]

I use a rust inhibator that you paint on that I bought at TSC.Sorry the name of it escapes me right this moment but it too dries really hard.The bottle even states you should'nt take all the rust off because this stuff interacts and changes the chemical structure.It dries glossy black.I also spray it with Mo-Deck which I also got at TSC...russ

 

[JDgreen]

I use a rust inhibator that you paint on that I bought at TSC.Sorry the name of it escapes me right this moment but it too dries really hard.The bottle even states you should'nt take all the rust off because this stuff interacts and changes the chemical structure.It dries glossy black.I also spray it with Mo-Deck which I also got at TSC...russ

Makes me think of the stuff that used to be sold to convert rust...anybody recall "Naval Jelly....?"

 

[Black Bart]

That WOULD be a huge asset to cleaning the deck but I dont think they market them yet for a 3100 pound CUT.

Sure they do it is called a hydraulic hoist. :biggrin: