I HATE DECK CLEANING !!!!

The old-timer that runs one of the mower repair facilities around here has a forklift modified for picking up mowers and washing the deck and undersides off.:thumbsup: Not exactly a consumer-level fix, but i sure is handy.
 
JDgreen said:
Retired guy here, no real income except what I can sponge off my better half, Social Security is two more years down the road. Anybody got a freebie for this old guy? :laughing:
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If you've got the space to do it, you could probably make a suitable ramp with some 2X12s. Be SUPER careful going up and down, and especially getting on and off your mower perched 4 feet up in the air!:eek::wink:
 
Interesting, I have the opposite set up though, my tractor pulls a bush hog, which I can use the 3-pt to elevate it a few feet. My mower has a deck under it, but its light enough to drop, and flip every now and again...

All I do is take something to chisel away the big stuff, pressure wash 1 pass, let it soak, then pressure wash the rest off, or let it soak some more... One tip though, when cleaning my weedeater, when its really bad, I just hit it with a few sprays of purple power and let it soak in. Great stuff, then it wipes all off for a shiny clean.

Hope that helps.

Chris Piper
 
:confused2:HEY THERE GUYS! WHEN I BOUGHT MY NEW MOWER IN 2006. THE FIRST THING I DID BEFORE I EVEN BEGAN TO MOWER MY GRASS, WAS TO PAINT 2 HEAVY RUST PROOF PAINT UNDER THE DECK. MY FORST J.D. STX 33, IT WAS A GREAT MOWER, BUT I MADE THE MISTAKE OF ALWAYS WASHING THE DECK AFTR EVERY USE. WELL AFTER 13 YEARS OF FANTASTIC SERVICE, WHICH I USED IT EVERY WEEK BECAUSE I LIVE IN HAWAII, SO WE CUT OUR GRASS ONCE A WEEK. THE DECK RUSTED OUT.

WHEN THIS HAPPENED I DECIDED TO BUY MY J.D. 42 INCH. I GAVE MY OLD MOWER TO MY FRIEND WHO WELDS. HE WELDED THE OLD DECK, AND IT IS STILL RUNNING ALMOST 20 YEARS LATER. I AM A RETIRED MACHINIST. I KNOW WHAT WATER CAN DO TO METAL. I NEVER HOSE OFF MY DECK. I LET IT DRY. AFTER A WHILE IT DRIES AND JUST FALLS OFF. NO MORE RUST ALSO. JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

ALOHA , KALAUKIA37:laughing:
 
kalaukia37 said:
:confused2:HEY THERE GUYS! WHEN I BOUGHT MY NEW MOWER IN 2006. THE FIRST THING I DID BEFORE I EVEN BEGAN TO MOWER MY GRASS, WAS TO PAINT 2 HEAVY RUST PROOF PAINT UNDER THE DECK. MY FORST J.D. STX 33, IT WAS A GREAT MOWER, BUT I MADE THE MISTAKE OF ALWAYS WASHING THE DECK AFTR EVERY USE. WELL AFTER 13 YEARS OF FANTASTIC SERVICE, WHICH I USED IT EVERY WEEK BECAUSE I LIVE IN HAWAII, SO WE CUT OUR GRASS ONCE A WEEK. THE DECK RUSTED OUT.

WHEN THIS HAPPENED I DECIDED TO BUY MY J.D. 42 INCH. I GAVE MY OLD MOWER TO MY FRIEND WHO WELDS. HE WELDED THE OLD DECK, AND IT IS STILL RUNNING ALMOST 20 YEARS LATER. I AM A RETIRED MACHINIST. I KNOW WHAT WATER CAN DO TO METAL. I NEVER HOSE OFF MY DECK. I LET IT DRY. AFTER A WHILE IT DRIES AND JUST FALLS OFF. NO MORE RUST ALSO. JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

ALOHA , KALAUKIA37:laughing:
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Did you realize YOUR CAPS LOCK IS STUCK......????

Actually, if I leave the grass clumps stuck under my deck for the whole mowing season, they DON'T fall off, and are MUCH HARDER to remove when I pull the deck and clean it in the fall when I store it. Leaving the clumps on also promotes rust because the grass build up is usually wet and holds moisture. And the deck does not cut as well with grass build up underneath.

Your first JD had a very thin sheet steel deck, and to get that 13 years out of it in a salt water atmosphere is pretty good, actually.
 
Don't cut the grass when it is wet, I haven't scraped the deck on my mower since I bought it used 10 years ago and there is little to no build up at all.
 
kalaukia37 said:
:confused2:HEY THERE GUYS! WHEN I BOUGHT MY NEW MOWER IN 2006. THE FIRST THING I DID BEFORE I EVEN BEGAN TO MOWER MY GRASS, WAS TO PAINT 2 HEAVY RUST PROOF PAINT UNDER THE DECK. MY FORST J.D. STX 33, IT WAS A GREAT MOWER, BUT I MADE THE MISTAKE OF ALWAYS WASHING THE DECK AFTR EVERY USE. WELL AFTER 13 YEARS OF FANTASTIC SERVICE, WHICH I USED IT EVERY WEEK BECAUSE I LIVE IN HAWAII, SO WE CUT OUR GRASS ONCE A WEEK. THE DECK RUSTED OUT.

WHEN THIS HAPPENED I DECIDED TO BUY MY J.D. 42 INCH. I GAVE MY OLD MOWER TO MY FRIEND WHO WELDS. HE WELDED THE OLD DECK, AND IT IS STILL RUNNING ALMOST 20 YEARS LATER. I AM A RETIRED MACHINIST. I KNOW WHAT WATER CAN DO TO METAL. I NEVER HOSE OFF MY DECK. I LET IT DRY. AFTER A WHILE IT DRIES AND JUST FALLS OFF. NO MORE RUST ALSO. JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

ALOHA , KALAUKIA37:laughing:
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Yea nothing as long as it is painted :laughing:
 
Duffer72 said:
Don't cut the grass when it is wet, I haven't scraped the deck on my mower since I bought it used 10 years ago and there is little to no build up at all.
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Easy for you to say, I mow 5 acres and there was one month earlier this year when we got 17, yes SEVENTEEN inches of rain.....how big a yard do you have that you can always cut it when dry? 200 square feet?
 
JDgreen said:
Easy for you to say, I mow 5 acres and there was one month earlier this year when we got 17, yes SEVENTEEN inches of rain.....how big a yard do you have that you can always cut it when dry? 200 square feet?
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JD, sounds like you need a Hovercraft!:wink:
 
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