Help with a lawn mower!!!

[Milton]

I cut my yard weekly with a push mower and most of the time the grass is very wet.Due to this wetness the bottom of the deck has a lot of grass buildup so that I have to clean frequently.
Anybody know of anything I can spray the underside of the deck with to slow grass buildup?
Yes ,I know cut when the grass is not so wet but right now that is just not possible!!

 

[Rule3]

No, it's gonna stick. You can try PAM or generic cooking spray but doubt it will work very long. Silicone spray maybe. Is it a mulching mower or side discharge??

Putty knife and garden hose.

 

[JcMack]

I strapped 3 hair driers to the front of my mower for just this situation.

 

[Iggy]

I saw a spray can of something you can spray the underside of the mower that is supposed to help.

It was at Lowes.

 

[raisedin99]

Have you given any thought to using Slip-plate ?
Golf Course & Lawn Maintenance : SLIP Plate®

You will have to give the deck a through cleaning, then apply the slip-plate.

terry

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I've cut grass for most of my 56 years on this earth and I have NEVER felt the need to scrape grass clipings off the underside of the deck much less seek a coating to keep it from sticking. If it sticks, it's gonna fall off or get knocked off by the blade in due course.
Grass cutting around my house is done mainly so I can see the dog poop so as not to step in it

 

[Steak]

For commercial landscapers or someone who has a side business doing landscape maintenance like me, grass clippings sticking to the deck do cause an issue despite what others say.

It causes the air flow or vaccuum that is created by the blade(s) spinning to decrease. This causes longer grass that is bent over to not be sucked up straight while being cut. Then you have an unfinished appearance and "stragglers" left throughout the lawn.

As far as "homeowners" are concerned, this might not be an issue. It may be amn issue for homeowners that want a nice manicured appearance such as the op of this thread. At least that's the indication I get.

If you want a product that commercial guys use and I have used too, try this out. It works but its something you have to stay on top of. If it's just your yard that you're cutting then you can go longer. It was a pain to spray my 36" deck over and over so I just put it on jack stand and use a scraper to get all of the **** off.

In addition, depending on how long you let that wey grass sit uup in there and then it dries, any chemicals or fertilizers that you use are basically being pressed into your deck and trapped between the deck and all that caked on grass. After a while it could cause rusting.

Fluid Film® | Corrosion Preventative, Lubricant and Rust Inhibitor

Fluid Film® | Corrosion Preventative, Lubricant and Rust Inhibitor

 

[Kinman]

I moved into the building maintenance department at the place I worked for the last 10 years on the job as a sort of semi-retirement. Part of the job was mowing fairly large tracts of grass in areas that due to obstructions, swales, etc. made it all but impossible to mow with anything but a walk behind commercial mower. We used mulchers when the grass wasn't in a heavy growth season and baggers otherwise. Regardless, every day at the end of our shifts we brought the mowers into the building and lay them on their sides and sprayed the underside of the decks with hot water, the **** comes right off and went down large drains. Afterwards we restarted the engine and ran the blade to sufficiently remove any hot water left behind. This was done on a daily basis and never resulted in any blade/clutch problems, we used commercial Toros with Kawasaki 4 stroke engines. You could always tell when another guy got sloppy and didn't clean the deck before you.

 

[Rule3]

For commercial landscapers or someone who has a side business doing landscape maintenance like me, grass clippings sticking to the deck do cause an issue despite what others say.

It causes the air flow or vaccuum that is created by the blade(s) spinning to decrease. This causes longer grass that is bent over to not be sucked up straight while being cut. Then you have an unfinished appearance and "stragglers" left throughout the lawn.

As far as "homeowners" are concerned, this might not be an issue. It may be amn issue for homeowners that want a nice manicured appearance such as the op of this thread. At least that's the indication I get.

If you want a product that commercial guys use and I have used too, try this out. It works but its something you have to stay on top of. If it's just your yard that you're cutting then you can go longer. It was a pain to spray my 36" deck over and over so I just put it on jack stand and use a scraper to get all of the **** off.

In addition, depending on how long you let that wey grass sit uup in there and then it dries, any chemicals or fertilizers that you use are basically being pressed into your deck and trapped between the deck and all that caked on grass. After a while it could cause rusting.

Fluid Film® | Corrosion Preventative, Lubricant and Rust Inhibitor

Fluid Film® | Corrosion Preventative, Lubricant and Rust Inhibitor

It's Propane and Oil. Might as well use WD 40 or CRC

http://www.fluid-film.com/downloads/aerosol_msds.pdf

 

[kudzu3]

Just flip it up on its side and hose it off after every use.

 

[brucev]

Just flip it up on its side and hose it off after every use.

This works. Also, just leave the lawn mower running on the driveway. Direct the spray from the hose under the deck. The draft of the blade, etc. will do the rest.

 

[Milton]

Wow ! Thanks everybody! I will take a look at all of the products noted and see how they work!
That SLIP plate sounds good!!

 

[Rule3]

This works. Also, just leave the lawn mower running on the driveway. Direct the spray from the hose under the deck. The draft of the blade, etc. will do the rest.

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