Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

wishstar

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15. I tilt up my electric mower and use a hand trowel plus whisk broom

Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:19 PM

Jul 2023

Must confess though until the past 8 years of using electric mower I never once cleaned the grass off the underside of gas mower in over 30 years. But I have always waited until afternoon to mow when grass is dryer and I don't let grass get overly long before mowing.

Along with being quieter and no fumes and easy button start, electric mower is also great for ability to tilt it up on front wheels for easy cleaning underneath.

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How do you clean the lawnmower decK? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 OP

The way I did it... Effete Snob Jul 2023 #1

Talk about avoidance..... OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #5

Water, most of the time RainCaster Jul 2023 #2

I used to hose it off Diraven Jul 2023 #10

I don't worry about clean the underside of my deck calguy Jul 2023 #3

One time I skipped cleaning Diraven Jul 2023 #11

I keep my mowers outside under a canopy, so that's not a concern for me calguy Jul 2023 #13

Gas or electric? GP6971 Jul 2023 #4

Electric. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #6

Then definitly not a pressure washer. GP6971 Jul 2023 #7

I usually used a putty knife. Of course, that was on a metal deck. rsdsharp Jul 2023 #8

Exactly how I do it.....gottta get a smaller width scraper. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #9

Tilt-up mower deck and power washer. Super easy. Hundreds $$ more for tilt-up. IA8IT Jul 2023 #12

WHAT! Clean the lawnmower deck? Heck no. Chainfire Jul 2023 #14

I tilt up my electric mower and use a hand trowel plus whisk broom wishstar Jul 2023 #15

Mine is a Ryobi sitdown mower with a 38" deck. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #16