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16. Mine is a Ryobi sitdown mower with a 38" deck.

Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:44 PM

Jul 2023

This summer in Central Maine has been continuously raining over the past few months...Consequently, I have narrow windows to mow and, almost invariably it gets to 6 or 7 inches before I can mow it. I've got a couple of acres of recovered field grass and various fast growing weeds and plants that make mowing a challenge.

I've had to scrape the deck at least a dozen times this summer....but I am not complaining, given what the rest of the country is going through.

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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

I use my Vaughan pry bar. If you don't have one, get one, no home should be without one. Hotler Sunday #17

Riding mower lift. WDLAL Sunday #18