Mower Deck

[PaulMyers]

After cleaning the underside of the deck, spray it with a silicone spray. The grass and dirt will not stick to the underside after that. I spray mine twice a year and have no issues with grass or dirt sticking.

[Josh C]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

After cleaning the underside of the deck, spray it with a silicone spray. The grass and dirt will not stick to the underside after that. I spray mine twice a year and have no issues with grass or dirt sticking.

What spray do you use? Do you prepare the deck any before you spray besides cleaning it?

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by Josh C

What spray do you use? Do you prepare the deck any before you spray besides cleaning it?

Just clean and let dry. I'll post the name of it in about an hour when I get home.

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by Josh C

What spray do you use? Do you prepare the deck any before you spray besides cleaning it?

Josh, this is the spray I use.

[krazykat]

I have always thought of trying the silicon spray but never have. Now, I will. This is the type of post that keeps me coming back to this site. Thanks!

[Josh C]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

Josh, this is the spray I use.

Thanks.

[H2OFwlKlr]

There is a water hose fitting you can buy, that you install on your mower deck on the left side, it stays there. When you are finished mowing, connect water hose, turn it on, and let blades run for a while and it self cleans the underside of your mower deck.

I would make sure to grease bearings if you have them on your blades every time.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by H2OFwlKlr

There is a water hose fitting you can buy, that you install on your mower deck on the left side, it stays there. When you are finished mowing, connect water hose, turn it on, and let blades run for a while and it self cleans the underside of your mower deck.

I would make sure to grease bearings if you have them on your blades every time.

I saw that on the Toro mowers when I was looking. I've been thinking about putting one on my Gravely. Seems like a good idea in theory.

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I saw that on the Toro mowers when I was looking. I've been thinking about putting one on my Gravely. Seems like a good idea in theory.

Just make sure everything has cooled down before spraying the water like that. Those spindles will soak up water like a sponge and at $400~$550 per spindle it can be costly.