I agree with Dwight. My original mower (sold w/tractor after 13 years), my Gunn mower (sold when I gave up mowing) were always hosed out after use. Never had a rust problem, never a bearing problem. Bought a new set of Trojans recently and think they'll perform better if used so I bought an old WH mower on ebay. I coated the underneath surface rust with two coats of POR-15. Wash grass off this surface using a Nelson adjustable sprayer in 'vertical' setting. This low volume setting perfectly clears away all grass from the slick POR-15 surface. I strongly recommend this, makes mowing enjoyable. Jack
On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Hazen, Dwight L wrote: With the improved bearings and NOT spraying water directly on the shaft I have not had any problems. I did scrape and paint the deck first. Use a bright color so you can see the green dirt. Dwight Dwight L. Hazen Indiana University, UITS, Networks Bloomington, In. 47408-7378 812-855-5367 I think water is a two edged sword. You may get the deck clean, but corrosion and issues with the motors maybe more pronounced.
John Briese
I agree, scraping and flushing the deck with water after each use will make them last longer and smell better too! Dwight Dwight L. Hazen Indiana University, UITS, Networks Bloomington, In. 47408-7378 812-855-5367 Powder coating of a mild steel deck would probably be the most practical way to make the deck last longer. But in any case, flipping up the front mount mower and washing it off with a hose after each mowing is always a good idea. Leave it flipped up and let the sun dry it out, or run the deck motors for a short time to help dry things out. If your deck motors might still have the original shielded lower ball bearings, keeping them dry is very important. That's not quite as much of a concern if the lower bearing has been replaced with a double sealed version of a 6205 bearing. _______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts eduhttps://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak
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