Re: (ET) Best undercoating option for mower deck

[John Jeno <jjjeno hotmail com>]

I've ignored my bottom side (sounds funny) for 6 or 7 years.  Due to this 
mail string I've checked under the caked on dry grass. Metal is ok. Light 
rust here and there.  Perhaps the dry cake is protecting the surface from 
impact damage? I may just be justifying my lazy maintenance tendencies. 

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> On May 11, 2016, at 10:58 AM, David Roden <etpost drmm net> wrote:
> 
> I think it's a mistake to spray water under the deck.  The original 
> motor 
> bearings are shielded, not sealed, and water will get into them.  
> 
> I have sealed bearings in mine, but I still won't hose it off.  I just 
> scrape the grass off after mowing, using a plastic ice scraper.  
> 
> At the end of the mowing season, I take the deck off (something of an 
> operation with my New Idea R36), flip it over, scrape some more, and 
> wipe 
> the underside with a wet rag to get most of the remaining grass off.
> 
> A couple of summers ago, I had the R36's mower deck sandblasted and 
> powder 
> coated.  The shop used an extra heavy duty coating that came only in 
> white, 
> so now my mower looks kind of like a rolling orange Creamsicle.  ;-)
> 
> The powder coating seems to be holding up well so far.  It's hard to 
> tell 
> for sure, though, because I also coated the underside of the deck with a 
> graphite spray. 
> 
> 
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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