Hello all,
Before I completely restore my mowing deck(Sears 42"), I wanted to know what y'all use on the underside of your decks.
Please let me know if my plan is wrong...
I've already wire wheeled mine down, washed it, did some pin hole repair, wiped it down with acetone, put a coat of rust reformer on, and am ready for primer. My plan was to use a high build primer to fill in any pits to hopefully make a smoother surface that grass doesn't want to stick to, after that, I plan on using Van Sickle EZ Slide graphite paint. I have a quart of it, not sure how many coats to apply.
I'm sure all of this is pretty pointless since I'm sure we can imagine what goes on inside of a deck when we mow. All of my mowing has been with "modern" mowers, and every one required me to remove the deck every second mowing to clean them. I Imagine yard/grass type play a major role in this. My grass is thick, long, and fast growing, the bottom of my yard(1 acre) is pretty wet all day/year as it is the low spot and doesn't get much sun.
Perhaps I have a type of yard that is prone to have issues with deck clogging, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if there is something I can do to my deck now to help with it.
For reference, my current main mower is a Craftsman DGS6500 with a 54" deck, my last one was a Husqvarna YTH180 with a 42" deck, and the one before that was a Montgomery Wards ? With a 38" deck. The Montgomery Wards did the best, and I think it was because of the narrower deck, it didn't have to work the grass as far from one end to the other and only had two blades...I could be totally wrong in that theory too.
Thanks,
bobcat2
Before I completely restore my mowing deck(Sears 42"), I wanted to know what y'all use on the underside of your decks.
Please let me know if my plan is wrong...
I've already wire wheeled mine down, washed it, did some pin hole repair, wiped it down with acetone, put a coat of rust reformer on, and am ready for primer. My plan was to use a high build primer to fill in any pits to hopefully make a smoother surface that grass doesn't want to stick to, after that, I plan on using Van Sickle EZ Slide graphite paint. I have a quart of it, not sure how many coats to apply.
I'm sure all of this is pretty pointless since I'm sure we can imagine what goes on inside of a deck when we mow. All of my mowing has been with "modern" mowers, and every one required me to remove the deck every second mowing to clean them. I Imagine yard/grass type play a major role in this. My grass is thick, long, and fast growing, the bottom of my yard(1 acre) is pretty wet all day/year as it is the low spot and doesn't get much sun.
Perhaps I have a type of yard that is prone to have issues with deck clogging, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if there is something I can do to my deck now to help with it.
For reference, my current main mower is a Craftsman DGS6500 with a 54" deck, my last one was a Husqvarna YTH180 with a 42" deck, and the one before that was a Montgomery Wards ? With a 38" deck. The Montgomery Wards did the best, and I think it was because of the narrower deck, it didn't have to work the grass as far from one end to the other and only had two blades...I could be totally wrong in that theory too.
Thanks,
bobcat2