[AT] Mower Deck Coating

[Gene Dotson]

    A few months ago someone posted a question asking what to
paint the underside of a mower deck to keep grass from sticking.
    I have had the same problem on my John Deere 240 and last
week after spending 2 hours scraping the grass from the deck, I
decided to do something about it.
    For the last couple of years I have been pondering the idea
of coating the underside of the deck with epoxy resin. So after
getting all the grass scraped out, I cleaned the deck with my
angle grinder and wire brush and then sandblasted it. After a
light sanding and cleaning, I mixed a batch of epoxy resin and
painted it on.
    Today I finally had a chance to try it out and it is amazing
the difference it has made with the mower. The grass doesn't
stick at all and blows out much more freely. The grass comes out
almost completely whole and not mulched up like it did before. I
was able to mow a gear faster and not even work the governor. I
mowed my lawn in 4th gear and my airstrip in 5 th gear. The
finish of the mower is much better too.
    This is too good not to pass along.

                        Gene