[AT] Mower Deck Coating

[charlie hill]

Thanks for sharing that Gene.  I'll give it a try next time I work on one of 
my mowers.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at loganrec.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: [AT] Mower Deck Coating


>    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
>
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