[AT] coating for lawnmower deck

[Dick Day]

I have a Deutz Allis 1916 that is 19 years old. The underside of the deck 
has this same problem. We have tried slip plate and that lasted a few weeks. 
Where we live is very sandy and the sand is mixing with the moisture of the 
cut grass and forming a concrete-like coating on the underside of the deck.

This winter, I will take it down to bare metal and try the liner coating 
that was suggested.

Dick



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] coating for lawnmower deck


>A slick coating may help with leaving clumps behind if you mow wet grass!!!
>
> Seriously though, if you are the type of guy to keep a mower for 15-40 
> years
> it's a good idea---assuming you can still buy one that lasts that long. We
> have 3 over 35 yrs old that are used regularly---2 of them have patchwork 
> on
> the decks.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] coating for lawnmower deck
>
>
>>I guess I am just weird.  To me grass stuck to the bottom of a deck is an
>> imaginary problem.  When I change blades, I MIGHT scrape some of the 
>> dried
>> grass out of the corners with an old blade.  Maybe.  The old JD 214 mowed
>> for close to 20 years with this sorta treatment, and never developed any
>> rust--and when I am ready to mow, I mow--wet grass or not!
>>
>> Al
>>
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