[AT] Mower deck treatment

[charlie hill]

Al,  over around my place all I'd need to do is drive the mower up and down 
my sand driveway a couple of times and it would be sandblasted clean, 
"sharpens" the blades too.  LOL.

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From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 10:26 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Mower deck treatment

> Sounds like you have the same sort of conditions we do in s.e. NC.  I can
> honestly say I have never worried about this issue, not even once.  If I 
> am
> doing any work to the deck (changing blades, etc.) I just scrape whatever 
> is
> in my way off with a screwdriver.
>
> Al
>
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> From: "Dick Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 10:47 PM
> To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: [AT] Mower deck treatment
>
>> Does anyone do anything special to keep grass from sticking to the under
>> side of their mower decks?  Out here, where the soil is very sandy, the
>> wet grass clippings mix with loose sand and form an almost concrete-like
>> material that builds up on the mower if you don't keep the underside 100%
>> clean after each use.
>>
>> In the past, I've tried painting Slip-plate on the deck under-side.  Even
>> that did not help.
>>
>> My wife's new John Deere X304, even with a newly painted deck, allows
>> grass to build up if it's not cleaned after every use.  It has a
>> power-wash adapter on the deck but all that does is get the under-side 
>> wet
>> and removes very little grass.  Since the deck is not heavy, I remove it
>> from the mower after each use and power-wash it.  There's got to be a
>> better way.
>>
>> The link below is for a Teflon product called Clean Machine designed just
>> for this. Ever heard of it?
>>
>> http://www.sears.com:80/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07133977000P?blockNo=1&blockType=G1&prdNo=1
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Dick Day
>>
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