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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

OAITW r.2.0

(28,978 posts) Sun Jul 23, 2023, 09:36 PM Jul 2023

How do you clean the lawnmower decK? [View all]

I have a set up using car stands and it works OK. I've had to clean the deck a dozen times. this summer. At the end of the day, the hand is the best way I have to clean thu deck... What about you?

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How do you clean the lawnmower decK? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 OP

The way I did it... Effete Snob Jul 2023 #1

Talk about avoidance..... OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #5

Water, most of the time RainCaster Jul 2023 #2

I used to hose it off Diraven Jul 2023 #10

I don't worry about clean the underside of my deck calguy Jul 2023 #3

One time I skipped cleaning Diraven Jul 2023 #11

I keep my mowers outside under a canopy, so that's not a concern for me calguy Jul 2023 #13

Gas or electric? GP6971 Jul 2023 #4

Electric. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #6

Then definitly not a pressure washer. GP6971 Jul 2023 #7

I usually used a putty knife. Of course, that was on a metal deck. rsdsharp Jul 2023 #8

Exactly how I do it.....gottta get a smaller width scraper. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #9

Tilt-up mower deck and power washer. Super easy. Hundreds $$ more for tilt-up. IA8IT Jul 2023 #12

WHAT! Clean the lawnmower deck? Heck no. Chainfire Jul 2023 #14

I tilt up my electric mower and use a hand trowel plus whisk broom wishstar Jul 2023 #15

Mine is a Ryobi sitdown mower with a 38" deck. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2023 #16

I use my Vaughan pry bar. If you don't have one, get one, no home should be without one. Hotler Sunday #17

Riding mower lift. WDLAL Sunday #18

Like you canetoad 16 hrs ago #19