62D Mower Deck - I'm tired of scraping it!

[prosperity]

I thought the 62D was the same as a 7 iron deck?

No - very different. The 7 Iron is a commercial deck, one piece stamped steel, deeper, and with a higher blade tip speed. The 62D deck is more of a consumer grade.

7Iron Mower Deck for commercial mowing equipment JohnDeere.com

 

[Coyote machine]

You could coat your deck with whatever graphite type paint you choose, and then use Mo-dek, or Mo-eze. I've used Mo-dek on my Scag Wildcat ZTM with 61" deck, with good results. Check out this site too, for discussion about these issues, brands of graphite paint, etc, and how to solve them.
http://www.lawnsite.com

 

[prosperity]

Thanks for the info on Mo Deck - will definitely look into it. Actually had I known about it I could have ordered it with the Gator blades from mowtownusa.

I've been using Fluid Film since I always have some around - it does OK but nothing great for under the deck.

I think the combination of the graphite paint plus Mo Deck or Fluid Film might be the best combination.

 

[thatguy]

I used 'slip paint' for what its worth.

Brian

 

[Hammsman]

We have the 62D deck and use the built in water hose cleaning adapter. It cleans the deck perfectly with nothing left under the deck. To operate properly the deck MUST be lowered all the to the ground while using. We raise and lower the deck a few times during the automatic washing.

When finished it is so clean you could almost paint it. Have had no ill effects from doing this usually about every other use. Deck is over four years old and clean as new. Our yard is an acre. Use the leaf blower to blow off entire tractor including the deck. The blowing and washing takes about 15 minutes total. We have the mulching adapter kit and use both the mulching blades from John Deere and Gators high lift.

 

[prosperity]

Nice to hear the washout port works for you. Myself, there will be no water coming anywhere near any bearings unless it has cooled after mowing for at least 4 hours. By then any buildup would never come off without a scraper anyway.

 

[glc24]

No - very different. The 7 Iron is a commercial deck, one piece stamped steel, deeper, and with a higher blade tip speed. The 62D deck is more of a consumer grade.

7Iron Mower Deck for commercial mowing equipment JohnDeere.com

I don't believe the zero turn's and tractors use the same 7 Iron deck.

Greg

 

[prosperity]

I don't believe the zero turn's and tractors use the same 7 Iron deck.

Greg

I agree - I've been out of the loop with new tractors for a while, but from when I remember, the only way to get the 7 Iron deck was to buy a commercial zero turn. I don't know if they ever made the 7 Iron deck available for any compact diesels.

 

[prosperity]

Thought I would update my progress.

I had a lul with mowing during a relative dry spell, so I took the deck off to scrape and pressure wash it. While I had it off and clean, I decided since I was that far into it, I would continue and grind it down and apply the graphite paint. Got the underside all clean with a drill wire brush and grinder and applied the first coat of EX-Slide today. Going to keep adding coats until the quart can is empty. Then my plan is a nice coating of Fluid Film and install my new Gator Blades.

Hope it works - I don't know what else to do short of having the deck powder coated. Hopefully the combination of the graphite paint and Gator blades will at help some. I'll report back after my initial mower which should be early next week.

 

[Waldershrek]

I have been using my grandfathers 2305 with the 62"deck and have had no problems with grass sticking. I mow at 3" with just the factory blades. The wetness you have n your property must be the main cause of your issues.

 

[Mechanos]

I have had very good results from painting the underside of the deck with POR 15. There was no paint left on the underside of my 272 when bought it, so I wire-wheeled the loose rust off, treated the bare metal with the recommended Metal Ready solution, rinsed and allowed to dry and then painted on the POR 15. That stuff is rock hard, very durable and provided a pretty slick finish when cured. I get very little accumulation of grass on the underside.

 

[Nooodles]

stop mowing wet grass and you wont have to scrape your fine paint job

 

[Edward. S]

stop mowing wet grass and you wont have to scrape your fine paint job

Nooodles, grass has moisture in it self, Grass isn't like bone dry hay.

 

[Nooodles]

Nooodles, grass has moisture in it self, Grass isn't like bone dry hay.

I think hes probably mowing it after a storm where it gets caked on the underside

 

[Edward. S]

I think hes probably mowing it after a storm where it gets caked on the underside

Mowing the lawn on a sunny day still cakes up my mower deck, so why wouldn't it cake up anyone elses' deck.

 

[prosperity]

I have had very good results from painting the underside of the deck with POR 15. There was no paint left on the underside of my 272 when bought it, so I wire-wheeled the loose rust off, treated the bare metal with the recommended Metal Ready solution, rinsed and allowed to dry and then painted on the POR 15. That stuff is rock hard, very durable and provided a pretty slick finish when cured. I get very little accumulation of grass on the underside.

Thanks for the recommendation. If the graphite paint doesn't last through the rest of the season, I give it a treatment of POR-15 this fall before I put it away for the winter.

stop mowing wet grass and you wont have to scrape your fine paint job

Part of my grass is wet even if it hasn't rained for a week. In the shady areas where there are also some springs near underground, the grass itself contains a lot of moisture.

Nooodles, grass has moisture in it self, Grass isn't like bone dry hay.

Exactly.

 

[JDTank]

If the grass is green, it has moisture in it. If it had no moisture at all, it would be dead brown grass.