Mower Corrosion Question

[Gord Baker]

And my Deere mower decks stay clean as well. Think it has to do with when grass is mowed, how wet the grass is, and how the mower decks are put away. Like they say about horses, don't put them away wet.
Enjoy the clean decks.

They say the same thing about women!
Constant maintenance is key.

 

[JTKub]

The Kubota decks that are "suspension" type as opposed to "ground riding" type seem to have been made of lighter structural material at the wheel supports. I've had those rust out and be weakened & had to be welded and strengthened on 2 different BX tractors. At the same time I have yet to see one (either suspension like on my BX tractors, or the older ground riders on the B2150's) rust through the deck itself. I have never taken time to go wash out/scrub the underside of any mower deck day-to-day , though I have much less often of course.

I think another key point with mid mount mowers that are designed to hang and not ride the ground is, people still think they're ground engage able and allow them to stay mashed against the ground while mowing. This beats the ever living heck out of them which not only breaks things, but also promotes rust.

This brings me back to years ago when I gave my father in law my Cub GT2544 with a stamped 44" deck. The whole machine was only about 4-5yrs old at the time. As much as I "suggested" to him how he needs to set the deck and why, he ignored it and trashed it in one season.