Whatever you feel like thread.

[ArlyA]

You don't use salt on your lawn in winter?

I'm the poster boy for not washing under my mower decks. About once a year I'll use a putty knife to knock off the dried clumps. I've never had a deck rust out. Push mowers, riders, etc..

My husky mower was used when we got it. I used it for 10 years and seems like Ive cleaned the deck once or twice. Blade hub bearing are getting worn but the deck seems fine as far as I can tell.

 

[ArlyA]

You don't use salt on your lawn in winter?

I'm the poster boy for not washing under my mower decks. About once a year I'll use a putty knife to knock off the dried clumps. I've never had a deck rust out. Push mowers, riders, etc..

Of course not. Wouldn't that kill your lawn?

 

[MossRoad]

Of course not. Wouldn't that kill your lawn?

It was in jest.

But I do use salt on the grass and weeds in my driveway cracks.

 

[WinterDeere]

I'm the poster boy for not washing under my mower decks. About once a year I'll use a putty knife to knock off the dried clumps. I've never had a deck rust out. Push mowers, riders, etc..

Same. I scrape mine every January, when I do the mower maintenance. Those last mowings in November are often damp, into evening. Hard on the deck, but it's all my schedule has allowed most of the last 15 years.

It starts to gets dark here at 5pm in the spring and fall due to DST. Many dark evenings in the fall spent riding the mower doing leaves just after dinner. Not so much in the spring.

Same.

 

[ArlyA]

We got another 1" of rain today so I'll be mowing again shortly. I'm mowing by myself so no live photos.

 

[DK35vince]

no one is mowing at top speeds of 11-12 mph that zero turns can reach. If they say they are, I challenge their honesty

Challenge it all you want.
We mow at full stick/speed on at least half to 3/4 of our 8 acre lawn, the rest has rough area's or stuff to mow around we can't run full speed.

 

[5030]

You don't use salt on your lawn in winter?

I'm the poster boy for not washing under my mower decks. About once a year I'll use a putty knife to knock off the dried clumps. I've never had a deck rust out. Push mowers, riders, etc..

If you mow damp grass and the 'cud' builds up on the underside of the deck, at some point corrosion will get you Mossy. Bank on it.

 

[5030]

We got another 1" of rain today so I'll be mowing again shortly. I'm mowing by myself so no live photos.

Time for a mounted cam and a YT video...

 

[5030]

It starts to gets dark here at 5pm in the spring and fall due to DST. Many dark evenings in the fall spent riding the mower doing leaves just after dinner. Not so much in the spring.

I've never mowed or mulched leaves and we have a ton of mature trees. I just them all blow down the road into my farm field.

 

[5030]

I will say one thing and that is, going from an M60 Cub Cadet 60" tank to a used Kubota F2880 front mount diesel mower was a learning curve. First off, the Kubota is very quiet, even my wife says all she can hear are the blades whizzing around. The 3 cylinder Kubota diesel has a huge muffler on it and going from a set of oars to a steering wheel (even though it's hydrostatic power steering was a challenge because it's really not a zero turn and the out front deck, while nice for getting under our many trees, I still find myself running into stuff so I'm glad it's a fabricated deck because I would bend a stamped one pretty quick. Ran into the side of my wife's Burb with it last week and I'll be paying to have that repaired. Didn't even take the paint off the Kubota but put a nice dent in the door. Like I said, there is a definite learning curve involved. It's a mowing fool though.

 

[stevem5215]

no one is mowing at top speeds of 11-12 mph that zero turns can reach. If they say they are, I challenge their honesty

I cut at full speed here all the time. A ZTR with full suspension will allow that. When cutting all the mower is doing is just soaking up the bumps and transmits very little to the operator. Full suspension and the weight of a big mower does that. Ever ride a good suspension side by side ? The big ones have giant shocks to absorb the bumps at speed. That allows you to travel faster on a bumpy trail than anyone else. Hence the reason for full suspension on a ZTR. And in control I'll add too. Not just flying along out of control.

 

[Duds13]

I cut at full speed here all the time. A ZTR with full suspension will allow that. When cutting all the mower is doing is just soaking up the bumps and transmits very little to the operator. Full suspension and the weight of a big mower does that. Ever ride a good suspension side by side ? The big ones have giant shocks to absorb the bumps at speed. That allows you to travel faster on a bumpy trail than anyone else. Hence the reason for full suspension on a ZTR. And in control I'll add too. Not just flying along out of control.

I have a full suspension Ferris as well. I'm not mowing at full speed though. To each their own!

 

[Gem99ultra]

Same. I scrape mine every January, when I do the mower maintenance. Those last mowings in November are often damp, into evening. Hard on the deck, but it's all my schedule has allowed most of the last 15 years.


Same.

I no longer wash the underside of my deck. I always have a few piles of wood chips around. Just drive over them and the chips clean the deck whisle clean.

 

[ArlyA]

I no longer wash the underside of my deck. I always have a few piles of wood chips around. Just drive over them and the chips clean the deck whisle clean.

I'll run ours over pine needles... I'd guess it helps but far below 100%.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I'll run ours over pine needles... I'd guess it helps but far below 100%.

Mine doesn't cut up pine needles much, but pine cones? Those should clean up the deck just fine.

 

[MossRoad]

I've never mowed or mulched leaves and we have a ton of mature trees. I just them all blow down the road into my farm field.

Can't do that here. Only so many will blow away. If you don't pick them up, they'll kill the lawn. Too many to mulch as well.

 

[5030]

Can't do that here. Only so many will blow away. If you don't pick them up, they'll kill the lawn. Too many to mulch as well.

Living in an urban area has distinct disadvantages I guess...

Out here we let the wind move them.

 

[ArlyA]

Just mowed the whole yard running the blades at 3/4 speed. Got down to 20% of batteries when done.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

Just mowed the whole yard . . .

Isn't it great when new equipment turns a chore into something fun?

 

[5030]

trust me, by the time the snow flies, you will think it's a chore. Like getting a new car, once the newness wears off, it's the same old stuff.