Cleaning Commercial Walkbehinds

[Lawnworks]

How do you guys do it?

Is there any cheap easy ways to do the job of cleaning and what not? I have one i bought last week but dunno if i need regular jack or what?

[Lawngodfather]

I use a powerwasher, for under deck we use nail pullers.

[Greenman]

I take my stuff to the carwash, truck,trailer,equipment once a week and wash everything. Car wash is 3 blocks from here. I even drove my mower down there once or twice.

[lawncare3]

I use a hose and a bp blower.

[CCLS]

I clean the deck twice a week with a putty knife. It's a bit** if you let your deck go longer than a week because you will have a lot of caked on grass. I save a lot of time by cleaning the deck at least twice a week. I power wash the mower every week just to keep it looking nice. In the winter, I will wax the mower to keep the color from fading so fast. Equipment is a big investment and I like to protect my investments.

[Maddog]

I will use my air compressor to blow off the equipment several times a week. I will also use the preasure washer several times a year on them but make sure you grease and lube everything if you clean the whole machine with the preasure washer because it is easy to force water in areas that need lubrication with the preasure of the washer.

[FloridaFatty]

Well, here in Florida wet grass pluss the weather your deck will rust quickly if you waited a week. If you cut wet grass then wash it that day and get rid of it all...

[Jack D.]

Never pressure wash your deck or any part of your mower. This practice can introduce water to bearings, bushings, electrical connectors, switches, cooling fins etc.

If you insist on washing your mower be careful to not wet console, electrical components, bearings and bushings, or engine. After washing mower should be completely lubricated & the engine should be run with blades engaged.

Much better to use a wire brush attach on a drill or scraper to clean underside of mower deck & blow debris off outside of unit with a BP & or AC.

[Greenman]

Originally posted by Jack D.


If you insist on washing your mower be careful to not wet console, electrical components, bearings and bushings, or engine. After washing mower should be completely lubricated & the engine should be run with blades engaged.

Why run with the blades engaged?

[Lawngodfather]

Originally posted by Jack D.
Never pressure wash your deck or any part of your mower. This practice can introduce water to bearings, bushings, electrical connectors, switches, cooling fins etc.

If you insist on washing your mower be careful to not wet console, electrical components, bearings and bushings, or engine. After washing mower should be completely lubricated & the engine should be run with blades engaged.

Much better to use a wire brush attach on a drill or scraper to clean underside of mower deck & blow debris off outside of unit with a BP & or AC.

The "professional" has spoken..

Baloney, been doing it for over 10 years and not one problem.

Connectors are all unconected and dielectric grease applied once a year.

Bearing are greased the next morning after powerwashing.

How you going to hurt a cooling fin?

Rain can introduce water in your bearings too........

[Jack D.]

Pressure washing especially can decrease parts durability & lifespan. A light wash or rain will obviously not have the same affect as shooting a high powered stream into vital components & getting moisture where there should be none.

[Lawngodfather]

Originally posted by Jack D.
Pressure washing especially can decrease parts durability & lifespan. A light wash or rain will obviously not have the same affect as shooting a high powered stream into vital components & getting moisture where there should be none.

I power was all wheels and bearing, still have the origanal rims and bearings, replaced one spindel due to a recall, and still have the other 2 for if the ones on mower ever go.

I also have them pump grease into them till it comes out the side of the wheels or relief holse on the spindels we do grease.

However common sence would say not to hold the gun on the spindel for a long period of time, but you can use it to "clean" the spindel off.

Saying what you keep typing is way to general.

[CrissBrothersLLC]

jack d is simply saying what the manufacturers say. Exmark is on the record suggesting that you not powerwash the equipment b/c it forces grime into the bearings and sitting water causes corrosion. If you must wash the equipment (im sure we all feel that we must), they suggest running all of the features (including the blades) to allow water to not sit around. They also suggest blowing off everything to ensure there isnt any water around bearings, spindles, etc. This is what the manufacturers say and they are the engineers, not me, so i listen to them.