Ever since getting my Woods Mower cleaning has been the down side. I can't tip the Super A on it's side like the old push mower or even as I see some folks doing with their little ride ons. Each time I finish mowing I use water hose with mower running and that gets some of that grassy crud off. Then there is that variety of scrapers, garden hoes and brushes.Discovered a new way, and a good clean up for end of mowing season. My driveway is about 400' with farm fields on both sides in a rotation of corn, beans and wheat. Field on west side is about 15" lower than driveway, while field on east side is about 6" higher than driveway. Corn stalks from behind combine are great on the west as they hold back snow. They do the same on west side, so much so that it becomes difficult to push snow back. Since our prevailing wind is west, then east is the direction I want to push snow. No point in putting where it blows right back. Yesterday I decided to mow off 12 rows of corn stalks. That mixture of stalks, husks and cob make quite rugged work for a little finish mower. Lot of thumping and banging under the deck. When I finished I discovered this corn stalk mowing cleaned the under side deck as well as if I had sand blasted it. Not only clean but corn plant material puts a nice wax finish on equipment, thus mower will not get a build up of rust over winter. That 1/2 hour of corn stalk mowing saved 3 hours of scraping and brushing.
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