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  Posted by punpun (U14553477) on Saturday, 14th August 2010

  Hi all,
  i was cleaning the underneath of my ride-on mower today and noticed the dry cut grass that had got on and around the frame of the mower, i was very surprised at what i think is a fire risk,
  
  any of this dry grass could ignite as it's under the wheel we're the belts are turning and as im sure you'll know this can cause a fire if the grass and belts are turning around the metal wheel fast enough.
  
  Has anyone else noticed or had any concerns ref this point?

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  Posted by John Moodie (U14353581) on Sunday, 15th August 2010

  Well this one wouldn't be a concern for a ride-on mower but it happened just last week. I do the gardening for a few elderly couples in my neighbourhood so I've been using my lawn mower more than usual lately. I was mowing next door and suddenly the lawn mower started making a terrible racket and it was vibrating more than usual. Shut it off and when I went to pull start it the engine lifted quite a bit. The engine was falling through the body. The mower was only about 3 years old. I never bothered to clean the grass out from underneath after mowing and it was rotting the body. Was planning to by a new mower the next week but when I came home from biking one evening there was a strange mower in my yard and my old one was gone, I asked my brother whose lawn mower that is and his reply was "Those are your old ones." He took the good engine off the one I had last been using and put it on the good body of one I used several years ago. Works great! I don't know if my brother was just exaggerating as he tends to at times but afterwards he said,"You could have killed yourself." I'm thinking, maybe loose a foot.

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  Posted by CHRIS (U14584982) on Sunday, 15th August 2010

  I think you should be OKAY, aslong as the grass dosn't enter the engine for example. If have a look in the instructions does it mention stuff like cleaning. I would make sure the grass is clear from moving parts cuz given enough friction could start a fire.

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  Posted by greensward (U14347965) on Sunday, 15th August 2010

  Hi, Your experience is just one reason why lawn mowers should be cleaned regularly. A build up of grass on any mower will cause it to work less efficiently, esp around the cutting parts and engine. Fine grass cuttings can block the cooling fins of the engine causing overheating and will in time block the air filter. A build up around the blades will lessen the cutting efficiency and it's ability to throw cuttings into the collecting box/bag.
  One of the first things I was told when I first started work was to clean every machine I used immediately after every use, it is surprising how many mowers break down or wear out through lack of regular maintenance.

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