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United-War4561
Too wet don’t mow until its dry
Impossible-Sport-449
Too wet
Ops_check_OK
Way too wet.
Forced-Q
Gotta wait for the sun to do its thing.
maritalades
Water
Previous-Row4215
Too wet
Holiday_Armadillo78
As others have said. Don’t mow when it’s wet.
PonyPounderer
As a PNW mower I can tell you that it’s too wet, and also that if it’s raining all the time there isn’t a good way to deal with needing to mow. I’ll go weeks without it being dry enough for a mow, and then the grass is stupid long so I cut more than a 1/3 of the grass. It doesn’t like it, but it does recover just fine.
Best of luck!
jshap94
Thanks for the quick feedback guys! So I understand it’s too wet now.
How do I mow more often when it’s dry when it’s been raining every other day? Appreciate all the help!
TheCharlieTour
Mowing wet. Better clean than every single time lol
smurray5
Cutting while it’s wet… if you need to cut it and it’s still wet use a blower first to help it dry.
RhizoMyco
Wet
Most_Ask_5165
Mow damp grass
Crump252
You didn’t put any non stick cooking spray before you mowed.
Demptastical
So wet
BESS_DAD
Mowing when wet
MozzyMike13
A wee bit too moist chap!
iNerdRage
You can always oil your deck.
Nuzzleville
Your grass after the rain 🌧️…
Equivalent_Try5640
Way too wet but also wiping with wd40 or pam or aomething will keep it from happening
FutureShop6500
Are you cutting it while the sprinklers are running?
Craiss
There isn’t a good way other than waiting for the grass to dry.
I’ve tried all sorts of things, with the most successful being spraying a layer of PTFE lube under the mower, which is to say I got an extra 10 minutes of mowing before noticing that it was caked up in there again.
banburner010101
Evrery1 is sayjng wet, which defintly is some of it but anothet part is its lots of weeds and weed grasses very litle grass. Crab grass will do this in 90+ bone dry eviroment.
wife_seeking
Apparently God doesn’t just hate trailers which he manifests by sending tornados, he clearly hates trailer park lawn mowers by sending dew.
Glittering_Lights
Chopped up grass will usually be a bit wet unless you’re cutting when it’s crispy. I believe a recommended practice is to clean this stuff off your mower deck each time you mow. Some riding mowers have a port that you can connect a hose to to clean it. I found it has to run for a few minutes if I’m using the port to clean the deck underside.
CJRedbeard
MOIST
OriginalThin8779
Too wet or too thick/ tall
MemnochTheRed
Yeah, but sometimes you don’t have a choice. We have had such a wet summer with so much rain.
I have mowed when it was wet because I got 1.5 day of no rain before more rain is coming.
Looks like you have an Ego. I pull the battery and spray the under deck with a hose.
cocoteddylee
Stop mowing within seconds of a massive downpour
avebelle
Too wet to mow but if you must mow then you side discharge, don’t mulch because you’re going to clog up.
JoshDM
I don’t see anyone saying it, so I’ll point out that it’s likely too wet.
Longjumping-Place905
Moisture in the grass. You have to clean it every time with a knife.
Ok-Palpitation7741
It’s not dry enough
Exciting_Thought_970
Stop turning the blades
socom18
We grass cut into fine pieces makes grass paste….
platypus_farmer42
In addition to whatever everyone else said about it being too wet, I always coat mine twice a year with Fluid Film. Smells pretty bad but helps to keep grass from sticking and also prevents it from rusting.
nunchucknorris
Cut later in the day. Walk the grass – if your shoes are wet, it’s too wet to mow.
waltur_d
Should have went with the Teflon mowing deck.
bfollowell
Mowing wet.
MyNamelsJ3ff
I let the dog out to do his morning business , if he comes back with wet paws I wait and if he doesn’t I mow.
Enough_Island4615
You’re mowing wet grass.
ThiefOfJoy-
Don’t mow when grass is wet
bebba1
Clean it very thoroughly. Then spray with cooking oil.
backtobasics73
Too wet, lawnmower might be too low, blade might need a sharpening
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Too wet don’t mow until its dry
Too wet
Way too wet.
Gotta wait for the sun to do its thing.
Water
Too wet
As others have said. Don’t mow when it’s wet.
As a PNW mower I can tell you that it’s too wet, and also that if it’s raining all the time there isn’t a good way to deal with needing to mow. I’ll go weeks without it being dry enough for a mow, and then the grass is stupid long so I cut more than a 1/3 of the grass. It doesn’t like it, but it does recover just fine.
Best of luck!
Thanks for the quick feedback guys! So I understand it’s too wet now.
How do I mow more often when it’s dry when it’s been raining every other day? Appreciate all the help!
Mowing wet. Better clean than every single time lol
Cutting while it’s wet… if you need to cut it and it’s still wet use a blower first to help it dry.
Wet
Mow damp grass
You didn’t put any non stick cooking spray before you mowed.
So wet
Mowing when wet
A wee bit too moist chap!
You can always oil your deck.
Your grass after the rain 🌧️…
Way too wet but also wiping with wd40 or pam or aomething will keep it from happening
Are you cutting it while the sprinklers are running?
There isn’t a good way other than waiting for the grass to dry.
I’ve tried all sorts of things, with the most successful being spraying a layer of PTFE lube under the mower, which is to say I got an extra 10 minutes of mowing before noticing that it was caked up in there again.
Evrery1 is sayjng wet, which defintly is some of it but anothet part is its lots of weeds and weed grasses very litle grass. Crab grass will do this in 90+ bone dry eviroment.
Apparently God doesn’t just hate trailers which he manifests by sending tornados, he clearly hates trailer park lawn mowers by sending dew.
Chopped up grass will usually be a bit wet unless you’re cutting when it’s crispy. I believe a recommended practice is to clean this stuff off your mower deck each time you mow. Some riding mowers have a port that you can connect a hose to to clean it. I found it has to run for a few minutes if I’m using the port to clean the deck underside.
MOIST
Too wet or too thick/ tall
Yeah, but sometimes you don’t have a choice. We have had such a wet summer with so much rain.
I have mowed when it was wet because I got 1.5 day of no rain before more rain is coming.
Looks like you have an Ego. I pull the battery and spray the under deck with a hose.
Stop mowing within seconds of a massive downpour
Too wet to mow but if you must mow then you side discharge, don’t mulch because you’re going to clog up.
I don’t see anyone saying it, so I’ll point out that it’s likely too wet.
Moisture in the grass. You have to clean it every time with a knife.
It’s not dry enough
Stop turning the blades
We grass cut into fine pieces makes grass paste….
In addition to whatever everyone else said about it being too wet, I always coat mine twice a year with Fluid Film. Smells pretty bad but helps to keep grass from sticking and also prevents it from rusting.
Cut later in the day. Walk the grass – if your shoes are wet, it’s too wet to mow.
Should have went with the Teflon mowing deck.
Mowing wet.
I let the dog out to do his morning business , if he comes back with wet paws I wait and if he doesn’t I mow.
You’re mowing wet grass.
Don’t mow when grass is wet
Clean it very thoroughly. Then spray with cooking oil.
Too wet, lawnmower might be too low, blade might need a sharpening
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