I’m not a very tall person, and I’ve found that I can’t get the leverage I need to fully lift the deck on our Walker mower. The deck needs to be perpendicular to the ground in order to clear a blockage, since the collection chute is in the back. I’m on my own when I mow, and it usually gets blocked at least once when I mow the 10 acres by the house. I’ve been using my thigh to help get the deck upright, so I can secure it…which is very painful and leaves deep bruises. We’re going through a drought, so I haven’t needed to mow for 2 months. I still have very pale remnants of bruises from lifting the deck.
Does anyone know of a mechanical way to lift the mower deck? Something with pulleys, maybe? Floor jacks don’t work, and I don’t have any ramps to drive it up.