How big is your yard? And you are supposed to hose those things down

its over an acre to cut and yes but it was cold and started snowing so I'll do it later.

Better to blow the deck down with a compressor (so i've been told) better for bearings, and water + grass clippings hold the water promoting rust. nice ride(on) though

yep it even has an attachment on the deck for the water hose to clean the deck. It was just cold as hell and dark so I did a few passes and put it away.

Do you just push things out of the way with that bumper?

you can... only drove it once so far been raining and cold in ohio