Just my non professional opinion but I think someone in corporate wanted to come up with a way to sell more deck shells and spindles. They instructed the engineering team to come up something that could be marketed as a feature that would accelerate the process of the deck rotting out hence the deck wash system. I can't think of a better way to promote rust and bearing failure than having water sprayed at high velocity on bare steel.
Just my 2 cents but I would mow when the grass is dry and if you need to clean the deck get one of those mower lifts that pick up the front wheels so that you can reach under the deck with a long handle scraper to remove build up. Just stay out from under the mower should it fall.
Jon you beat me to it, I was typing as you hit submit.
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2264 with 54 GT deck
1641 AKA Black Jack with a 402-E Haban Sickle bar mower
JD317 dump truck
BX2670 with FEL
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