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A water nozzle is attached to the mower deck of vegetation mower that extends into the interior of the mower deck housing. Water is channeled into the water nozzle and is diverted laterally out through an end of the nozzle toward the mower blade in the housing deck for use in cleaning the interior s

A water nozzle is attached to the mower deck of vegetation mower that extends into the interior of the mower deck housing. Water is channeled into the water nozzle and is diverted laterally out through an end of the nozzle toward the mower blade in the housing deck for use in cleaning the interior sides of the mower deck housing. The water may contact the mower blade to be propelled to the sides of the mower deck housing. The nozzle may be rotatably attached with respect to the deck to use in manually turning the nozzle cleaning the entire periphery of the interior of the mower deck housing.

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1. A mower deck comprising;a mower deck housing having an inner surface and an outer surface; at least a first cutting blade rotatably connected with respect to the mower deck housing, the at least a first cutting blade disposed interior to the mower deck; and at least a first nozzle having first an

1. A mower deck comprising;a mower deck housing having an inner surface and an outer surface; at least a first cutting blade rotatably connected with respect to the mower deck housing, the at least a first cutting blade disposed interior to the mower deck; and at least a first nozzle having first and second ends, the first end of the at least a first nozzle extending into the interior of the mower deck housing, the second end of the nozzle extending exterior to the mower deck housing, wherein the at least a first nozzle includes an aperture for discharging an associated water stream having a spray width ranging between substantially 20 and 30 degrees, the at least a first cutting blade defining a circumference of travel, wherein the at least a first nozzle includes a centerline of discharge that is substantially tangent with respect to the circumference of travel. 2. The mower deck of claim 1, wherein the spray width is substantially 25 degrees.3. The mower deck of claim 1 wherein the circumference of travel of the cutting blade has a radius L from the center of rotation to the outer edge of the cutting blade, and wherein the nozzle is located substantially proximate to the circumference of travel within the rage of 0.8L to 1.2L.4. The mower deck of claim 1, wherein the centerline of discharge of the nozzle forms an angle (Y) with a line extending through the nozzle and a center of rotation of the cutting blade, wherein angle Y is about 85 degrees.5. A mower deck comprising:a mower deck housing having an inner surface and an outer surface; a first cutting blade; a second cutting blade, the first and second cutting blades being operatively rotatably connected with respect to the mower deck, the first cutting blade rotating in a first direction, and the second cutting blade rotating in a second opposite direction, wherein each of the cutting blades defines a circumference of travel marking the outer edge of the blade, and wherein a first axis is defined by the centers of rotation of the first and second cutting blades; a first nozzle; a second nozzle, wherein the first and second nozzles have first and second ends, the first ends of the nozzles extending into the interior of the mower deck housing, the second ends of the nozzles extending exterior to the mower deck housing, wherein the nozzles include an aperture for discharging an associated water stream; wherein the first nozzle is positioned aft of the first axis and outboard of the center of rotation of the first blade; wherein the second nozzle is positioned aft of the first axis and outboard of the center of rotation of the second blade; and wherein each of the first and second nozzles includes a centerline of discharge that is substantially tangent with respect to the circumference of travel of the respective proximal blade so that a portion of the water stream is channeled onto the blade such that the water sprayed in a substantially forward direction is carried by the momentum of the rotating first and second blades and propelled throughout the interior of the mower deck. 6. The mower deck of claim 5 wherein the circumference of travel of the cutting blade has a radius L from the center of rotation to the outer edge of the cutting blade, and wherein the nozzle is located substantially proximate to the circumference of travel within the rage of 0.8L to 1.2L.7. The mower deck of claim 5, wherein the nozzles include an aperture for discharging an associated water stream having a spray width ranging between about 20 and 30 degrees.8. The mower deck of claim 5, wherein the centerline of discharge of the nozzle forms an angle (Y) with a line extending through the nozzle and a center of rotation of the cutting blade, wherein angle Y is about 85 degrees.9. A mower deck comprising:a deck housing having an interior and an exterior; a predetermined number of mowing blades operatively rotatably connected with respect to the deck housing, wherein each of the predetermined number of mowing blades has a radius L from the center of rotation to the outer edge of the each of the predetermined number of mowing blades; a predetermined number of nozzles having first and second ends respectively, the first ends of the predetermined number of nozzles extending into the interior of the mower deck housing, the second ends of the predetermined number of nozzles extending exterior to the mower deck housing, wherein the predetermined number of nozzles each include an aperture for discharging an associated water stream; and, wherein the predetermined number of nozzles is one less than the predetermined number of mowing blades, and wherein each of the predetermined number of nozzles is located proximate to one of the predetermined number of mowing blades within the rate of 0.8L to 1.2L. 10. A mower deck comprising:a mower deck housing having an inner surface and an outer surface; a first cutting blade; a second cutting blade; a third cutting blade positioned between said first and second cutting blades, the first, second and third cutting blades being operatively rotatably connected with respect to the mower deck, wherein each of the cutting blades defines a circumference of travel marking the outer edge of the blade, and wherein a first axis is defined as passing through the centers of rotation of the first and second cutting blades; a first nozzle; a second nozzle, wherein the first and second nozzle have first and second ends, the first ends of the nozzles extending into the interior of the mower deck housing, the second ends of the nozzles extending exterior to the mower deck housing, wherein each of the nozzles includes an aperture for discharging an associated water stream; wherein the first nozzle is positioned aft of the first axis, outboard of the center of rotation of the first blade, and adjacent the circumference of travel of the first blade, and wherein the first nozzle includes a centerline of discharge that is directed between the center of rotation of the first cutting blade and the center of rotation of the third cutting blade; and wherein the second nozzle is positioned aft of the first axis, outboard of the center of rotation of the second blade, and adjacent the circumference of travel of the second blade, and wherein the second nozzle includes a centerline of discharge that is directed between the center of rotation of the second cutting blade and the center of rotation of the third cutting blade. 11. The mower deck of claim 10, wherein the nozzles include an aperture for discharging an associated water stream having a spray width ranging between about 20 and 30 degrees.12. The mower deck of claim 10, wherein the centerline of discharge of each of the nozzles forms an angle (F) with a line extending through the respective nozzle and a center of rotation of the adjacent cutting blade, wherein angle F is less than or equal to 20 degrees.13. The mower deck of claim 10 wherein the circumference of travel of the cutting blade has a radius L from the center of rotation to the outer edge of the cutting blade, and wherein the nozzle is located substantially proximate to the circumference of travel within the rage of 0.8L to 1.2L.