I use a leaf blower to clean it all the time, and before it broke, I would use a low power battery operated power washer to clean it then use the blower to dry it. My wife tried pushing it, thinking I was just being a wimp, but after one back and forth cut, she said, Oh, my God, it feels like you are pushing it up hill with weights. Yeah that stuck motor I believe is just rusted out or something because 10-40Wd worked for a few passes before it locked up again permanently.