Thread: TC30 & FEL
View Single Post
Old 05-14-2008, 07:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
RoyJackson
Elite Member
 
RoyJackson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 4,394
Default Re: TC30 & FEL

Find a nice level place to park it. Don't park the loader on ground (meaning directly on dirt or grass). Better on concrete, if you can.

Put a light film of grease on all the cylinder rods, remove any minor rust and touch up those areas with paint (Rustoleam works).
Cap off all the hydraulic hoses and lay them (or use wireties) over the loader frame.
Then cover it with a plastic tarp. Just leave it lose enough to allow air circulation.
Just check it out once a month and regrease and touch up, if required.

I leave my loader off all mowing season unless I have a task which requires it's use (such as brushcutting). Leaving the loader off is easier on the front wheel bearings (so I'm told).

Downside is the lack of front weight occasionally when transporting my RFM.

Remember, tractors set outside at many many dealers for months at a time.
__________________
Roy Jackson
JD 790 w/ FEL
The 790, a tractor with a vertical exhaust and a hard gear shift lever...symbolic of the MANLY man
RoyJackson is offline   Reply With Quote