Do you leave implements outside??

[RobJ]

I have room inside for whatever is on the tractor. The other stays outside. During the winter I can squeeqe in the FM since it's not real deep. Just makes it harder to walk around the garage. I painted the bushhog black to help dry it up outside. Also drilled a couple more holes to allow water todrain out of the areas that hold water (TSC brand). My feeling are keep it painted and keep it out of the shade and it won't be to bad outside. At least down here.

 

[dmccarty]

I don't have an inside either.

My tractor and implements are outside and have been since I bought them in 2000. I have kept the tractor under a tarp but have long since stopped. A few things are rusting but they are inconsequential. 5 cent pieces. The only thing I should have tarped is the back hoe. Once I get some rust taken care of I'll start tarping it when not in use.

I really have not had a problem with keeping the equipment outside. I would prefer to having the stuff inside but I don't have that as an option.

I left the equipment on the property by itself for years until we got our house built. Now we had 54 acres to hide the equipment and I did so. I would move the equipment to different spots depending who needed access to different places. I don't think any non neighbor knew I had the tractor. I kept the tractor chained up to at least slow down a thief or keep any teenagers from getting in trouble. The equipment was never stored near a road it was always buried in the woods. My last spot you could get to with a truck if you had 4x4. Other places it would have been hard to get into with a truck. Possible though.

If they don't know you don't have it, they can't steel it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I NEVER had the tractor out when the house was being built and contractors where on site.

Later,
Dan

 

[kossetx]

I keep mine outside, but I do get them off the ground. I have some short pieces of treated 4X4 school was throwing out or red ceder trunks I put them on to keep them drier and off the ground.

 

[Sully2]

Everything outside..parked on gravel and always tarped over when not being used. Equipment shed is in the planning stages so that "maybe"??...fall of 2007 it will all be under roof.

Carry "replacement cost" insureance on it all..and dont worry that someone might steal it.

 

[KentT]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I keep mine outside, but I do get them off the ground. I have some short pieces of treated 4X4 school was throwing out or red ceder trunks I put them on to keep them dryer and off the ground. )</font>
Heavy oak shipping pallets work good for this also... and you can often pick them up for free.... with the added benefit that you can sometimes use FEL forks and readily move pallet. implement and all.

 

[Jagmandave]

Like KentT says, I keep my implements on heavy oak pallets so it's all up off the ground, but I don't have an inside to keep them in either. The tractor gets a tarp, the rest just get to stay out, unfortunately. New house is supposed to get started this year, when it's done, it'll all go inside with no problem, since I'll have a 1000 sq ft spot in the basement dedicated to the equipment.

 

[Tom_H]

There're many good discussions on this in the archives.

I have all mine on homemade dollies in the 3rd bay of the garage. To change implements, cars go outside, tractor backs to edge of concrete. Any implement rolls right to 3ph for quick easy on/off.

 

[EastTexFrank]

Everything is under cover except the PHD (hanging from a tree limb) and my 4' bush hog. I don't have enough room to get it all inside. My wife keeps on dropping hints about putting up a pole barn and getting it all away from the house.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My wife keeps on dropping hints about putting up a pole barn and getting it all away from the house. )</font>

Seize the moment man! Build that barn!

 

[Jstpssng]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I don't have an inside either.
)</font> I had to check a couple of times to make sure I hadn't already answered this... guess I'm not getting that old yet. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
My tractor gets tarped in winter, but sets outside in summer; everything else is exposed to the weather. I drilled drain holes in strategic locations to drain the water out of my Caddigger BH.
Last fall I built a gravel pad, and let the frost set it up through the winter. Some type of building will be there by fall; hopefully with a concrete floor.