Does your tractor sleep inside or outside

[855Idiot]

Inside!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/s...cat/500/page/1

But I'm sure it spent most of it's life outside.

I'm worried if it's outside it will disappear......
Then someone else would have to make it behave!!!

[2Malamutes]

Inside; here with everyone ready for snow.

[irvingj]

Sort of... inside.

When I'm not working on it, under the shed roof; in winter it sits right there with its snowblower on. Occasionally inside the garage. I, too feel that it's only prudent to take care of an investment that costs as much as a car, not only mechanically, but cosmetically as well, as much as is practical for a working machine.

[Yourkie]

There are still those who spend 20-30K on such a piece of equipment without ever washing it or considering how to keep it well maintained or preventing it from being dinged or damaged.

They buy it, use it and forget it, and it is amazing to me what makes them tick. After all it is a significant investment just like a car or a house and maintenance and condition in the end means more or less money in the owner's pocket.

[BIGWES]

Originally Posted by Tractorbeam

You are going to have to get rid of that Coke sign... it clashes with the JD colors.

[CurlyDave]

There are still those who spend 20-30K on such a piece of equipment without ever washing it or considering how to keep it well maintained or preventing it from being dinged or damaged.

I spent more than that on mine and the only reason I ever wash it is to keep it from leaving muddy tracks on the garage floor. I follow the maintenance schedule , usually maintain at lower hours than called for.

When the dust & dirt buildup gets high enough to make my clothes dirty, I hose it out.

I have a business end in the front, and one in the back. They are both built for digging into dirt, rocks, gravel, and whatever else I need moved. This machine does not have to be cleaned & polished like a BMW roadster.

[Nuru]

Originally Posted by 2Malamutes

Inside; here with everyone ready for snow.

and with those two noble guardians in front of it too.

[ore540]

Originally Posted by CurlyDave

I spent more than that on mine and the only reason I ever wash it is to keep it from leaving muddy tracks on the garage floor. I follow the maintenance schedule , usually maintain at lower hours than called for.

When the dust & dirt buildup gets high enough to make my clothes dirty, I hose it out.

I have a business end in the front, and one in the back. They are both built for digging into dirt, rocks, gravel, and whatever else I need moved. This machine does not have to be cleaned & polished like a BMW roadster.

Of course we live here in God's country where the climate is kind and the gentle rain washes and washes And Washes AND WASHES the dirt away In fact, mine is out there being washed right now.

[crashz]

Mine is outside 99% of the time. Of course the paint was faded and rusty long before I bought it. When I finally put my barn up in a few years, she'll go inside.

[bz1]

I just sold my 1998 4100. The first question everyone asked was whether it ever sat outside. I almost never washed it, only when the dirt got too thick to get at things. But I never once left it out over night. After its first wax job ever it sold to the second interested party because "it was the cleanest looking machine" they had seen. Both parties said it rated the nicest machine they had yet seen. It looked almost new even with 700 hours. I also maintained it by the book. Even though I hardly ever spent time cleaning it the fact it was indoors kept it in good shape and payed at resale time. My point: all you gotta do is keep them indoors and do regular maintenance and they'll stay like new.