whistlepig
Elite Member
I rig mine up for snow and if it doesn't snow it could sit for while. A couple of times a winter I'll hook the battery charger up to it.
Running it only for 15 minutes a week is FAR worse than letting it sit for a month or two and then letting it get fully up to temp. It gets it just warm enough to condense and attract water, but not long enough to burn any of it off.
Keep fresh fluids in it, keep the battery on a tender or disconnected, and leave it sit. Resist the temptation to just tease the tractor with a quick start/shutdown.
On a side note I like to get them nice and warm before changing the oil so it picks up the junk and flows out ok.
Doesnt matter too much about the tractors electrical system as even ones which cause a drain can be disconnected. Main problem is that batteries 'self discharge' while sitting.