How often do you give it a bath?

[jerrybob]

Why wouldn't you want her to read this. You're a lucky man. When my wife does that I'm usually in doing the laundry and mopping the floors and doing the dishes! Oh and I almost forgot the sewing that needs to be done:wink wink:
(We never do any of those things,really)

I like it.......I think we're both telling tall ones!!!

 

[TomSeller]

The tractors get a bath when it rains

 

[Alan L.]

Never. But its only 13.5 years old.

 

[TomSeller]

My wife washes my tractor every week....usually on Sunday when I'm drinking a beer and watching a game. If the wheels are real dirty....she's uses her tooth brush. She's a good woman! Man....I hope she don't read this!:thumbsup:

You are a lucky man. Does she have a sister?

 

[timswi]

Mine get wash and waxed a couple of times a year..Doesn't take long and after almost 8 years my BX still looks almost new (except the buckets)..Good for trade in plus I like reasonably clean equipment....Mine both stay inside..the BX in a climate controlled garage and the RTV in the occasionally heated shop.

 

[longshot47]

My machines are barn kept and the wettest they normally get is when plowing in a snow storm. I'm uncomfortable with the thought of using a pressure washer, or even a garden hose, under the hood or in any intentionally protected area. I do hose off the tires when things get really messy, and try [with limited success] to keep most of the excess grease off of my jackets and inside the loader fittings.

 

[daugen]

I always wondered if pressure washing could force water into the zerks, likely not, but then the grease flies everywhere, including on the ground which is not cool.
My local dealer will not pressure wash a tractor...won't spend the money on the floor water recovery system. But when it's in for servicing (mostly new tractor add ons) I get them to wash it, which
they do by hand.

For those of us who play in the mud, this is a real issue. I started a thread awhile back about using water inside the cab. The reaction was mixed, but expectedly conservative. I use a small Makita cordless hand blower (expensive but
HIGHLY recommended for those who are tired of throwing out Black and Deckers) and blow out the cab, starting with the floor first, both doors open. Not real clean in there now, but when it's below zero out, 12 at the moment, no way
am I spraying anything in there. It's not just the mud outside....I track it into the cab constantly.
I usually have more wax on my lawn mowers than most people have on their cars, but the Kubota is a challenge living in an unheated open shed.
I keep having to tell my wife, this is not a car dear...

Otherwise, as soon as it gets warm enough, a good hose squirt off is in order. Full wash later. If conditions are dry, I think compressed air is safer, but I avoid instrument panels and engines carefully.

 

[Army grunt]

As needed, I blow it off with air after bushogging,,Its never been left out in rain,I also once a year wax it.It took a long time to get so I take care of it.

 

[daugen]

It took a long time to get so I take care of it.

So true, and so relevant for most of us. Some of you guys have eight tractors, or more! and if you aren't just collecting, which some do,
keeping a big fleet spic and span and earning a living isn't likely. If one only goes by YouTube videos, everyone waxes their tractor before they use it. :confused3:

It took me almost five years of planning/dreaming to get my Kubota. Army, boy do I hear you.

 

[jerrybob]

You are a lucky man. Does she have a sister?

She does....in fact two sisters. One drives a backhoe for the county....teeth are a little yellow cause she chews more than she should....but real sweet gal even with all them tatoos! The other is a diesel mechanic down at the truck stop....loves her bean burrito's....a little on the big side but real warm at night. I've seen this girl drink a case of beer without pee'in....great traveller! Which one do you want....both are available for the right price or a good used tractor?????:laughing: