A question about washing my tractor??

[grsthegreat]

ive used powerwashers on tractors many times, and the only problem i have ever had was the mud/clay blowback onto ME.

man, was i a mess afterwords. but the tractor never was hurt. all good powerwashers come with multiple tips and just use a good wide spray pattern to prevent damage.

 

[jdonovan]

ive used powerwashers on tractors many times, and the only problem i have ever had was the mud/clay blowback onto ME.

I thought it was just me... I keep a special 'pressure washing' t-shirt so the wife doesn't get too upset with me messing up clothes.

 

[beenthere]

I would just use a hose with a fairly good nozzle. A pressure washer is over kill and risky for just washing the crud off of a tractor.

I'm with you. No problem washing, but see no reason to go to higher pressure than the 40-50 psi from the hose.
Clay mud is/can be hard to get off, but not letting it dry on is helpful.

 

[dusty3030]

A good trick for loosening up all the crud on the bottom is to just hook up a standard $5 lawn sprinkler to your hose and set it underneath it and let it swish back and forth for a couple of hours. Will keep everything from drying and keeps you from having to get a face full of the thick mud.

 

[beenthere]

I like that trick.

 

[daBear]

I have clay dirt down here that stick to tractor tires etc as tight as white is on rice. Pressure washing is the only way I can go.