cleaned up for second round
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jimmysisson
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My 25 yr old Ford looks very good, wash when it's filthy, no wax on the thing. But, been stored indoors since new. I think that's the key.
coobie
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coobie
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1996 ingersoll 4020.
PACub
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I am in the first group. However I'm not the only one who uses most of our equipment. Tractors get blown off after every use at a minimum... depends how much time I have. I try to keep everything nice and tidy.
N80
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My Kubota L4400 is nearly 12 years old. Half it's life spent under a tarp, the other half in an open sided shed. Those were the only options. For the first few years I kept it very clean. Waxed large painted parts on occasion. Kept paint touched up.
This tractor is used hard when it gets used and now has its share of scratches and dings. I've also come to find that tractor paint jobs are not very good. And while my tractor has always been stored out of the rain and sun, there are lots of areas of powdery rust on the engine/chassis/trans areas (gray on a Kubota). Even under the shed it gets condensation and moisture. So between hard use, less than ideal storage situation and, in my opinion, low quality paint job it no longer looks new but still pretty good for a 12 year old machine.
The other factor is that the 'new' has worn off and no amount of cleaning and waxing makes it look new again. So in the last 4-5 years I have probably only waxed it once, actually washed it maybe 4 times. All the rest of the time it just gets hosed off.
I am an advocate of waxing a tractor that is not stored in a dry, completely enclosed environment simply for the protection it affords the paint. Birds now occasionally roost in my shed and poop on the tractor hood. When the hood is waxed the poop hoses off very easily.
Finally, a good looking tractor will get you more money if you decide to sell it.
This tractor is used hard when it gets used and now has its share of scratches and dings. I've also come to find that tractor paint jobs are not very good. And while my tractor has always been stored out of the rain and sun, there are lots of areas of powdery rust on the engine/chassis/trans areas (gray on a Kubota). Even under the shed it gets condensation and moisture. So between hard use, less than ideal storage situation and, in my opinion, low quality paint job it no longer looks new but still pretty good for a 12 year old machine.
The other factor is that the 'new' has worn off and no amount of cleaning and waxing makes it look new again. So in the last 4-5 years I have probably only waxed it once, actually washed it maybe 4 times. All the rest of the time it just gets hosed off.
I am an advocate of waxing a tractor that is not stored in a dry, completely enclosed environment simply for the protection it affords the paint. Birds now occasionally roost in my shed and poop on the tractor hood. When the hood is waxed the poop hoses off very easily.
Finally, a good looking tractor will get you more money if you decide to sell it.
PJSprog
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I see nothing wrong with keeping your tools clean and in good working order. That's not OCD, that's just smart.
I got all of ours out a couple weeks ago and gave them a hosing down, too. I didn't wax anything (yet), but I am considering it. A nice coat of wax does make it easier to clean.
I got all of ours out a couple weeks ago and gave them a hosing down, too. I didn't wax anything (yet), but I am considering it. A nice coat of wax does make it easier to clean.
