Do attachments need to be protected from elements?

[TripleR]

Agreed, ideally everything should be under cover, but I don't live in an ideal world and some of our family farm stuff lives outdoors. Our renters use a section of our property to "store" their cultivators etc. and even their John Deere no till drill. We let them keep some tractors in our barn, so they prioritize.

 

[JD230511]

I keep all attachments inside.. The only one I have. The barn is 30x80 so I have plenty of room for 2 trailers 16' and 12', my uncles rv. And it takes up most of the room

 

[Car Doc]

I would keep all of mine inside if I could, they would all still look like new except for a few dents and scrapes if not for that.

I at least keep a loose tarp over anything with a bearing or shaft so as not attract undo moisture and let anything trapped to evaporate. All of them like blades and disc are kept off the ground on cinder blocks.

 

[grsthegreat]

I keep everything i own undercover..... i refuse to pay good $$$ and let something rot in the sun and rust in the rain.

I reciently sold my 14 yo JD870 tractor and it darn near looked new. Got paid top dollar for it also.

 

[buck12]

I keep everything i own undercover..... i refuse to pay good $$$ and let something rot in the sun and rust in the rain.

I reciently sold my 14 yo JD870 tractor and it darn near looked new. Got paid top dollar for it also.

It does make a difference when equipment and vehicles are kept out of the weather. I have a two car attached garage, a 24' x 28' shop, and a 16' x 20' shed and still don't have enough space. I keep three vehicles, tractor, most implements, atv, lawnmower, jet ski, tools, bicycles, and a lot junk out of the weather but my trailers and box blade have to remain in the elements.

 

[grsthegreat]

It does make a difference when equipment and vehicles are kept out of the weather. I have a two car attached garage, a 24' x 28' shop, and a 16' x 20' shed and still don't have enough space. I keep three vehicles, tractor, most implements, atv, lawnmower, jet ski, tools, bicycles, and a lot junk out of the weather but my trailers and box blade have to remain in the elements.

It does get a bit much. I have a 30x40 shop and a 30x60 barn all full of equipment. And each building have a lean to.

 

[creekbend]

I keep all my equipment under 2 sheds and in the barn. There are many farmers around that leave their tractors out in the fields at various times. I only have 30 acres, and since I live on the property, it is not an inconvenience to come back and put everything away. The majority of my equipment is around 7 months old, so I want to take care of it in the hope that my grandchildren can enjoy and use it for the next generation.

 

[hrcarver]

I am still using some of my grandfathers equipment that has never seen a shed.

Would something like a cheap thin deck bush hog make it 75 years? Probably not, but it will be completely worn out in 10 years if it is rusted out or not. Implements built from steel with a fractional thickness (1/4", 3/8", 1/2", etc.) rather than a gauge will last practically for ever.

 

[brewdog]

I keep everything inside the garage except my 6 foot york rake.

 

[flusher]

If it has moving or rotating parts, I cover those parts with a tarp--gear boxes on mowers, seed cups on grain drills and on drop seeders, cutter bar on sicklebar mowers, etc. And for those implements with hydraulic cylinders (wheel disc, bale squeeze), I retract the piston as far as possible and cover any remaining exposed shaft with heavy grease. The hay baler and 5-bar side delivery hay rake are in the equipment shed along with the 2-row bean planter.