Gave Her A Bath

[Whitey]

Some folks just can't live with a dirty tractor.........I can. Some folks have to wash their tractors every week........I don't. However, I did give my dirty old tractor a bath this weekend in preperation for a reduced work schedule this winter. So here are some pictures of a reletively clean tractor......for now. How about you.....how often do you wash your pride and joy?

 

[BlackRaptor]

I try to wash it every time i grease it which in the summer is every 2 weeks.
in the winter I plan on washing it good once and it should keep clean through all the icky white stuff.

Gotta love a clean tractor though. i think it's worth the work.

 

[Ductape]

I usually wash mine two or three times per year........ I even waxed the sheetmetal once this year. I gave her a wash when i got her ready for winter by removing the loader and hoe, and installing the blower.

 

[nmu98]

I have never washed a tractor as much as I have my new 3720 Cab. The windows get very dirty fast, and I hate windshield wiper marks..... I would guess Mine gets washed every 10 hours of use, unless the windows need it before then.......

 

[dieselram]

Boy I wonder who that was directed at? What are you cleaning it up, to sell? I looks like it is out in your yard for sale.

 

[JDeerekid]

I wash mine really good with a coat a wax at least twice a year. Once before winter to get all the mud and grease off and once in the spring to set all the sand and salt off from over the winter.
I rinse it off everytime it gets really muddy or dirty just to get the heavy stuff off.
I understand the comment about the windows I try to keep them as clean as possible especially when it is really sunny out. It is hard to look through a dirty window.

 

[Whitey]

Boy I wonder who that was directed at? What are you cleaning it up, to sell? I looks like it is out in your yard for sale.

NOooooooooo........I was just power washing off the mud, dirt and grime and gave it a kerosene bath.......just the only area that the kids are not horsing around in that I could make a mess. I don't get enough traffic on that road to sell it. Maybe some day I will own a tractor that deserves a bath more often.

 

[dieselram]

Maybe, I know where there is a beautiful 4300 calling your name! Yours does not look bad at all, how many hours were on it?

 

[JDeerekid]

Maybe some day I will own a tractor that deserves a bath more often.

For the age of the tractor either you are not getting it dirty enough or you wash it more that you are telling us cause it looks like new still beside beign a little faded

 

[RalphVa]

I air blow mine when I get stuff on it from brush hogging or a lot of shredding. Rarely wash it now because this keeps it from getting very dirty.

Ralph

 

[unreconstructed]

I hose the dirt/mud off with nearly every use. Personally, I enjoy keeping the equipment as clean and new looking as possible. I also spot paint and paint the platform and pedals about once a year. Also wax once a year. Am very proud of my machines since I spent years using wheelbarrows and shovels.

 

[CurlyDave]

Mine is built for digging in dirt, rock, mud, whatever. I do that all the time with it.

Every once in a while, I hose it off and dry it in the sun. There are two things that prompt me to do this.

1. The tires get muddy and track mud into the garage. Easier to keep it out than to clean it out.

2. The operator seat & floor gets dusty enough that I am going to start tracking it into the house.

Otherwise, I let nature take its course.

Now I do wash the sports car...

 

[Whitey]

Maybe, I know where there is a beautiful 4300 calling your name! Yours does not look bad at all, how many hours were on it?

1415 as of Saturday........I have been slowly replacing little worn out parts since I got her........pins for the backhoe, new hoses for the backhoe, tires, new front wheels, other than that just filters and oil. It looks like a machine should that has 1415 well cared for hours on it.

 

[FortClatsop]

I'm with Ralph and Curly Dave. An air hose, occasional water hose, and a wash mitt maybe once a year. I told myself that I would worship the thing but I've never waxed it. I quickly found that time spent on the tractor should be exactly that: Time spent on the tractor doing something! I console my guilt with the thought that dealers, and many others, leave them outside all year long...and I would never do that.

 

[Nuru]

I have never washed a tractor as much as I have my new 3720 Cab. The windows get very dirty fast, and I hate windshield wiper marks..... I would guess Mine gets washed every 10 hours of use, unless the windows need it before then.......

You know, i need to clean the inside and outside of my windows! I totally forgot - enjoying myself too much.