How often to paint

[KeithInSpace]

My only concern was rust

Don't worry.

Having only 5 acres and most of it wooded

Ya. I have 2 acres, most of it wooded and my wife has to tear by bum out of the seat every Sunday evening. I find some way to put 100 hours a year on the thing and this last season only 6 of it was mowing.

I'm sure you'll find SOMETHING to do with the tractor...

 

[AndyMA]

This may seem like a silly question...but....

How often do you guys paint the buckets on the FEL and BH. I know by their very nature the paint gets rubbed off. Do you bother repainting it at all or do you do it once a season etc?

I assume the dealers stock the orange paint....

Never

Andy

 

[TalonDancer]

Those cans of touch up paint are for the thin metal parts that don't make contact with stuff except by accident: fenders, hoods, FEL arms, etc. The working bits like buckets should be kept rust free by using them. If they look a little rusty, don't get out a paint can -- get out the tractor and put it to work

Talon Dancer

 

[john_bud]

Let's see. Just painted a 6' FEL bucket 2 years ago (2005) and am pretty sure that was the first paint sprayed since 1963, so that's 42 years.

Last year painted a 36" BH bucket and am sure that was the first paint spray to touch it since about 1974, so that's about 33 years.

The Kubota (year 2000) is still looking good enough to track with the rest of the equipment - so it may get some spray in 25 - 34 years.

By the way, the kubota bucket is shiny after sitting in the barn all winter. The snow didn't rust anything, keep the bucket tilted so water can't set.

jb

 

[ccsial]

My only concern was rust...Having only 5 acres and most of it wooded the tractor won't see extensive use...particularly the BH....

I guess it can't hurt to get a can of paint and some primer...

If you store it in a garage you should never have to worry.

 

[offcamber]

If you store it in a garage you should never have to worry.

Unfortunetly it lives outside under a tarp....no room in the garage unless I kit the wifes car out or my quads...I could push my project Jeep outside since it hasn't been worked on in years......(I really will finish one day).....

One of these days I'll build a poll barn to store all my toys in.