Interesting observations...

[5030]

Seems like every time a poster posts a picture of their tractors, they are always filthy. Myself, I'd be offended to post a picture of mine (remember, I have more than one) being dirty, you won't find mine dirty unless I just came in from the field and last thing I do is wash them I cringe when I see that because removing and installing parts on a filthy tractor is inviting the filth inside the works... and

The other thing I see on here when someone posts a picture of the backend of their tractor, the remote female connectors never have any plugs in them. My remotes (I have 3 sets on each tractor) are always capped when not in use, You can buy rubber lanyard caps at TSC for cheap or spring for the spring loaded self closing ones that any Kubota dealer sells (what I have). Leaving the remotes open and dirty inside causes internal rust plus they won't seal to the male ends properly and leak and replacements aren't cheap.

I also cover my PTO shaft when not in use. You can buy slip on plastic pto stub covers cheap as well. Keeps then clean and rust free and you can put a bit of grease in the cover as well.

Just things I notice when looking at tractors on this site...

 

[Paystar]

That's so they can get on here when they have issues and start posting "Brand X is junk!"

 

[Paystar]

I'm kinda OCD when it comes to that. Even one of my dump trucks had white leather seats. You could eat off the floor if you wanted to.

 

[KennyG]

Everyone has their priorities. My tractor gets washed 2 or 3 times a year.

 

[4570Man]

My equipment gets moved job to job and doesn’t come home that often. It gets washed a few times a year.

 

[5030]

You missed my point sort of... A working on a filthy tractor not only gets you filthy but when you remove parts or assemblies that filth gets inside those parts or inside the tractor. You should see the filthy tractors that Dennis at my Kubota dealer has to work on talk about filth and grease and dirt and crud.... he's gotten to the point where he puts degreaser on them and gives them a hot water pressure wash first and then they charge the customer for it.

How about the uncovered remotes that are rusting inside or are also filled with crud... I see very few on here that actually have covers in place, same goes with PTO stubs that are not being used.

Common sense will tell you that if you plug any implement into s cruddy female connector, if it don't leak, thsat crud is going somewhere... That somewhere is into your implement's hydraulic system and ultimately as you cycle those hydraulics, into your tractor's gearbox.

Maybe I'm a nal about this stuff but neither of my Kubota's are new 2001 and 2002 and 4000+ and 6000+ hours and I've never had any issues with either that could be attributed to contaminated oils or leaky hydraulic fittings. Neither are wannabe play tractors either, they both work hard and I don't 'spare the rod' with either. I bought them to work and that is what they do. Neither have any leaks and both are clean before put away and that is everytime I use them. I fully expect them to outlive me as well. They are my last tractors.

 

[ultrarunner]

Growing up around the car business my Grandfather insisted even the clunkers in the back row be spotless… as in steam clean engine compartment and sparkling window glass.

The only tractor specific I’ve heard counter is a quick paint could be lipstick on a pig where a shiny metal blade from recent work tells a positive story.

 

[jaxs]

Face it,some are natural born mean motor scooters ,some are real go-getters , you are both and the remainder of us are neither.

 

[Yander]

If I work on my tractor I clean it first. My spare time gets spent on family or other higher priority things, not on washing a tractor.

I have a brother-in-law like, that everything must be spotless, his kids want nothing to do with him. Not that it has to be that way. Just saying, pick your priorities.

 

[Wagtail]

My remotes are always 'plugged', when not in use of course, and I've used the PTO cap that came with my tractor the same. With the PTO cap, I'll spray a liberal amount of lanolin lubricant in it and on the splines before putting the cap back on.

I honestly can't remember the last time I washed the tractor.

Mind you, my ute only gets washed once a year, and that's done by the Toyota dealership when I take it in for its annual service.

 

[hiddentacocatneddih]

Last time I washed my tractor, a brake rusted solid after

I use my tractor so if kept it clean,I would have to be washing it non stop


Covers are a good idea but normally if I am using my tractor, the pto is hooked up

 

[ddbackhoe]

You missed my point sort of... They are my last tractors.

Not sure what I have now will be my last, but I do like keeping stuff fairly clean and dust caps in place. I use a foam cannon with the pressure washer and a wash and rinse is maybe 1/2 hour for car, tractor or truck.

 

[workinonit]

I don't wash mine unless I am about to work on it. Of course it's not cruddy and greasy either. About the only thing I clean is the cab glass. I have a single point connection for my loader and flip up caps for my remotes. My PTO almost always has something connected.

 

[lilranch2001]

Some people take 2-3 showers a day, some people maybe 2-3 a week……

Everyone runs their lives differently.

 

[LHF2019]

The other thing I see on here when someone posts a picture of the backend of their tractor, the remote female connectors never have any plugs in them. My remotes (I have 3 sets on each tractor) are always capped when not in use, You can buy rubber lanyard caps at TSC for cheap or spring for the spring loaded self closing ones that any Kubota dealer sells (what I have). Leaving the remotes open and dirty inside causes internal rust plus they won't seal to the male ends properly and leak and replacements aren't cheap.

I keep looking for quality plugs/caps that last. I have push pull connectors on the NH and rubber plugs don't work great when it is under 70 degrees. The rubber gets hard and takes pliers to pull out and obviously lanyards break over time. Same goes for the few attachments I cap the male plugs on. Only work great when sunny and hot during the summer. These attachments go on the loader so I plug female/male caps and plugs together to keep clean. You can imagine how hard they are to pull apart when cold or covered in dew.

 

[riptides]

I take a blower to my equipment after use. On the tractor, it's needed due to it sucking in dust and grasses when cutting anyway. Heavy use, all equipment gets washed down. Kind of makes sure everything is OK for the next run when drying.

 

[sea2summit]

I‘m gonna have to side with 5030 on this one. A clean piece of equipment is worlds easier to spot problems on when they are small, maintain correctly (and quickly), and I’d say prevents undue wear in some cases like excessive mud/dirt build up in friction areas. I lost my equipment overhang to a storm this year and having them out in the open is driving me bonkers, pollen and subsequent mold growth in GA is crazy hard on equipment. I’m not gonna say it has to be spotless but generally clean is a old idea.

I hear a lot of fellas saying they work their tractor so they can’t be bothered cleaning it…cool story bro. I put several hundred hours on my tractors per year, not a full time farmer but play a strong hobby farmer game. Washing them enough to keep them clean is not a huge deal, hardest part for me to clean is my disc mower just because of all the angles you have to hit.

Honestly to me the two must under talked about and used implements for a professional homeowner are a pressure washer and air compressor. Told my oldest daughter a while back if the guy she’s marrying doesn’t have a good air-compressor that will probably be my wedding gift Two minutes of air after a job or 5 minutes with a pressure washer takes care of 90% of the cleaning if you keep up with it.

This is actually a picture my neighbor took yesterday when I went down to help him drop some hay, weather has been horrible so I’ve been trying to help him when there’s a weather window. Anyway, I talk crap to him all the time about his equipment. But he also calls the truck when something breaks so maybe that’s the difference

 

[riptides]

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This is actually a picture my neighbor took yesterday when I went down to help him drop some hay, weather has been horrible so I’ve been trying to help him when there’s a weather window. Anyway, I talk crap to him all the time about his equipment. But he also calls the truck when something breaks so maybe that’s the difference

Have to ask, how is the a/c in your MX holding up?

 

[John0829]

I don't keep my tractors spotlessly clean but do use a blower after each use to get rid of the dust and debris that has gathered. Seldom do I use the tractors in or around muddy conditions but if I do they get washed off with the pressure washer and then blown dry with the blower before being put in their garage.

They will at times get a real bath and coat of wax but then I am retired and finding time to do it is not an issue.

 

[5030]

I keep looking for quality plugs/caps that last. I have push pull connectors on the NH and rubber plugs don't work great when it is under 70 degrees. The rubber gets hard and takes pliers to pull out and obviously lanyards break over time. Same goes for the few attachments I cap the male plugs on. Only work great when sunny and hot during the summer. These attachments go on the loader so I plug female/male caps and plugs together to keep clean. You can imagine how hard they are to pull apart when cold or covered in dew.

If you have a Kubota dealer nearby. the will stock (should stock) the spring loaded caps and they are nice. They have a ring that fits over the connector (kind of hard to get on bit doable) and 100% seals the outlet when there is no hydraulic hose attached. I bet Messicks has them. I never looked but I bet they do. They fit all Pioneer females.