Keepin' it clean

[JimmyD]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

I washed my last tractor a couple of times after I bought it twleve years ago and once right before I sold it. I did hose it off once in awhile after slinging a lot of mud doing road work. I'll probably keep my new tractor washed off more regularly. Waxing is probably a good idea but with my limited time I'd rather be running it than rubbing it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

Never waxed it, Yet!! Summer Work Zone. Pressure wash the mud and crud after each major use, Time permitting (kids ball games). Or if the wife is on the Warpath, (Deifnite Pressure wash with high RPM). Like a clean machine in the garage.

 

[tdenny]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

I wash mine if it gets dirty.

Rubbed it down several times with rubbing compound to restore the finish (I bought it used) and after I got the hood looking all shiny like I then waxed it. I'll probably wax it once a year - it doesn't take very long.

I store it in the extra garage bay but have to keep the hood up so the cats won't lay on it.

Kind of **** but I like to keep it looking good /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[garchib]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

....I wax mine every spring, though, given how little
time it takes to clean, I might do it once a month as it is a quick and rewarding job.....much
quicker than washing and waxing my Dodge Ram 4 X 4 club cab /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Mike_S]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

My 4400 Deere is powerwashed after going over it with a sudsy mitt once a month during mowing season and once a year it gets detailed with the green plastic getting a coat of Meguiar's Gold Class paste wax (would not want it rusting /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif)and the tires and floor mat and black dash get a coat of Armorall. The tire sidewalls get a coat of Armorall tire cleaner/protectant. The mower deck is much more difficult to detail and it is powerwashed and where the yellow paint has come off, it is repainted. Cleaning the FEL is avoided for the most part with all of the grease making that very difficult and there is a limit even to my **** retentiveness. When not in use, the tractor is parked in its basement garage. Michael S.

 

[rmonio]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

- I regularly use my leaf blower to clean it off after I've been outside working - gets the dust and dirt off initially while helping me clean the finish mower and other implements
- I use a pressure washer once in a while to clean it good (low spray)
- I have used Pledge to wax it occasionally but it gets dirty pretty fast - I've noticed that some folks mention using car wax of some sort. Will this help hold the dirt off more and keep it shiny?
- I do touch up the implements but the bucket is a bear (especially if you use it alot). My wife comments that I have more cans of JD touch-up paint around then I do cans of normal house paint.

-Bob

 

[garchib]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

I use car wax on my 4100, but it has a metal hood.....it DOES help
keep stuff off of it.....also, I use my air compressor to blow the grass
debris and dirt off the machine ..... I find with the wax on the hood the
dirt and dust comes off very easily when hit with 120 PSI air from the
compressor......I am also guilty of occasionally getting out the Armor-All ;-) /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Chief]

Re: Keepin\' it clean

I use compressed air to clean the bulk of debry and dirt off and periodicly the pressure washer to clean it really good. I use the Blue Coral Wash & Wax in conjuction with the pressure washer. The washer has a small suction feed tube you put in the bottle and it draws the soap or whatever into the pressure washer hose. The Blue Coral was on sale at Wally World for $2.87 for the gallon bottles last week. I think it is still the same price. They also had the Orange Blast degreaser soap marked down from $5.87 to $3.87. This stuff works great too but removes all the wax. I have not tried the furniture polish yet but I just may. I know the Crew Chiefs used to use it on the windshields and greenhouse canopy of the Blackhawk helicopters when I was flying them in the Army. Seemed to work pretty good for them.