Waxing your tractor !

[Kamik]

Mine gets a thorough spraying with Fluid Film each Spring and Fall and looks as good as new despite all the winter salt on the roads.

 

[1ID]

Yes I wax mine. I also armor all the tires and rubber mat. Nothing like a spotless Deere!

 

[jwinner]

My dad has a 1970s era Kubota B7100 - actually he thought he got it in 1974, but tractordata says they weren't made until 1976. Either way, no one around had seen one at the time, and he got one of the first two that the dealer received. He has washed and waxed it at least once each year. That was all it took to keep it looking practically new. No one can believe how old it is today. I pointed out however that my 4005 has a lot more surface to wax than his Kubota and I can't say I look forward to it.

 

[Jamming]

I actually find relaxing to be waxing any of my vehicles.

 

[Jamming]

Yes I wax mine. I also armor all the tires and rubber mat. Nothing like a spotless Deere!

You should try, 303 protectant. Much better product than armor all.

 

[grsthegreat]

You should try, 303 protectant. Much better product than armor all.

hay.. i use 303 also. it does seem to work nice

 

[superduty2765]

Waxing is part of maintenance. I use my tractor all year round for many chores and when it has wax on paint is much easier to keep tractor clean.
It is a tool but also an investment.

 

[Jamming]

hay.. i use 303 also. it does seem to work nice

Been using it for over a decade on my motor home rubber roof, keeps it clean and protects it from the sun. Also works great on leather. Buy it online by te gallon it lasts me about 3 years. Good stuff !

 

[1ID]

Jamming, good point. I do use 303 on my boat. It is awesome stuff!

 

[psdx]

Yes I wax mine. I also armor all the tires and rubber mat. Nothing like a spotless Deere!

Just a comment about the tires and Armor All... There's a lot written on the web about the petroleum based tire treatments. Basically, they interfere with the additive put into the rubber to resist UV damage from sunlight. I recently looked at a 2-year old trailer that's been sitting idle mostly. The four tires on the axles had tire dressing applied often while the spare did not. The spare was in fine shape. The other four had checks and crack all through the sidewalls. Water based tired dressings do not create this problem. YMMV.

 

[mguitas]

Your better off using silicone spray. Work good on tires an fishing boots, keep them from dry rotting.

 

[Jamming]

Your better off using silicone spray. Work good on tires an fishing boots, keep them from dry rotting.

But it doesn't have the UVB and UVA protection quality. The reason I started using 303 is because of my motor home tires had cracked on a 3 year old unit. Cost me almost 4 grand to replace them. After tons of research I found that ozone and sun is the culprit and protecting the rubber is key, been using 303 ever sense. It's a laboratory proven product. Check out there web site, there is items over 50 years old some treated some not and you can see the differnce.

 

[JordanFTW]

Just a comment about the tires and Armor All... There's a lot written on the web about the petroleum based tire treatments. Basically, they interfere with the additive put into the rubber to resist UV damage from sunlight. I recently looked at a 2-year old trailer that's been sitting idle mostly. The four tires on the axles had tire dressing applied often while the spare did not. The spare was in fine shape. The other four had checks and crack all through the sidewalls. Water based tired dressings do not create this problem. YMMV.

I 100% agree, Armor All is NOT recommended on tires or any other soft materials like the dash of many cars.

 

[smalltown]

Jamming could you be more specific on which 303 product you are using?
I checked out their web site, but I wasn't sure which product.

Thanks

 

[Jamming]

303 Products, Inc.: 303 Aerospace Protectant

303 aerospace protectant. They offer free samples, just try it. I also use it on my dive boat achillies Su14 inflatable, people ask me all the time is it new ? "nice boat" all the time. It's a 1988 and has had 303 on it from day one.

 

[Jamming]

I 100% agree, Armor All is NOT recommended on tires or any other soft materials like the dash of many cars.

Turns tires brown and damages vinyl, but it's cheap and they sells tons of it I'm sure.