Where do you park/store your tractor?

[johng@imbertconstruction.]

When not in use, I park my tractor in a carport with a gravel floor. It's a Kubota B2320 that I bought new in 2014. I am starting to notice quite a bit of rust on the tractor and am wondering if this is normal for being storing on a dirt floor, or has Kubota paint quality gone downhill.

Would love to hear how you all store your tractors and your issues & solutions to rusting or preventing rust.

I built a 24x36ft out bldg to house my NH 4060 , accessories and a 10Klb trailer To save money I leveled the dirt floor. There was always condensation on the ceiling of the metal building. The trailer rusted heavily . The tractor and accessories were OK. Next year I poured a concrete floor with a drain. Problem solved. Had to sand blast and repaint the trailer. No problems after the floor was in place and It has been years

 

[grsthegreat]

WOW! Would you happen to have a photo of that old Ford you could post? Don't believe I've ever seen a tractor over 100 years old, much less 300........

Forget that. They said they bought it new and sold it 301 years later….i want to know their secret for longevity…..

 

[dnw64]

WOW! Would you happen to have a photo of that old Ford you could post? Don't believe I've ever seen a tractor over 100 years old, much less 300........

You need to get out more. 100 year old tractors are dime a dozen, although I will grant that 300 is pretty rare.

 

[JRH02]

Both the tractors, ATV & UTV, pickups, trailers and virtually everything for that matter live outside. We're in the PNW but in the rain shadow so we get both moist and dry extremes. There is no rust problem but plenty of faded paint. I keep trying to get the wife to wax the stuff....

 

[qualsite]

We have three 40ft shipping containers on the farm, and on the original one, I attached a shed roof for the tractor and equipment... so a 40ft x 10ft covered storage area. It's on a decomposed granite packed base. It was cheap and easy to build. Trees are on the open side, and opposite of prevailing wind. Tractor's been in there its whole life 23 yrs, and no problems. Of course, this is Sacramento, so lots of rain in the winter, but no snow or summer humidity.

 

[WinterDeere]

As I've been stripping and repainting my landscape trailer / log hauler due to 10 years spent outdoors, I've been debating the merits and options of building or buying storage for it.

No conclusion yet, but I have wondered about the cost and maintenance of the storage shed, versus the trailer itself. If you spend $5k on storage to protect a $5k trailer, and then have to maintain the storage shed itself, one could argue it's a losing proposition.

 

[HayFarmer]

Whether my machines are in the dirt floor barn, or plastic shed, they get "barn rust". Seems like where condensation hits.

 

[WinterDeere]

Whether my machines are in the dirt floor barn, or plastic shed, they get "barn rust". Seems like where condensation hits.

I've been storing one of my boat trailers in a drafty old 1880's barn for 20 years now, and no such issue. It's not as susceptable as machinery tables, being a painted trailer made for outdoor use.

 

[HayFarmer]

I've been storing one of my boat trailers in a drafty old 1880's barn for 20 years now, and no such issue. It's not as susceptable as machinery tables, being a painted trailer made for outdoor use.

I don't think my farm paint is as good as your marine paint!

 

[WinterDeere]

I don't think my farm paint is as good as your marine paint!

lol... that trailer is painted in the older formula (ca.2007) Valspar Tractor & Implement paint!

That said, if building a dedicated "trailer shed", I'd probably do it as a pavilion with large overhangs, such that the trailer gets plenty of ventillation for staying dry. I don't need it "indoors", I just want a roof over it.

The trouble is, unless it's on a pad (concrete or asphalt), or has a wood floor over vapor barrier, I suspect it's going to rust from below.