</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Well, to paraphrase an overused phrase, do you put your tractor away after it has been used wet or do you dry it off?
Specifically the instrument panel.
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The instrument panel should be waterproof. Never had any problem other than some fog under the face when the engine heats up. I never have put the tractor up wet mainly to prevent the paint from waterspotting. Most dealers leave tractors out in the weather completely exposed to rain or snow.