To shed or not to shed ?????????

[skyhightree1]

Does anyone leave their tractor(s) outside in the weather ? I have one tractor that I do not shed at all because it's my business tractor and I use it everyday and its a P.I.T.A to keep taking off and putting back on the trailer. I can't really see any major differences in the machine from my ones stored inside my buildings except paint is faded some and a lil more surface rust.

 

[jedstivers]

I put everything I can in a shed. Way to much money setting in the weather.

 

[highgrit]

:nod: :nod:

 

[skyhightree1]

Yea, I know what you mean I have my 2 row crop trators detailed and waxed and steam cleaned. But my 29hp long I leave out in the weather because it works everyday. If its gonna rain for a few days and I won't be using it I put a hay tarp over it. I put all my equip in buildings other than a sickle mower chisel plow and that long tractor.

 

[Limomike]

I keep my 60hp JD diesel in the shed, and my two other 30+hp tractors outside. Main reason is I dont have room in my shed for all of em. But I use the bigger JD everyday, so thats why I keep it under roof.

 

[cowgirl_jenna]

We keep all our tractors and haying equipment inside. The tillage equipment sits outside due to lack of shed space. Tillage equipment loses the least value with weathering. It depends a lot on your weather to I guess. This time of year its nice to have a snow/ice free tractor "here". If you use your tractor outside all day, not sure if nights in the shed would make a lot of difference really- I see what you mean.

 

[snake67]

Does anyone leave their tractor(s) outside in the weather ? I have one tractor that I do not shed at all because it's my business tractor and I use it everyday and its a P.I.T.A to keep taking off and putting back on the trailer. I can't really see any major differences in the machine from my ones stored inside my buildings except paint is faded some and a lil more surface rust.

We built so we could shed everything - and leave equipment attached if we wanted to. Not one piece of equipment sits outside when not in use.

It is my livelihood and a heck of an investment.

We treat everything here like it has to last a life time - because in most cases it does!

Best to all

Bez

 

[Kscattle]

With a tractor that small you could put 4 posts in the ground and put a tin roof over it real cheap. Don't need sides or doors just a roof would help. It wouldn't cost much more to tin three sides and leave the front open.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

If you really use it everyday and you would be unloading it off a trailer just to shed it for the night and then load again at daylight, Then no i would not do than either, but in any other case i would park everything i could under roof, it's worth it.

 

[skyhightree1]

Yea, I own a tree service and landscaping business it truly does move everyday it stays hooked up to my chip dumptruck I never take it off. I thought about what kscattle said and i figured i could buy a cheap carport and back it under there and it would be protected.

 

[A.J.]

Yea, I own a tree service and landscaping business it truly does move everyday it stays hooked up to my chip dumptruck I never take it off. I thought about what kscattle said and i figured i could buy a cheap carport and back it under there and it would be protected.

I think that would be a sound investment for you.

 

[skyhightree1]

yea I should have did it many years ago as in 1998 when I got it but I didn't have the money then nor a house lol but i should have had one atleast in the last 12 yrs

 

[B&M Farms]

The biggest problem I see with leaving a tractor outside is the sun and weather just dryrot hydraulic lines and tires.

 

[skyhightree1]

yea.. and the tires definately are not cheap.