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Leaving your tractor sit.

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rob nickel

04-24-2004 16:14:29




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After having my A transferred up here to the wet coast of BC Canada I've found that she is in need of quite a lot more work than I can currently afford to have done to her these day's, and was wondering if my outside storage method's should do the proper job of protecting my A? Firstly have drained all the water out of rad and also drained gas tank's and plastic wrapped the filler holes before closing them up with the old cap's. Then I drained all of the old sludge that had passed for crankcase oil in the old girl for far too long I'm sure, removed the old oil filter, then refilled up the case with diesel fuel. I am hoping this will keep the engine free while she sit's outside here in this damp climate and was wondering if any of you guy's out there can inform me as to what I might be missing, where the storage of my old girl is concerned, thank's.

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andy b.

04-24-2004 20:44:38




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 Re: Leaving your tractor sit. in reply to rob nickel, 04-24-2004 16:14:29  
how long do you plan on leaving it sit?
i dragged home an old Farmall F-14 that had been sitting in a bunch of trees for MANY years. the engine and radiator were still filled with anti-freeze. my 40U sat in my unheated garage (in eastern PA) all winter just as i parked it last fall, and all i had to do to start it was connect the battery back up.
if it was me, i'd leave the coolant in it. i'd either make sure the gas tank was full with the shut-off closed, or make sure it was empty and spray the inside with kerosene. as for the crankcase, i guess you could fill it with something, but what happens when someone goes out there to start it in a couple of years and forgets to drain out all the extra oil or kerosene you filled it with?
also, i wouldn't cover any oil or gas caps with plastic. i tried that once and the plastic gummed up and stuck to the filler neck on a gas tank.
the best thing you could do is leave it in good running condition and start it in the spring and fall and run it for an hour. if you plan on rebuilding the engine then it doesn't really matter since you will be taking it apart anyway. in that case i'd spray oil in the cylinders and it should be good for ten years (as long as the intake and exhaust are covered).

andy b.

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truckman21

04-24-2004 19:05:06




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 Re: Leaving your tractor sit. in reply to rob nickel, 04-24-2004 16:14:29  
Before I say anything, let me say I know very little mechanically. But, if it were me, I would spray some oil into the cylinders, then turn the engine over some to coat the cylinder walls with oil. Then, go out every once in a while and turn the engine over a few times. Best of luck!



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rob nickel

05-04-2004 15:53:03




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 Re: Re: Leaving your tractor sit. in reply to truckman21, 04-24-2004 19:05:06  
Thank's for the tip's guy's. Guess it was kind of a silly question but you can alway's count on at least one of the good people on this forume to supply you with good sound advice regardlessly.



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