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JohnDeereJimOhio 01-12-2013 10:23:48 174.252.209.190 Report to Moderator	My garage is well insulated we went from 12-20 degrees last week too 60 degrees today.. When I walked in the shop all my tractors I"m working on are soaked from sweating... How do I stop this? [Reply]   [No Email]
Paul from MI 01-12-2013 18:01:07 204.106.250.243 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   Mine do too. They're in an unheated pole barn. In spite of occassional sweating they don''t seem to accumulate much water in the engine or transmission oil. I just crack the drain plugs in the spring and rarely get more than a tablespoon of water out of anything. [Reply]  [No Email]
Heat Houser 01-12-2013 16:54:40 69.66.35.73 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   You will need to keep your shed around 10-15 degrees above ambient temp at all times. [Reply]  [No Email]
WGWKy2 01-12-2013 14:15:43 98.23.57.82 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   I have four tractors lined up in a tobacco barn for oil change and general maint. they all have been dripping twice today with the doors open. I have a lot of moisture in the transmissions and rears on my tractors here in central KY. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dachshund 01-12-2013 13:45:37 216.139.126.249 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   Air movement is the key..... [Reply]  [No Email]
Dean 01-12-2013 13:43:07 67.172.15.77 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   You cannot unless you heat your garage. Dean [Reply]  [No Email]
nebraska cowman 01-12-2013 12:32:04 166.182.3.125 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   It's the same as the condensation on your beer can in the summer. If you drank warm beer it wouldn't do that. [Reply]  [No Email]
MSD 01-12-2013 12:29:08 67.4.60.56 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   It's how dehumidifiers work. Warm moist air meets cold and moistures condenses. My garage floor looks like it rained on it every spring till it equalizes temps. [Reply]  [No Email]
buickanddeere 01-12-2013 12:09:59 184.151.61.135 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   Plug in the coolant and oil heaters if equipped. The warmth will keep some of the critical areas of the machine from collecting condensation. [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 01-12-2013 11:46:02 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   This means a good storm is headed your way! Believe me!! Other signs to watch for too is; Fluid filled tires sweating Garage door opener works from a farther distance Cars on a gravel road can be heard a mile away. A person's voice will echo between the buildings. These are just a few that I have noticed and can remember. [Reply]  [No Email]
old 01-12-2013 11:31:20 209.86.226.32 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   Easy to stop it you just make sure it has true control of heat and cold as in you keep it at say 70 degrees year round. Condensation is a fact to life unless you do things like heat and cool a building so as to keep it from being able to happen [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 01-12-2013 11:26:13 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   Mine sweat in the unheated barn too. Nothing I can do about it. As a reminder, if they sweat on the outside, they sweat on the inside. Expect to find some water/moisture in the oils. [Reply]  [No Email]
ohiojim 01-12-2013 11:21:54 50.126.220.130 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   if it's unheated you won't..mine looks like it rained in it [Reply]  [No Email]
showcrop 01-12-2013 10:59:32 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   One of two things, find a way to remove the moisture from that southern air before it gets to you, or keep your tractors warmer than the warm air mass that is coming. Don't open windows until you either heat the tractors or the humidity goes down or you will just get more sweating. [Reply]  [No Email]
todd hamilton 01-12-2013 10:47:48 71.88.208.161 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   that old iron gets cold and doesn"t warm up as fast as the air, sweats [Reply]  [No Email]
chucksoliver77 01-12-2013 10:28:55 71.0.111.175 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   jim, you need to get some air flowing through the building, open the windows a little, vented soffits. if heated a dehumidifier would help. chuck [Reply]  [No Email]
Ken Macfarlane 01-12-2013 11:28:40 207.231.231.100 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to chucksoliver77, 01-12-2013 10:28:55   No pumping more warm wet air in to your cold tractor will just make it sweat worse. Any time its colder than the dew point of the air it will sweat. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dale S 01-12-2013 10:28:06 204.11.133.218 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to JohnDeereJimOhio, 01-12-2013 10:23:48   I think you have to the shop warmer so the metal don"t get so cold.....I have this issue in the spring sometimes [Reply]  [No Email]
Dale S 01-12-2013 10:28:57 204.11.133.218 Report to Moderator	Re: Tractors sweating!??? Help in reply to Dale S, 01-12-2013 10:28:06   Forgotthe word (keep) the shop warmer [Reply]  [No Email]