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Dick2

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We had a neighbor that always bought new tractors and equipment. As soon as something was delivered, he had his WIFE wash & wax it: tractors & combines especially. He kept the equipment clean and got top dollar when he traded. He's the only person that I know that did that.
 
I run both into the car wash and get them cleaned in the fall, and when they were new I used to wax them. NOt a bad idea, I think I'll go do it again. And I touch up rust with primer or paint.
 
Cousin waxed the combine. Made the dust less likely to stick and easier to blow off. We cleaned the combine daily with a strong leaf blower.
 
It's not a bad idea but I never wax mine. I guess if I had new equipment I would. I wash everything when I'm done with it for the season and everything that there is room for goes in the shed.
 
I gave my tractor a coat of wax while the oil and anti freeze was draining,did some other maintenance too,did a lot of stuff,thats the day I Forgot to put the drain plug in bsfore I Started to pour the fresh oil in.Maybe I Shouldnt hsve waxed it?
 

Believing someone washes their equipment is a stretch. Believing someone got their wife to wash and wax it? Not anyone I ever knew. I think it might be regional because up here nothing ever gets more than a pressure wash prior to an over haul. Tractors are rarely housed at all, a few implements may be. I see the tractors and garages here and elsewhere on the net you just don't see stuff like that in the poor part of the north.
 
I have a 2005 Bobcat B300 Tractor Loader Backhoe w/cab and heat with a little over 400 hrs. on it. I always wash it and have waxed it three times. Still looks like new and is kept in the shed.
Used to wax my 730D until I sold it.
I have a John Deere 855 Utility and a John Deere F911 mower, and they all get waxed.
 
I got a box of stuff At a garage sale,some spray paint,some penetrating oil etc,some full some half full,for 1 dollar,in that box was a half full bottle of turtle wax,It didnt cost much,and have waxed the tractor with it three seasons,cant really say it was expensive,I do believe in keeping stuff inside if you have room,I have seen a friend here in nj,has a barn full of stuff,none of it good,and his nice tractors deteriorated over the years,
 
I wax my hood in particular to help in keeping the dust off it. Has a real pretty deep red paint and I just like to look at it while using it. Course it's a compact so it only takes a couple of minutes, especially with the new silicone waxes...spray on and wipe off.

Mark
 
There is a lot in what you said. Cleanliness and storing equipment inside certainly protects the value of it. From what I have seen new equipment is the result of having lots of money. Quite a bit of the time the source of the money has nothing to do with the farm. So what I am saying being a good maintainer of machinery only takes you so far. Other than the past few years very few people bought new tillage equipment around these parts plus most guys lack the money to store tillage pieces inside. If you look at a lot of farms here things such as tillage equipment and lesser hay tools nearly always set outside. One very big area dairyman here who people consider successful warns against the "evils" of wasting money on machinery storage.
 

Machinery is kept inside here and either wash/waxed or air hoses off.

Not to say things don't ever get dirty, but they do get cleaned up. Why buy something to let it turn to trash over the years.

Now if I could get my wife to do the machinery cleaning...
 
Yeah, Don't get me started on guys that have big nice building completely full of JUNK. and their good stuff sits outside. But it's their stuff. I just wish I had their building. I would clean it out and use it.
 
Iinstalled power steering, priority valve, and 3 point in smta for old friend. Also painted it. He was so gratefull it only sat outside one night. Was washed-waxed often. When his health deterated he wanted me to buy it. Had to spend 1200 dollars to have it hauled . He stated I must keep it waxed and in shed. I try out of respect to him. waxed once a year, well maybe.
 
I rarely if ever wash my tractors but do wax all of them 2 or 3 times each year.

After using, I thoroughly blow dirt and dust off with compressed air each time before putting inside.

Dean
 
It makes me crazy to leave things out. If they will be used the next day or something I will leave them hooked up but pull the tractor into the shed doors. There are very few implements parked out and those are hidden from view. I don't clean off the tractors every time they go to the field, but I would say they get blown off with the air hose once a week or so. The combine every day. The lawn equipment very time I use it. I don't have the nicest stuff but I baby it anyway.

When we traded in our 856 on a "new" 1086, it came from a neat nick farm. Every fall the man pulled all of the equipment out in a row and had his illegal workers go over them with a fine toothed comb. Literally. The tractor was spotless and you could tell it had always been that way.
 
Every tractor gets washed at least once each year.

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Washed a couple last week before moving them to "winter" storage.

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All tractors are kept under cover along with both KRONE balers.

We have four different buildings to store them in/under.

A tractor is also washed before it is taken to the mechanic or dealership for repairs.

Both balers and hay rake are washed and serviced before hay season starts.

 
I like to wash when I get a chance. Usually ends up being quick window wash. Like to give good scrub once a season. Sure would like to wax but never seem to get time. Like to keep them indoors when possible.
 
My neighbor farms about 4000 acres, his wife washes and waxes her tractor and the combine every winter. They have 2 big FWD JDs, and a fleet of 9, 10 and 14 IH, I do not think the IH have ever been washed.
 
Yes. As much as possible, especially with hay equipment. The wax keeps the paint looking new and makes the dust easier to blow off. Our 30 year old new holland square baler still looks brand new. I really think it is well worth the time and effort to do this even though I have to confess that I hate actually doing it. In my opinion in, shiny paint does more for value on a piece of farm equipment than anything else. I have seen stuff that was worn out still bring big money at auction just because of the paint. Guys seem to almost be mesmerized by it.
 
I knew 3 batchelor brothers who ran Massey combines. When they purchased a new combine,they went to the factory in Brantford Ont. and followed their machine down the line as it was being assembled. Assembled combine was then loaded on the dealer's truck and delivered to their farm. Combine was then sprayed all over with heavy oil and resprayed each year. When that machine was traded in,the only areas not showing the original paint (as it had left the factory)was the chain sprocket teeth. Their used machines always commanded top dollar and got it.
 
Man down here does that. No trash in the cab all tools and pins in there place. Engines you could eat off of. Five year old equipment looks like it just came off the show room.
 
(quoted from post at 03:35:21 11/09/14) We had a neighbor that always bought new tractors and equipment. As soon as something was delivered, he had his WIFE wash & wax it: tractors & combines especially. He kept the equipment clean and got top dollar when he traded. He's the only person that I know that did that.
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Dad took good care of the equipment. Only thing that sat out were the plows (although I painted the mow-boards with grease) ..disks..everything else was shedded.Cleaned..painted the MM..'G'
Yeah, he would wash and wax the 440 landhandler..

And he did get top dollar when he retired and auctioned everything off..not so much because everything looked good, although that helped..but people knew Dad changed the oil after so many hours..replaced the bearings..etc. that keeps machinery going on and on.

One ole boy, farmed across from us...had john deere equipment..back then a couple of 5020s..big tractors for the area...I would watch him in the morning when he was working the field across from me...Whatever I was running, was idling..warming up. While the john deere got started and immediately began pulling. That guys tractors were always in the town shop, getting torn down..

So its more than looks, it proper care and being known for that too...like my Dad was...
 
So its more than looks, it proper care and being known for that too...like my Dad was..

I think that says it all. If you feel the need to keep stuff clean, tidy and maybe even waxed, you must also have a need to warm it up, change the oil, do the proper scheduled maintenance and so forth. That is an indication of the person who owns the stuff too.

I even give my Pioneer Chainsaw a blast of Pledge before putting it away.

Sw
 
Tractors and combines are waxed every winter. They are washed after each "season of use. Meaning they are clean when we start spring work and then washed when planting is done. IF there is any type of leak then it is fixed ASAP and then the machine washed before it is used much.

The combines are blown off everyday, usually in the evening so the dust and chaff are good and dry. The tractors are blown off every time they are fueled. We have a compressor on the portable fuel trailer and a air hose on a reel right by the stationary tanks.

The only tractors that are dirty are the loader tractor and feeder wagon tractors. Even they get washed one a month and waxed several times each year.

I can tell you original paint that is bright will pay off in better resale just about every time.
 
the stuff that is used is washed, except for baler which is well airhosed before sheding.
Do have a neighbor that does wash and wax everything, he is a custom hay guy who does about 30,000 tons a year you can eat off the floor on most of the equipment.
 
When I buy something to use, odds are it will never be sold (in my lifetime) I'm not so much concerned with resale as I am just making things last. Only piece of equipment that gets traded in the combine, and I still keep them for 10 to 12 years or more. I like to maintain paint to lessen the rust. Also, I can't count the times I've found leaks, lose bolts, cracks, and what would eventually be a "down time" issue while I was washing and cleaning equipment. It just pays to keep things in good condition.
 
I do not allow them to get very dirty.

Blow off with compressed air. Wipe down with clean rags and then wax.

On rare occassions, I wipe down with a damp sponge if not all dirt comes off easily with dry rags.

Dean
 
By the time i get my hands on a piece of machinery there usuaIIy ain't much paint Ieft on worth waxing :lol:
 
(quoted from post at 10:55:28 11/09/14) Every tractor gets washed at least once each year.

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Washed a couple last week before moving them to "winter" storage.

<img src="http://photos.yesterdaystractors.com/gallery/uptest/a173716.jpg" width="650" />

All tractors are kept under cover along with both KRONE balers.

We have four different buildings to store them in/under.

A tractor is also washed before it is taken to the mechanic or dealership for repairs.

Both balers and hay rake are washed and serviced before hay season starts.
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That shed roof wouldn't take one of our famous "16 inches of partly cloudy". I suppose if I could put up a shed as lightly built as that one I'd have more sheds. Count yourself lucky.
 
(quoted from post at 23:38:27 11/09/14)
(quoted from post at 10:55:28 11/09/14) Every tractor gets washed at least once each year.

<img src="http://photos.yesterdaystractors.com/gallery/uptest/a173715.jpg" width="650" />

Washed a couple last week before moving them to "winter" storage.

<img src="http://photos.yesterdaystractors.com/gallery/uptest/a173716.jpg" width="650" />

All tractors are kept under cover along with both KRONE balers.

We have four different buildings to store them in/under.

A tractor is also washed before it is taken to the mechanic or dealership for repairs.

Both balers and hay rake are washed and serviced before hay season starts.
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That shed roof wouldn't take one of our famous "16 inches of partly cloudy". I suppose if I could put up a shed as lightly built as that one I'd have more sheds. Count yourself lucky.
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ax my tractors!! I would be ashamed to admit it if I ever did such a thing!
 
We had an uncle that was a lt of the guards at Stateville Prison, Joliet, IL. He didn't see why
i didn't wash and wax my car all the time. I told him that my larger equipment was worth more than most people's houses and they were my top cocern. And yes, we wax our combine and tractors. The antiques get it more.
 
Pressure wash the working tractors couple of times a year. All are kept inside. If I'm taking a tractor to a show I hand wash it.
 
I hose em off regularly.
Heavy clay here. Let it dry on there and it will break stuff
or eat seals when things try to turn next time.
(and heavy clay mud that gets frozen.....tractor is done right there LOL)

Wax? just the hood. It's what I see.
never the fenders, too slippery with wet/icy/frozen gloves on.
 
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