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Raining under the tarp.

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Aaron Ford

01-13-2007 12:38:44




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I have been faithfully covering my project every night and it seems to be wetter under the tarp than above it. Coolant in the engine block seems to have made things worse. What am I doing wrong? My tarp goes to the ground on all sides. Thanks in Advance, Aaron




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Walt Davies

01-14-2007 12:52:30




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 Re: Raining under the tarp. in reply to Aaron Ford, 01-13-2007 12:38:44  
My barn has a metal roof on it. In the fall winter and spring it rains more inside than outside at times. The condesation builds up on the inside of the roof and runs down to end of each sheet where it drips on the hay. so i have long black marks across my hay all winter long.
For cows it don't matter but o don't feed it to my horse.
My tractors live in the barn also and I have to put the seats up so they will be dry when i use them.
someday when i rich I may replace the metal roof but until then i'm stuck with raining inside.

You are sometimes better off leaving things out in the open rather than covering them up as they dry out during the day.
Walt

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IH2444

01-13-2007 22:16:07




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 Re: Raining under the tarp. in reply to Aaron Ford, 01-13-2007 12:38:44  
I put black poly on the ground underneath whatever I tarp down for any period of time. It keeps the moisture from coming up from the ground and condensing on the underside of the cover tarp.



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las vegas

01-13-2007 19:05:22




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 Re: Raining under the tarp. in reply to Aaron Ford, 01-13-2007 12:38:44  
actually, it's not even the tarp itself. It's all in the weather changes. When warm air hits a cold tractor, condensation will cover it, even in the crankcase. This also is the same for vice versa.

In theory, your tractor is rusting under that tarp EVEN on a clear morning.

Note that here in Vegas, tarps are used only to sheild from excessive DUST. LOL



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Hugh MacKay

01-13-2007 15:16:09




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 Re: Raining under the tarp. in reply to Aaron Ford, 01-13-2007 12:38:44  
Aaron: Go with instruction from old, you've got to get tarp up off tractor and allow some air flow.

I framed up a samll building once, (20x30) didn't have time or money to finish it that fall. I bought plastic large enough to cover it, ripped up some 3/8 plywood, used it for nail down slats over plastic. I even had a role up door. On cold winter days with sun shining, it was a comfortable place to work.

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Dave H (MI)

01-13-2007 13:01:58




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 Re: Raining under the tarp. in reply to Aaron Ford, 01-13-2007 12:38:44  
Lot of modern tarps don't hold back water too well. They seem to shed water vertically well enough but if there is anyplace water can accumulate on the tarp it will work thru.



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old

01-13-2007 12:50:35




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 Re: Raining under the tarp. in reply to Aaron Ford, 01-13-2007 12:38:44  
Your problem is the tarp going to the ground, then condensation from water in the ground hits the tarp and then stops there and you get the problem you have. You need to make a temp, type shelter like the ones I make useing PVC pipe and a tarp. Nice thing is you can also use it like a small shop to boot. Drop me an e-mail and I'll explan how to biuld it. Takes about 15 minutes to put up and its big enough to drive a small car into it

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