Re: Out side or Barn kept ???

Posted by Michael Soldan on February 29, 2004 at 10:00:26 from (216.46.130.74):

In Reply to: Out side or Barn kept ??? posted by John on February 29, 2004 at 09:35:31:

John, here is a story about an outside stored H. When I bought it it was rusty but the rear rims were like new and they are loaded with calcium. The owner told me he had the tractor since the 1950's and it had never been sheded, even in the winter time. I believe its outdoor life is why the rear rims have never succumed to rust, the rains and snow have kept the calcium and manure acids washed off. However, the rest of the tractor paid for its outdoor life. I keep my tractors sheded as much as possible even on a summer's day to prevent paint fading ..why would someone leave a tractor outside, I don't know, perhaps the tractor reaches a stage where the owner thinks it has no value anyway, or space to store it is taken up by higher priorities. In my travels across the Canadian west and the US it appears that tractors and combines are shut down at the end of the last round they made in the field and they sit there until spring, mind you the mid west and praries don't get the dampness and precipitation like we get in southern Ontario (where I live) and so outside storage is not considered abusive or irresponsible by the owners. Also large acreages have large equipment and machinery sheds would become a cost prohibitive factor for the farmer. I try to keep everything stored inside but I had to leave my haybine and siderake out this winter as I had no place to fit them, I will have for next winter. .....Mike in exeter Ontario

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