Posted by Hugh MacKay on November 19, 2007 at 11:47:50 from (209.226.106.31):
In Reply to: Re: winter storage posted by Allan In NE on November 19, 2007 at 05:16:04:
Allan: Not completely correct, the weather on the east coast puts it's own unique touch on anything made of steel. I lived about 40 miles inland from the ocean, and I did custom work for a company within a mile of the ocean. Those bar handles on cabs guys grab climbing in and paint wears off, at home they would turn rusty in about 2 weeks, down by the oceans salt spray it happened in 2 days. I've seen letter series tractor down there even inland 40 miles, 15 years and the paint is gone from sitting outside.
Winters are very hard on them as it probably freezes and thaws 50 times per winter. snow turning to slush, back to ice can create buildups both under and on top of the hood. I've seen manifolds and valve covers damaged by ice expansion. It's quite different when you have 45" of annual precipitation coupled with salt air.
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