Nobody ever talks about just washing their tractor. Do you?

[tomplum]

Mine is kept in an open lean to. Washed it up with the car wash stuff, pulled the matt out etc. last week. Didn't bother w/ the grease grunge at all as it was an afterthought. But it was a surprise today when I got on it and it was actually blue. So you have that.

 

[Oaktree]

Mine'll get done maybe once or twice a year. Most of the year it lives outside under a tarp, garaged in the winter.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Brand new one here, used the blower to blow all the hay chaff etc. out of engine area, haven't hit it with water yet.

 

[not2old]

In the 15 years I've owned it, I've only washed it once. A neighbor asked me to spread a load of manure around his garden. The idiot truck driver dumped it blocking the only access to the plot. Now you know why I washed it, and very thoroughly.

 

[tacticalturnip]

No, I don't. I do, however, blow it off with a leaf blower regularly.

 

[paulsharvey]

Wash, vs spray off? I spray mine off every few months, but "wash" no.

 

[DJ54]

On newer tractors with electronics, do be aware of where the fuse block is. One of the guys in our horse club is very meticulous cleaning his Mahindra approx. 60 hp tractor every whipstitch. While building horse ties at a State Park, he drilled a few post holes, then all of a sudden, the PTO didn't work. After doing some trouble shooting I asked him where the fuse black was, it's located at floorboard level on the left side. When he removed the cover, we saw it was all corroded up and lots of moisture inside. Poor design in my mind, but we did get it cleaned up enough to get it working again. Just something to be aware of.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Overfilled the diesel and wiped down the hood with a couple of clean rags.
Use a leaf blower to blow off the dust.

 

[duffer]

Like others, I only wash it 1-2 times a year. Dealer told me NOT to use power washer on it and only a leaf blower. Too many electronic sensors, fuses, EPM, etc. I've only washed it once this year, and it was so dirty I couldn't even tell what color it was.

I keep air filter and radiator clean and do reg maintenance. So it runs great, looks "so-so".

 

[Shawn T. W.]

I wash a few times a year, wax at least once a year ... Barn kept.