silvertramp
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My bush hog has been outside for all of 20 years. It's been used hard. All the damage has come from rocks, stumps etc. not the weather.
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inveresk
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Everything under cover except for the box blade and backhoe.
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My brush cutter sets out on the ground, has for 50 years, don't have to worry about anybody stealing it! :laughing: Finish mower, though, has it's own little "shed" (both ends are now enclosed, open on the South)! Most other stuff is at least on treated plywood. ~~ grnspot110
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daveinnh
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I put the rotary cover on 6x6 blocks for the winter witha gallon jug over the pto shaft. Grapple goes inside the pole bar.
thatguy
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+1 for that.. BUT make sure you get a good tarp (canvas or other heavy material), the cheap nylon type ones wont hold up to UV at all... My canvas tarps, except where some animal chewed holes it them, have help up +4 yrs and will go that many more it seems
When I wrap the rotary cutter I tie the PTO to frame so its not on the ground, and try to make sure there is some air flow under the tarp
brian
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Having been raised on a farm here is my experience.
Most gentleman farmers I know put there tractors in the garage, along with implements, or find some solution to keep them protected. Most farmers I know either let there tractors sit out, or under an overhang. I have never seen any farm implement sitting anywhere but on the ground, outside in the elements.
Sun is probably your greatest enemy, and its effects are cracked hoses and tires. I doubt rain or snow have much effect on any of your implements, other than maybe surface rust.
A tarp probably does the same level damage as not using one. Tarps hold moisture in, but keep the sun out. For me in the PNW water is the evil, not so much the sun. I do not have weather checking issues, but rust comes quickly.
I do not worry about water getting into a gear case (lets say on top of a mower deck). If water is getting in I have a greater issue of oil getting out. I do, however (or at least used to) block up my brush hog so the rain did not sit on the deck, but pour off. My current tractor the mower deck is a different design and water does not pool.
We spend anywhere from a few thousand to as much as a 100K to protect very thick pieces of steel. The math does not work out. A rusty box blade will sell for nearly the same as a freshly painted one at the end of the day. and how often are you selling your box blade.
I would, however, shed a tractor if I could. The newer tractors have a lot of electronics which I am still not convinced are as well protected on a smaller tractor as they are on a larger tractor. And hoses are not cheap nor are tires.
But, in practicing what I preach. In running a farm, the newer tractors were in the shop over the winter, the older along the side of the barn. The implements sat outside, but the area stored was either gravel or mowed grass. All machines received full lube and service before the 1st snow fall. When I bought my small tractor the first four years the machine and its implements sat in the garage, my work truck out in the yard. It wasn't until and old buddy from my Wyoming childhood came by and made fun of me did I realize I was being far too precious on heavy duty equipment.
But, your mileage may vary.
Carl
Most gentleman farmers I know put there tractors in the garage, along with implements, or find some solution to keep them protected. Most farmers I know either let there tractors sit out, or under an overhang. I have never seen any farm implement sitting anywhere but on the ground, outside in the elements.
Sun is probably your greatest enemy, and its effects are cracked hoses and tires. I doubt rain or snow have much effect on any of your implements, other than maybe surface rust.
A tarp probably does the same level damage as not using one. Tarps hold moisture in, but keep the sun out. For me in the PNW water is the evil, not so much the sun. I do not have weather checking issues, but rust comes quickly.
I do not worry about water getting into a gear case (lets say on top of a mower deck). If water is getting in I have a greater issue of oil getting out. I do, however (or at least used to) block up my brush hog so the rain did not sit on the deck, but pour off. My current tractor the mower deck is a different design and water does not pool.
We spend anywhere from a few thousand to as much as a 100K to protect very thick pieces of steel. The math does not work out. A rusty box blade will sell for nearly the same as a freshly painted one at the end of the day. and how often are you selling your box blade.
I would, however, shed a tractor if I could. The newer tractors have a lot of electronics which I am still not convinced are as well protected on a smaller tractor as they are on a larger tractor. And hoses are not cheap nor are tires.
But, in practicing what I preach. In running a farm, the newer tractors were in the shop over the winter, the older along the side of the barn. The implements sat outside, but the area stored was either gravel or mowed grass. All machines received full lube and service before the 1st snow fall. When I bought my small tractor the first four years the machine and its implements sat in the garage, my work truck out in the yard. It wasn't until and old buddy from my Wyoming childhood came by and made fun of me did I realize I was being far too precious on heavy duty equipment.
But, your mileage may vary.
Carl
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My cutter sits on a 2 by 4 with castor wheels underneath. Makes it easy to wheel it around in the basement of my carriage house. Easy to connect up. Otherwise, you have a beast of a job connecting it sitting on the ground. Gotta be big steel castor wheels. Small steel ones or plastic won't work. I use castors underneath every attachment except the rear blade. It moves easily on 1 bys or just on smooth concrete.
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I got a good deal on used railroad ties....
I laid out two rows of 4 ties about two feet apart under a massive oak tree on my back fenceline...This setup handles most of my implements and puts them at a convenient height as well....
The rest sit on an assortment of blocks and RR tie stubs to keep the tool out of the dirt and prop the hitch up....the rake and grader blade get this treatment...
I spray a little WD40 on the mower and PHD pto shafts and slip a cut-down plastic jug over them to keep the lube from getting washed off or junked-up...
Tarps are only good for growing hornets nests and trapping water....
T
I laid out two rows of 4 ties about two feet apart under a massive oak tree on my back fenceline...This setup handles most of my implements and puts them at a convenient height as well....
The rest sit on an assortment of blocks and RR tie stubs to keep the tool out of the dirt and prop the hitch up....the rake and grader blade get this treatment...
I spray a little WD40 on the mower and PHD pto shafts and slip a cut-down plastic jug over them to keep the lube from getting washed off or junked-up...
Tarps are only good for growing hornets nests and trapping water....
T