Best practices for parking tractor with backhoe.......

[brino]

Couldn't help noticing there's no grease anywhere.

Yes you are correct, most of those photos were taken before I even had it off the trailer.
Apparently the previous owner bought it to do a garage floor/foundation and then stored it (inside) for years, before trading it in.
Although I do need to go over it again carefully to ensure I found all the zerks.

Lesson learned always build garages or pole barns bigger my 24x36 quickly filled up with wants and neds

....more good advice!

Unsure on Branson tractors tph controls but I'd lock the tph lever so you don't accidentally bump it and dead head the hydraulics on tractor

I think I'm safe, but I should double check it. Thanks!

a cordless grease gun will quickly become your best friend

last I looked they were very pricey....... but I suppose anything that makes me more likely to grease often will pay-off in the long run....

Brian

 

[Too many Kubotas]

The best I can do is keep it out of direct rain and snow.
Brian

I dunno. For me it's keeping them in the shade. Tires, hoses, and such don't like UV, but getting wet doesn't hurt them.

 

[brino]

I dunno. For me it's keeping them in the shade. Tires, hoses, and such don't like UV, but getting wet doesn't hurt them.

Good point!

I do have it one of those "tent garage" type structures as shown here:
Hello from Almonte, Ontario, Canada!

That gives me UV and direct moisture protection.

Long term I hope to build a "tractor port" on the side of a new shop building...... but that's still in the dream stage.....

Thanks,
Brian

 

[SmallChange]

FWIW I have learned that it is best to park my FEL so that there is pressure trying to retract all the cylinders. If there isn’t, air can leak in through the rod seals, and make the response spongy.