Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor??

   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #41  
Sounds like a great idea with the WD 40. Anyone else getting bombarded with ads on this and other sites?
 
   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #42  
Seriously,
I have not the energy to pressure wash them!
 

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   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #43  
My used equipment and vehicles always bring top dollar too... It's too expensive to let it rot
So I'm compulsive about this in a limited way only because I grew up pretty poor and have worked hard to get what I have. I'm proud of it and am probably paid handsomely per hour in extra $$ at sale time for not much extra effort.
There is a huge middle ground between neglecting a piece of equipment and obsessing over it. I fall into that middle ground...I take care of it, perform maintenance at regular intervals but don't worry if it gets a little dirty or the paint fades. I bought it to do work, not to be some trailer queen show vehicle.

Really don't care about resale value since I'm not planning to sell it until I get to the point where I can't operate it any more...hopefully many years in the future. Likewise with other vehicles.
 
   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #44  
A thought occurred to me today when I was applying a DIY "Ceramic coat" to my car this morning, now I'm curious if any of y'all do any kind of paint protection on your tractors?

For those with older tractors and you don't see a need, I fully understand & no need to reply; But for those with newer tractors that feel there is an advantage to protect paint, make it easier to wash off the dirt and grime every few weeks, what have you done and does it make routine cleaning any easier?

In my case, I did a full detail on one of our cars using many steps and got to thinking that maybe I should try to do something to the paint on my Kioti that's coming up on 2 yrs old ... Couldn't care less about shine and such, but does it help with wash downs? If my tractor is super dirty, I'll hit it with a car foam cannon and then just pressure wash it, always gets most of the dirt and grime off.

In my car's case, 2nd owner with over 52K miles, drive it weekly and not a "garage queen" paint job by any means, so it was a full wash, iron decontamination, clay bar, then get out the buffer to do swirl remover and apply a polish, then prep the surface with Isopropyl alcohol and apply 2 coats of Meguiars M888 "beyond ceramic" coating, way more than I'd do for the tractor, lol

While I'd never go to that level of paint correction on my tractor, I do wonder if a good wash / decon / ceramic coat would be worthwhile to keep the paint looking decent on a 2 yr old tractor and making washes easier / faster for years to come? Keep paint from fading just a little while longer? Or, will applying something like a "ceramic coat" just get beat to hell and wear off too quickly (considering grease, oil, etc) to make a difference in the long run?

Pics below of the car detail, and I certainly wouldn't need such a finish on the tractor, but if a ceramic coat helps preserve the paint, I might consider spending some time applying it to the tractor as I have lots of product left over....

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Constructive thoughts / comments? (and yes, I'm well aware it's a tractor, it is & will continue to be beat up), but simply curious if others have applied any type of protection and seen a noticeable long-wearing difference when washing off the day's or week's grime, prevent fading, etc??

Thanks all & best regards,
Greg
1st priority: work with tractor
2nd priority: keep radiator and air filter blown out and clean
3rd priority: always change oil and filter on schedule
4th: keep other maintenance completed on manufacturers schedule
If there is any time left, wash mud off tractor. Wash mud sooner if needed to perform priorities above.
 
   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #45  
I usually deep clean my tractor twice a year, spring and fall. Before mowing seasons and after mowing season. And the only wax I use is Honda Polish that I use on all my motorcycles, it is a spray on and wipe quick detailer and helps with UV fading etc.
 
   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #46  
If you have enough time on your hands to wax or creosote your tractor, I'm pretty sure you don't really need a tractor. I get the idea of washing it off from time to time, but anything beyond that is down right disturbing.


I'm so sorry you are disturbed by me waxing my own tractor annually. :confused:

I'll really upset you now when I tell that because I take care of not only the mechanical aspects of my tractors, but the appearance as well, I got $47k for a tractor I paid $50k for nearly 10 years ago, with thousands of hours on it.

So, I got to use a nice air conditioned 100hp tractor for 10 years at a cost to me of $25 a month.
:ROFLMAO:
Here's that tractor I got rid of after taking care of it.

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To further disturb you, here's a photo of my 2 newer tractors, all waxed and ready to go to work... LOL

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   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #47  
If you have enough time on your hands to wax or creosote your tractor, I'm pretty sure you don't really need a tractor.

Not to be redundant, but I replied to your opinion about whether I SHOULD wash and wax my own equipment above.

Now we might address that you're pretty sure I have lots of time on my hands, and don't really need a tractor...

I'd imagine that pulling 15' batwing cutters across my client's ranches to control their brush, or pulling an offset disk and ridged harrow to create and maintain hay fields for myself and clients might get a bit tiresome if I didn't have tractors to do that for me. Moving and stacking 100 or so 1600 pound round bales might be a bit more than I can lift as well. Especially when I move 2 at a time. Or pulling invasive trees by the thousands out by the roots and pile them for burning might be a but more than I can do by hand. Sure glad I bought that tracked skid steer to do the heavy lifting. ;)

Guess I was brought up to not only take care of my equipment, but my animals before I take care of myself. Being a 4th generation rancher kinda instills that into you.

But let me suggest that I may know a bit better than you about what I spend my spare time on, and whether or not I may or may not need a tractor?

You are entitled to your opinion, and I'm sure you still think I "don't really need a tractor"... But let me disturb you one more time by telling you that I wash and wax my skid steer once a year too. :LOL:

Have a great evening!

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   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #48  
I'll really upset you now when I tell that because I take care of not only the mechanical aspects of my tractors, but the appearance as well, I got $47k for a tractor I paid $50k for nearly 10 years ago, with thousands of hours on it.

So, I got to use a nice air conditioned 100hp tractor for 10 years at a cost to me of $25 a month.
But how much would you have gotten for it if it had been in "used but not abused" condition? Probably not a lot different.
When I sold my JD750 with ~1000 hr to get my present tractor I got almost the same price I'd paid for it. Good condition, but no one was going to think it had just been driven off a showroom floor.

Tractors hold their value.
 
   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #49  
But how much would you have gotten for it if it had been in "used but not abused" condition? Probably not a lot different.
When I sold my JD750 with ~1000 hr to get my present tractor I got almost the same price I'd paid for it. Good condition, but no one was going to think it had just been driven off a showroom floor.

Tractors hold their value.

Some tractors hold their value pretty good.

But I'll keep doing what I'm doing, and not worry much about money left on the table. I get pretty good feedback from my dealer as well when he tells me about selling my trade in in a couple of days and how it was easy to sell, and the buyers appreciate a tractor that had been taken care of inside and out.

It's not for everyone, that's true.

And I very much appreciate those who don't take care of their tractors inside and out... It just makes mine stand out much better. :)
 
   / Do any of y'all seal, wax or ceramic coat your tractor?? #50  
If one has the time and money, more maintenance is better than less. I love to wash my equipment but by the end of the work day, I’m out of time and energy to do so. Too much work and not enough time.
 

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