outside tractor storage canvas tarp?

[displacedPA]

So we sold our place and are moving to friends house until we find something else They have plenty of land to store my stuff tractor implements ect. But nothing under roof. Should I buy a good quality canvas tarp and cover my tractor? I know tractors are ment to be outside ect. I was just worried about the instrument pannel ect. I could also wrap the pannel with a trash bag or something.

Thanks

 

[gwdixon]

Every year I buy several large plastic tarps from Costco and/or Sams club. They work absolutely perfectly and won't mold like canvas. They last over the winter on the tractors and then are used the next winter on implements. Two years is about it for plastic.

Plus, wait until you price canvas.

Tractor Supply has a selection of plastic and canvas tarps for you to look at.

 

[AStanton]

If you store it without running the motor for awhile, be sure to put stuff there to discourage mice: such as dryer sheets and moth balls.

 

[3930dave]

So we sold our place and are moving to friends house until we find something else They have plenty of land to store my stuff tractor implements ect. But nothing under roof. Should I buy a good quality canvas tarp and cover my tractor? I know tractors are ment to be outside ect. I was just worried about the instrument pannel ect. I could also wrap the pannel with a trash bag or something.

Thanks

I gave up on plastic tarps. I've had good luck with a basic 10x12 canvas tarp, which I got on sale at Princess Auto (our version of Harbor Freight). Something like $60, maybe less.

Had it about a year and a half, and have treated it once with varsol/paraffin - that worked out fairly well.

It is standing up decently, and I like that it is heavy material - it doesn't flounce around in the wind as bad as the cheap plastic tarps do.

Rgds, D.

 

[s219]

How long? My B was outside from June-December after we moved into our new house (no barn yet, and my wife kicked the tractor out of the garage). I left it uncovered the whole time. There were no noticeable issues. Worst hassle was wiping off the seat after rain, dew, frost, etc.

I think the worst thing you could do is wrap it tight and trap in moisture. If you use a tarp, keep it loose. And don't let it trap ground moisture underneath.

 

[displacedPA]

Prob 6 months to a year before I can store her inside again. Good idea on the dryer sheet... I think ill do that. Amazon had 10oz canvas tarps for a good price. But, as some are saying here they can mold and loose their water replenecy. The tractor will be stayimg where I'm staying so I plan on starting it up and warming it up at least once a month. All fluids including fuel are topped off. Anything else I'm missing?

 

[Thomas]

I would tarp..every little bit helps,don't snug tight let air move.
If your area your parking ground could become soft park tractor on planks etc. also place block wood under fel and 3pt hitch attachment so doesn't freeze in.

 

[timster2]

TSC has a Garage-in-a-Box®, 12 ft. W x 20 ft. L x 8 ft. H for about four hundred. It would store your tractor and more. You could take it down and move it to your new place when needed. I have one for two years now and it is still going strong no problems.

 

[jeff9366]

TSC has a Garage-in-a-Boxｮ, 12 ft. W x 20 ft. L x 8 ft. H for about four hundred. It would store your tractor and more. You could take it down and move it to your new place when needed. I have one for two years now and it is still going strong no problems.

This reads like the best solution for the tractor, to me.

My tractor is garaged. Most of my implements are outside under 18 ounce cotton canvas tarpaulins. I like 18 ounce weight. You do not have to bungee tarps to the implements, the heavy canvas drapes and remains secure. (If I knew of a hurricane coming, I would tie the tarps down.) My implements are tarped 50% for weather protection, 50% for camouflage.

The place to buy canvas tarpaulins is Chicago Canvas site on eBay. Very wide selection of lengths and widths in 18 ounce weight. I have bought seven tarps from them, sized for each implement. Excellent customer service. I have NOT experienced any mold with these tarps, despite Florida high humidity. Tarps have that "old time" tarp smell, maybe it is the "traditional" wax + turpentine waterproofing applied?

Canvas Tarp, Heavy Duty items in Tarpaulin store on eBay!

 

[RKJeepXJ]

I kept a canvas tarp over mine for 6 months until I got a carport built for it. Just got a tarp that made a nice tent over the operators station with the ROPS and extended most of the way out the hood. Kept the electronics and all the plastic parts covered. Used trucker straps to tie it down.