Tractor cover, what do you use?

[GeauxLSU]

Anybody make anything besides this? NorTrac Heavy Equipment Cover for NorTrac Tractors, Model# 5921 |Tractors | Northern Tool + Equipment
No idea if that would fit my tractor (L3130 with FEL) but just curious what's out there. I just got my tractor and know it'll be a while before the shed is built...

 

[mfrost]

have your wife take her car out of the garage and park it there

 

[BTDT]

Do you have a shed or barn/garage you can build a leanto off of? A couple of 4x4's, some 1x4's and a few sheets of tin might get you by till you get a dedicated place to put it.

 

[Oleozz]

Do you have any Amish living in your area? We have some local Amish who can make covers to fit about anything and do a fairly good job at a reasonable price.

 

[Egon]

How about a plain old tarp?

 

[Thomas]

Maybe purchase one of those canvas pole sheds...just enough for the tractor.

 

[MadReferee]

A Cover-it shelter. Simple to put together, not all that expensive.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Anybody make anything besides this? NorTrac Heavy Equipment Cover for NorTrac Tractors, Model# 5921 |Tractors | Northern Tool + Equipment
No idea if that would fit my tractor (L3130 with FEL) but just curious what's out there. I just got my tractor and know it'll be a while before the shed is built...

I find that a modern tractor with a canopy stores itself for short periods without functional degradation. If you use it several times a week it just takes care of itself without the hassle and inherent trade offs of covers. A covered tractor on wet ground can produce its own ecosystem if it doesnt breathe properly. A structure is definitely good to have for when you really need it for longer term - - or projects. My Mahindra just sits out near the house where I can enjoy seeing it and use it at a whim. It has water in the tires, so I will start parking it indoors when the weather breaks cold around here.
Larry

 

[joes_427_vette]

I would be surprised if the Nor Trac cover would breathe or retain moisture. Mine are stored in an insulated building covered with a blanket. One knows how depressing seeing dust on freshly painted surfaces can be ....

 

[GeauxLSU]

I guess I should add, this is on property I do NOT live on. There is a cabin there that I will build an attached lean to off of eventually (though it will further darken the interior of the cabin) but that's in a LOOONG list of projects so I'm trying to find a quick(er) fix. I'm currently using tarps but it's just doesn't work very well given the time it takes and poor coverage I'm left with. I wish I could use it multiple times a week but I'm not even on the property but once a week at best and reality is, after I get some initial projects done this spring summer, it will sit for months at a time.
MadReree, now that is slick. Got a link?

 

[MadReferee]

The Cover-It brand is now owned by Shelter Logic. They are located in CT. The price for the 12' x 20' shelter was just over $700 4 years ago.

Cover-It by Shelter Logic

 

[Egon]

Guess if one gets really serious about storing equipment a talk with Cat should be in order. They seem to have a handle on it.

 

[JRobyn]

Pipe/tarp "temporary carport" from Costco. Works perfect (but have to fold down the ROPS to get in). Less than $200, about 2 hours to set up. MAKE SURE TO USE AN ANCHOR KIT (got mine at Lowes for about $20) so the wind wont take it away. Complete coverage; no sun, no rain, no condensation.

 

[Highbeam]

Mine is sitting outside on the trailer right now with an automotive car cover on it. I have it restrained in a couple of places and it is breathable and soft.

The car cover was from Costco for 15$ a year or so ago.

 

[5030tinkerer]

I had mine sitting inside one of those 10x20 temporary carport tarp coverings from Sams Club, manufactured by King Canopy - Powell & Powell Supply Company :: Canopies :: King Canopy. I agree that the use of a deep anchor kit is a core requirement. I used mobile home anchors from the local Menards along with 1/8" braided wire and turnbuckles to get it down really well.

I would add that adding additional grommets isn't a bad idea either. Mine lasted about 8 months, but the tarp material got torn up due to the 40+ mph winds in the open prairie it was sitting in. If I were to do it again, I'd start with grommets every 12" (even at the base!) rather than start by trusting the manufacturer's placement.