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Mikez
Orange Level Access Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Location: Usa Points: 8148 |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 7:49pm |
Just how "good" do you all wash up your equipment for winter. In the back of my head I'm thinking let's not spray water into bearings (obviously). Now when I started into haying when I was 14 with my grandfathers an great uncles allis equipment we didn't wash just blew it off and oiled and greased. Now fast forward to now the mower an Tedder is 9 years old, the baler 3 and rake 1 year old. None sit out in winter and mower, baler doesn't get rained on if can help it. So We can't help to wash these up as the paint is still in good shape and looks good when done. We go around and oil and grease them up. I just was woundering what some of you others do. I can't help to think of getting water in bearings
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Ron(AB)
Orange Level Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Location: Alberta Points: 943 |
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I don't.
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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if I had time I just used air
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Unit3
Orange Level Joined: 17 Oct 2009 Location: NC Iowa Points: 5497 |
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I do --- IF --- I get the time and the weather. I wish I had a building just for the Hotsy.
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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 7981 |
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Don't have the nerve on the combine.It's high pressure air.Soil saver and field cultivator get the pressure washer but stay away from bearing seals.
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Red Bank
Orange Level Access Joined: 18 Apr 2018 Location: Germanton NC Points: 1049 |
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I pressure wash let sit for a day then grease it and then spray it down with diesel fuel out of a hand held sprayer. After spring cut I blow them off with air but after fall cut I wash them
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DSeries4
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Points: 7204 |
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I wash in the springtime before use. Wash, grease, oil and then work.
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Dakota Dave
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: ND Points: 3893 |
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We use air pressure and grease every thing. Put chainsaw bar oil on all the chains and run the equipment. Then paint cutters and wear bars before parking in the tree row
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AC720Man
Orange Level Joined: 10 Oct 2016 Location: Shenandoah, Va Points: 4638 |
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Blow off with gas blower, pressure wash, blow off again,grease, and then run the machine for 10 minutes to make sure all the water is dispelled. All moving parts are greased or oiled. We always make sure the machines stay greased, verified before and after use.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Nate (OH)
Silver Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Points: 216 |
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We just use air and blow all the loose stuff off. Helps to minimize the rust from consensation. Once its warm enough we give them a thorough cleaning in the spring.
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Mikez
Orange Level Access Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Location: Usa Points: 8148 |
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We go through them all and make sure there ready to go before putting away to.
Seems like everybody has just a little different way of doing winter clean up. Edited by Mikez - 17 Oct 2018 at 10:22pm |
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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I do also start and stop the machine a few times to help make sure there is less mouse nesting material left in the machine.
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