I purchased the 3 stall garage the lean-to is attached to last year. It was about 8 miles away and they moved it here like it was a mobile home. Then built the lean-to for the future B2650 that we purchased this fall.
Where does your tractor sleep?
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Starting yesterday, My G5200 is backed into the woods and covered with a tarp for the winter.
It was not easy getting it to start at 20F. I had to 'glow' it for nearly 2 minutes just to get 1 cylinder to start firing. (I fully charged the battery just before attempting to start)
Now that my Kubota is out of the way... the SNOWMOBILE is off the storage-trailer and ready for snow.
It was not easy getting it to start at 20F. I had to 'glow' it for nearly 2 minutes just to get 1 cylinder to start firing. (I fully charged the battery just before attempting to start)
Now that my Kubota is out of the way... the SNOWMOBILE is off the storage-trailer and ready for snow.
BigG
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l2501, FEL, BB, Rotary cutter, rake,spreader, roller, etc. New Holland TL80 A
Does any one have a problem with moisture coming up from the ground and damaging the covered machine? Do you place a ground cloth down first? Does the tarp touching the hood etc. cause any damage due to the moisture?Starting yesterday, My G5200 is backed into the woods and covered with a tarp for the winter.
It was not easy getting it to start at 20F. I had to 'glow' it for nearly 2 minutes just to get 1 cylinder to start firing. (I fully charged the battery just before attempting to start)
Now that my Kubota is out of the way... the SNOWMOBILE is off the storage-trailer and ready for snow.
CaveCreekRay
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Ray, why you have the loader up? Hopefully not to store that way. I once went to look at a tractor (that needed a lot of repairs). The man had a garage packed with "stuff" he parked the tractor in there with the loader up. It bled down and smashed his other smaller tractor.
If one is going to have the loader up for storage or to work on something it would be good to fabricate some cylinder stops to put in place when the cylinder is extended so it can not come down.
If one is going to have the loader up for storage or to work on something it would be good to fabricate some cylinder stops to put in place when the cylinder is extended so it can not come down.
CaveCreekRay
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Len,
The loader and box scraper park on 3" rubber "bumpers" on the ground. This picture was when I had the roof off for fiberglass repairs of the damage from the prior owner. I wanted a picture of my repaired hood without the FEL in the way. I think this was a day after I put the hood all back together for the first time.
The loader and box scraper park on 3" rubber "bumpers" on the ground. This picture was when I had the roof off for fiberglass repairs of the damage from the prior owner. I wanted a picture of my repaired hood without the FEL in the way. I think this was a day after I put the hood all back together for the first time.
Here in Vermont, the ground gets frozen solid several feet deep. The ground will not thaw until May. Also the air is EXTREMELY dry all winter. Moisture is not an issue.
The tarp touching the 20+ year old paint is not likely to 'damage' it any more than it already is.
The bigger concern is MICE getting up inside, nibbling things and making nests in hard-to-access areas.
EVERY year I get my snowmobile out of storage, there is mouse-damage somewhere. Last year, I had to pull the engine-shrouds off to remove mouse-nest around the cooling-fins. This year, the air-intake was totally full of pussy-smelling fuzz. Whilst I was vacuuming it out, several mice jumped out and ran off. Both of the carburetors were corroded due to the mouse-piss.
Several years ago, the mice had physically chewed thru the plastic headlight housing and filled it with a nest.
I have tried several ways to discourage mice (mothballs...etc) Nothing seems to work. The mice will build a nest right ontop of a handfull of mothballs.
B2601 is spending the winter in heated garage thermostat is set @ 45* though as haven't been doing anything out there.
CaveCreekRay
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My barn gets down to 45 overnight inside in January and February here in Arizona. My only "safe" heater is a hot Kubota. I have one of those propane element heaters but they put off monoxide. Not good. I bought a fuel oil heater but they put off slightly less monoxide as well. I just dress up in my Carhart overall work suit and I am pretty toasty. If it's not raining, I can open up the doors and let some sun in. Without insulation, trying to heat the space is really futile.
My BX22 originally spent its nights in the garage, but unfortunately for the BX other things crept their way into the garage, and displaced it. This year, I was able to farm out one of my summer cars to a friends garage, and the BX took up residence inside of the Cover-It that the car had previously occupied. I have too many cars, and not enough space for all of them. I am now in divesture mode trying to thin the herd, and only keeping those that I really enjoy. Seems that we spend 2/3 of our life collecting and the last 1/3 trying to get rid of what it took 2/3 to collect. Problem is that all the people that appreciate what I have collected are also the same age as me, and they are also trying to get rid of their "stuff".
How true. I'm a little more fortunate than you in that motorcycles take up less room than cars. Nevertheless I've come to the conclusion that all my stuff owns me rather than the other way around.
My BX lives in the pole barn next to my JD430 and among all the other mass of junk I have collected on the last 40 years.
But, I have been getting rid of some of it lately, selling stuff on Craig's List.
But, I have been getting rid of some of it lately, selling stuff on Craig's List.
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Both Kubotas sleep in a 40x44 pole barn with power and cement floor. Occasionally I'll put the BX in the heated garage to melt off snow and ice from snow blowing the drive. Garage gets heat from outside wood boiler. Got rid of the sliding barn door a few years back and replaced with overhead door. Sliding door was a never ending battle, always getting iced in from snow sliding off the steel roof. No regrets!... Jefferson
Mine has been resting in a carport. Built it a little over a year ago before going to Afghanistan. My wife finished painting the carport this summer. She's been using the 3901 while I'm over here. I have 2 more weeks then I'm home for good.
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My tractor and some implements are parked in here. Some under the lean too and some in the old loafing shed. Nice to have a concrete floor for removing FEL.
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