Rust under tractor cover

Don McCullough · Dec 13, 2009

I started a thread like this recently but now I am at the get it done point and want to do it as right as I can.

Cover over tractor retaining moisture bothers me. This tractor sat without a cover last winter and a few days was totally covered with water beads! That's why I'm really concerned about covering it and maybe damage new paint and cause a bunch of rusting.

I'm thinking two covers. First cover with regular cotton blankets and then a tarp over this. Thinking the blankets will help absorb the moisture and yet the tarp main still retain it!

Son-of-a-gun! What do some of you think?

I had clear plastic over the hood and fenders--off of tractor--last winter and they did fine. Another tractor part was discolored a bit with white plastic trash bag.

I will say that the black trash bags--big to super big--are really handy for protecting newly painted parts from dust and bird droppings.

Don

BigMarvfromGa · Dec 13, 2009

I have a couple of old blankes that I lay over a baler and then put plastic on it.

Janicholson · Dec 13, 2009

I like the idea you present. The primary element in a damp environment is the ground. If the tarp is wrapped onto the body like a leg warmer, and not draped to the ground it will be much better. The secondary issue is heat and cold cycling that breathes in warm moist air and lets it condense on the metal, freezing to the metal(or just being wet if above freezing) Minimizing air pockets can help this, but not eliminate it. Keeping it at a more uniform temp, shade might help this some. If you try it, check it several times for moisture and change tactics if it makes it worse. JimN

504-1 · Dec 13, 2009

Hang a blue tarp over the tractor, I am guessing it is parked in a steel roof shed.

Don McCullough · Dec 13, 2009

Silica Gel, like they use in firearms boxes to prevent rust.

With enough of it under the tarp--would this work or help a lot?

Also, would like the cover to come to the ground but then I suppose--due to a lack of air/wind--moisture would really be trapped.

Mike M · Dec 14, 2009

Only way I know to solve this is an insulated garage with some heat in it.

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