to tarp or not to tarp

[jdeere86]

hey ya'll


we got 3-5 inches of snow expected here in western mass and with winter approaching wondering what you all think about putting a tarp over the farmalls ... sadly they may have to stay outside this winter (no space in barn) -- - i know a tarp can trap condensation and the such ...... is it terrible for them to just sit in the weather or is that what they were built to do?

thank you all

[DickB]

I had to tarp our '55 Cub for years before we had a barn. Plenty of snow on top of the tarp, and I like to think that it helped. Probably! All that snow flying around and landing on the sparkplugs, the distributor and coil...I know they're insulated but.... And the seat? No snow on the seat is nice after you've spent 30 minutes trying to get the Cub going. Don't forget your snow shovel -- 3 to 6 inches in today's forecast.

[Mike in Louisiana]

I would put tarp over it. If no tarp at least a 5 gallon bucket over shifter.
You can take tarp off after snow melts. Rain goes down shifter and steering shaft.
And your seat will be dry when you get ready to plow that snow.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I would recommend that tarps not reach all the way to the ground so air can get under it to dry things out under it.

[ScottyD'sdad]

I bought a cub from the estate of an old man, who kept it tarped, for probably 5 years. Hood was so rusted through, it looked like a lace tablecloth. Moisture trapped under the tarp, allowed rusting. If you must tarp it, put something between the tarp, and the metal, or, preferably, use a tent type garage, for protection. I leave them outside, uncovered, and exceptr for fading paint, have no problems.
Ed

[jdeere86]

i did just tarp them all -- going forward after this snow i think i'll take eds suggestion and leave them un tarped combined with mike from Louisiana who recommend bucket over shifter ..specially since i just changed tranny fluid on them - --- i sold the snow plow that i got with the cub

[Cub driver]

My LoBoy only gets wet when it gets washed. If somethings not designed to get wet, water does it no good........just my .02

[DRShahan]

If you go the bucket over shifter approach, I'd put something over the exhaust pipe as well if it doesn't already have a cap.

[Rick Spivey]

i did just tarp them all -- going forward after this snow i think i'll take eds suggestion and leave them un tarped combined with mike from Louisiana who recommend bucket over shifter ..specially since i just changed tranny fluid on them - --- i sold the snow plow that i got with the cub

As for the tomatoes, they will ripen in the dark. If you want two or three, put them in a grocery sack overnight.

Should they not get ripe, then do the next best thing, fried green tomatoes.

[1541]

As for the tomatoes, they will ripen in the dark. If you want two or three, put them in a grocery sack overnight.

Should they not get ripe, then do the next best thing, fried green tomatoes.

We have left end of season tomatoes on the vine, pulled the vines and hung them upside down in the garage. Warm enough that they won't freeze and they will still ripen. Now we just go out and pick them from the high tunnel until we get a hard freeze later in November.

Doug

[jdeere86]

we got that hard freeze here couple nights ago --22 I believe or so it got down to -- I got couple high tunnels --pretty sure everything inside got zapped ...maybe some of the green tomatoes in the middle under some leaves survived ...didn't have time to pick them all