Rusty Seeder

[RUSTYRUSTY]

Pulled the seeder out and found more rust than i've seen in years. What is the best way to put equipment away in the fall that keeps this rust from occuring????? HELP

Should a guy wash equipment?
How about diesel?
How about W-D??

Used W-D last fall. Not good.

[r.reid]

DON'T WASH IT! what ever you do. Blow it off with a leaf blower or air compessor and store it in a dry location. If it's going to sit outside, throw a tarp over it.

[ALLFARMER]

I wash my 9350 with hot water, take apart the bottom dividers, wash again, leave the lids open a couple days then put on diesel with a squirt bottle. A neighbour back home bought a new 9350 10 or 12 years back & washes it out well after seeding then sheds it it still looks like new.

[WoolyBear]

Potash is one of the hardest fertilizers on metal. Between fertilizer bins, and seeders, and spreaders it will eat it out so fast, especially if it is allowed to get wet.

[waller]

I used to use an old paint brush to put diesel fuel on the fertilizer box. It worked good for many yrs and helped to keep it like new. It worked good.

[RUSTYRUSTY]

Some guys say wash it. Some guys say what ever you do don't wash it. I am confused. It sounds like wash or don't wash, it don't matter.

[grassfarmer]

I'll tell you what we used on metal bodied manure spreaders in Scotland - "paint" any parts that have been in contact with fertiliser with a 50:50 mixture of waste oil and cresote. It sounds crazy but I've seen guys with 20 year old spreaders that sit outside in a wet climate with no rust.