7 Daily Tractor Maintenance Tasks

7 Daily Tractor Maintenance Tasks Rather than memorize the owner's manual or drag it out each day, put together a checklist of tractor-maintenance duties to accomplish before starting the day's work. As a final step in daily tractor lubrication, grease joints. Add oil as needed. In the summer, additives help with lubricity now that sulfur has been mostly removed from diesel fuel. Unlike coolant, internal oil leaks will usually show up first as blue smoke in the exhaust or as reduced power. "Watch for air restrictions that affect power and also for dusty operating conditions that can put an extra load on air filters," Tammel says. He helped me compile these seven daily tractor-maintenance steps to assist in preventing problems with safety and upkeep. Most air filters today have a larger outside filter and a smaller (backup) inner filter. When initially compiling your checklist, do a careful count of all fittings, and count them off when you use your grease gun. Gas tractors using ethanol blends pose another concern. Out-of-the-way grease zerks 7 Daily Tractor Maintenance Tasks Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 29/04/2012