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How To Store Your Farm Equipment In the Winter
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How To Store Your Farm Equipment In the Winter

You've made quite an investment to get your farm up and running, and you want to get the most bang for your buck. To make this happen, you have to take good care of your equipment not only during the growing season but also during the winter when you aren't using it regularly. Although you will likely use some of your farm tools in cold weather, many of them will need to be stored. How can you prepare your equipment so it will be ready to use next spring? Follow these three guidelines, and you'll be all set. Clean It It's always best to put things away clean, no matter what they are. However, with farm equipment, you need to pay special attention to cleaning. If you leave grain and other organic matter in the tires, blades, and other parts of your hay handling equipment and other machinery...