[AT] Status Quo Maintenance?

[John Hall]

I am pretty much in line with Farmer. We have never mothballed anything that 
we plan on using in a few months. Take the combine for example. It should be 
done for the season by Dec. and will not be needed until June. I'll try to 
remember to crank it a couple of times before then. If the battery goes down 
I just charge it. I try not to leave a lot of fuel in it. We have some old 
tractors that may sit a year or two. We'll drain the fuel when we put them 
in storage. When we take them out we add fuel, add water if they don't have 
antifreeze, and merely check the oil. Some of our old tractors have had the 
same oil for several years. There are a couple of engines here that have had 
the same anti-freeze for 15+ years. Check it every fall. All of our 
equipment stays under a shed--can't do anything but help.

Of course the climate in your area may give you different results.

John Hall