My father and I are fortunate enough to store our New Holland Boomer tractors inside. Not everyone can do this though. For the price this new equipment is the manufacturers need to change the formulas of paints to include UV protection! I'm glad they have started. Many folks including myself want a good looking machine. 🙂
Neil, My MX5400 is only 2 years old and has always been stored inside. I also have the 8N Ford my grandfather bought new in 1950 it’s all original and has always been stored inside. The paint is pristine for its age. I’m blessed to be able to store all my equipment inside and over the years it really makes a difference in the longevity. Enjoyable video Neil thanks.
I have a 2018 Kubota BX model and I keep it inside what I call a tractor shed. It's a 20 ft shipping container that I use for storage and half of it is dedicated to my tractor. After all these years it's still looks pretty good. What makes me laugh is that when I've taken it in to get something fixed to the dealer locally, I always get the same thing from them. Your tractor is too clean, it should be a little dirty it shows it's been worked. I'm not sure where these people get this crap from but I have worked my little BX's wheels off and done hundreds of projects around by 2 acres. My tractor looks good because I take care of it, wash it and then put it back in the tractor shed. Same thing as a car or a truck that's left out and the elements as opposed to in a garage. People are weird about their tractors and if you want the faded well-worn look paint-wise, then you do you. 😂
True, red pigments have a greater tendency to fade sooner than other colors. This includes shades of maroon to shades of orange. Ever seen good old fashioned red enamel turn pink?
Park your stuff inside!!! I'll never understand the mindset, cart before the horse people. I have a mini, tractor, zeroturn, brush hog, grapple, plow, forks and bucket all in a 40' shipping container I paid 3k for, and another 750 spray foaming the ceiling. Letting 80k in equipment sit outside when you can store it for 4k is stupid.
Funny that Neil says the tractor manufacturers haven't paid much attention to the paint, while the tractor's color (orange, green, blue, red) has been a hallmark of the entire industry's marketing and brand identity.
BX here, retired. I got down the paint rat hole a while back after learning how to touch up an SUV. I had a deep ding in my hood. Airbrushed, blended, polished etc. Now I can tackle areas as needed. Mine stays in the shop, but it’s a dusty environment. After market paint is all over the place, I painted my grapple using TS Kubota Orange, changes pretty quickly to another tint. Beats working on cars though.
It’s. A. Tractor. Not a collector car or fine art. I just put JD green bucket hooks on my 40- year-old Yanmar. Why? Because they were cheaper than I could buy the steel for, and they didn’t have black ones. Tractor has lived outside for most of its life, and you know what? It’s still a functional tractor.
I found several quarts of kubota paint at my local Ollie’s store funny enough, I used it on my yard trailer and though it is holding up it definitely faded.
I don't have the luxury of storing my Kubota inside, so the paint is starting to take on a pinkish hue! I'm not too concerned about outside storage - my local dealer has dozens of new tractors that sit outside for months or even years!
My 18 year old BX23 has really chalky paint on the thin metal hood.. Its been bad for 10 years. It will NOT wet sand and polish out.. the whole thickness is affected. I am going to re-do it with a custom 'flame' job, with fresh orange base masked off, and airbrush the flames. My wheels needed repaint first.. they went almost white on only 6 years...rattle can is still holding up.. Also did some cylinders that needed help. The sheet metal around the entire rear area of the tractor is still near perfect, glossy and deep orange.
I store mine inside…but the paint on the shiny parts will chip just looking at it. Whatever paint they use on implements is plenty tuff. But the hood, cockpit and fender paint is fragile.
My tractors get hosed off once a year, even if there's still some orange showing. L3902 always under cover though because the seats fill with water and freeze solid.
What this equipment cost I can't understand why people would leave it set outside not me. The cost of Kubota's you would think they would want to put on a quality paint job.
I agree the paint is awful. My hood & flooring is chipped-paint & rusted on a BX2370-1 with slightly over 1k hours or 6 years of life. It might be the vibration the hood experiences & my flooring rust might be my wet feet.
My L is a 2018. Tractor looks 10 yrs old. Loader looks 30 years old with a majority of the decals peeling off. However, the Wheels look brand new. Landpride stuff looks older than what they are but they get a beating. Couldn’t be happier with how everything functions though!!
My father and I are fortunate enough to store our New Holland Boomer tractors inside. Not everyone can do this though. For the price this new equipment is the manufacturers need to change the formulas of paints to include UV protection! I'm glad they have started. Many folks including myself want a good looking machine. 🙂
Neil, My MX5400 is only 2 years old and has always been stored inside. I also have the 8N Ford my grandfather bought new in 1950 it’s all original and has always been stored inside. The paint is pristine for its age. I’m blessed to be able to store all my equipment inside and over the years it really makes a difference in the longevity. Enjoyable video Neil thanks.
I have a 2018 Kubota BX model and I keep it inside what I call a tractor shed. It's a 20 ft shipping container that I use for storage and half of it is dedicated to my tractor. After all these years it's still looks pretty good. What makes me laugh is that when I've taken it in to get something fixed to the dealer locally, I always get the same thing from them. Your tractor is too clean, it should be a little dirty it shows it's been worked. I'm not sure where these people get this crap from but I have worked my little BX's wheels off and done hundreds of projects around by 2 acres. My tractor looks good because I take care of it, wash it and then put it back in the tractor shed. Same thing as a car or a truck that's left out and the elements as opposed to in a garage. People are weird about their tractors and if you want the faded well-worn look paint-wise, then you do you. 😂
True, red pigments have a greater tendency to fade sooner than other colors. This includes shades of maroon to shades of orange. Ever seen good old fashioned red enamel turn pink?
Park your stuff inside!!!
I'll never understand the mindset, cart before the horse people.
I have a mini, tractor, zeroturn, brush hog, grapple, plow, forks and bucket all in a 40' shipping container I paid 3k for, and another 750 spray foaming the ceiling. Letting 80k in equipment sit outside when you can store it for 4k is stupid.
4K? Lol you seen the price of buildings?
@blessingslawn
Yeah.. that's why my equipment goes in a 40' connex and the collector cars are in a garage.
Funny that Neil says the tractor manufacturers haven't paid much attention to the paint, while the tractor's color (orange, green, blue, red) has been a hallmark of the entire industry's marketing and brand identity.
Just the colour not the quality of the paint.
BX here, retired. I got down the paint rat hole a while back after learning how to touch up an SUV. I had a deep ding in my hood. Airbrushed, blended, polished etc. Now I can tackle areas as needed. Mine stays in the shop, but it’s a dusty environment. After market paint is all over the place, I painted my grapple using TS Kubota Orange, changes pretty quickly to another tint. Beats working on cars though.
It’s. A. Tractor. Not a collector car or fine art. I just put JD green bucket hooks on my 40- year-old Yanmar. Why? Because they were cheaper than I could buy the steel for, and they didn’t have black ones. Tractor has lived outside for most of its life, and you know what? It’s still a functional tractor.
I found several quarts of kubota paint at my local Ollie’s store funny enough, I used it on my yard trailer and though it is holding up it definitely faded.
My 2013 l3800 still looking great.
I don't have the luxury of storing my Kubota inside, so the paint is starting to take on a pinkish hue! I'm not too concerned about outside storage - my local dealer has dozens of new tractors that sit outside for months or even years!
Like a car people who take care of their possessions shine right through. Like the saying goes, if you don’t give a rip, it shows.
My 18 year old BX23 has really chalky paint on the thin metal hood.. Its been bad for 10 years. It will NOT wet sand and polish out.. the whole thickness is affected. I am going to re-do it with a custom 'flame' job, with fresh orange base masked off, and airbrush the flames. My wheels needed repaint first.. they went almost white on only 6 years...rattle can is still holding up.. Also did some cylinders that needed help. The sheet metal around the entire rear area of the tractor is still near perfect, glossy and deep orange.
Love the orange
Remind me of Schneider trucking
I store mine inside…but the paint on the shiny parts will chip just looking at it. Whatever paint they use on implements is plenty tuff. But the hood, cockpit and fender paint is fragile.
It's depends if they're painting plastic or metal
My tractors get hosed off once a year, even if there's still some orange showing. L3902 always under cover though because the seats fill with water and freeze solid.
What this equipment cost I can't understand why people would leave it set outside not me. The cost of Kubota's you would think they would want to put on a quality paint job.
A lot of paints fade in the sunshine 🌞 when they are left outside in all weather's
The audio seems a little fuzzy or is it just me?
Allis-Chalmers did not have a problem like Kubota has had for years. Poor paint quality.
Yes, their paint sucks!
mx5000 so far so good, rims have some spots.
even stored inside they fade...
Low quality paint is lazy; however, I'm not worried about if my tractor fades out.
Form " follows" FUNCTION , its not a Cadillac its its a tractor .
These things are expensive, I try to at least park mine under some style of shelter.
Try matching the paint all the time
Good paint on equipment sells better
I agree the paint is awful. My hood & flooring is chipped-paint & rusted on a BX2370-1 with slightly over 1k hours or 6 years of life. It might be the vibration the hood experiences & my flooring rust might be my wet feet.
My L is a 2018. Tractor looks 10 yrs old. Loader looks 30 years old with a majority of the decals peeling off. However, the Wheels look brand new. Landpride stuff looks older than what they are but they get a beating. Couldn’t be happier with how everything functions though!!
Its terrible all my rtv,s it flakes off everywhere love them but for the money it's not acceptable
Kubota paint sucks
Their paint sucks.
Pink paint down the road and the skateboard treadle peddle are what’s keeping me from buying a Kubota. 🫣