Do you clean combine with air or water for winter storage

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We blow it off with air then wash it thoroughly.   Don’t want any rodent food present when it goes into storage.

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Blow off with air.  If it is warm enough for it to dry off I will wash it off also.  Then park in the shed.  Sat in the shed for a few weeks this year.  Started to snow the day after I finished harvest.

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Blow everything I can out with air.  I sure would like to wash it off with water, but not a big fan of turning the combine into a huge block of ice setting in the back part of the shed.  Not a big fan of washing and then parking anything for a long period of time either.  Wash it, let it dry, use it again to get rid of water that may have gotten deeper into the machine.

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Blow it off with air, we borrowed a jack hammer trailer air compressor this year, and then washed it of with a pressure washer. Temperature is not a problem here in VA but even so, we let it run for a couple hours to get the bearings warm and dry out any moisture that has gotten in there. Grease, and run again. I’m not happy with the inspection I can do if I can’t see a clean frame for fatigue inspection. I use the wash off period as the first part of inspection, it’s a handy time to go over the machine inch by inch.....No matter the method I do believe rodent prevention is the first priority in cleaning a combine.

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Hand remove bigger most noticable stuff then air followed by a detailed hand/long reach wand wash but never a power washer. ****** windows/mirrors vac out cab and detail then park inside.

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We blow off with 150 cfm compressor, then power wash, and finally grease everything.  After greasing we run machine for a bit to make sure grease is distributed over the bearings, then in the building it goes.

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We hooked up a fire hose and nozzle to a well and use about 60-80 GPM at 50 PSI of water. It’s reply helps get it cleaned up much better than a pressure washer. Then to the shop to get it ready for next year before going to storage.

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Clean with air

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We clean with air and then wash off when all of the trash is cleaned off.

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Air, not a big fan of putting water on the bearings and all of the electrical connections.

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Typically we are into freezing temps by time we are finished so they only get blowen off , then in spring or summer they usually get a good wash job as they get very dusty in the shed and usually are somewhat muddy from the fall .

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Blow off then wash and let dry in shop washbay. Then store in cold storage shed.

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I blow it off in the fall. Pressure wash it  in summer before harvesting rye. I don’t like to pressure wash it after harvest because water gets in bearings and rusts n freezes

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It just depends what we have time to do! But most of the time just air...

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Air for sure (rodent preventative),  water if it’s still warm out ...but our combine is spoiled and gets to rest in the heated shop all winter. :*

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Air blown off... I'm not sold on pressure washing all the moving parts... seems like ya just put water in the barrings...
Just gonna get dirty again next year

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Air

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We use a gas leaf blower witch works very well for us threw out the year to blow off combine daily and to blow out radiator and air filter  when in field  but give it a good washing when we put it away for winter and a coat of wax each spring helps keep it clean and wash easier

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AIr blown, and then full wash followed by a complete wax job.

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Do you clean combine with air or water for winter storage

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