AND CARE FOR FARMSTEAD EQUIPMENT Winter put* bigger loads on starting systems and low temperatures reduce the amount of current your battery can produce. With shorter running times, there is more chance of discharging batteries. Discharged batteries are more apt to freeze. Check the voltage regulator if batteries don't stay charged. Keeping water level up helps your batteries stay in working condition. Notice how this farmer cleaned battery terminals and smeared with grease to prevent corrosion. Each year, it seems, there is more equipment of one sort or another around the farmstead to make chore work easier. This equipment must have good care if it is to give long, trouble-free service. Some farmstead tools are used year-around while others stand idle through the winter season. These latter items need special care as they may suffer more from lack of use than do the machines used every day. Metal parts polished smth by use are especially susceptible to cor rosion. Old, dry grease is of little protection from rust. A generous greasing will help protect bearings and shafts during storage. Dirt and chaff draw moisture to make ideal conditions for rust and corrosion. An air com pressor can be very handy for the fall cleanup. Exposed sheet metal will last almost forever if it is painted or pro tected with a rust inhibitor before storing away. Places like the bottoms of elevator troughs can be coated with used crankcase oil applied with an old paint brush. Storing under roof is most desirable but not always practical. The next best thing is to protect the parts of the machines most susceptible to damage from the weather. Motors can often be easily removed and stored in the shop or machine shed. Belts should be removed and hung up inside. Chains coiled in a can of lightweight lube oil will come out next summer in perfect shape. Where it isn’t practical to remove motors and drives, a box or waterproof cover will help give needed protection. 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