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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 62 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 62 | Storing a truck year round on grass in Chicago.What is the best way to prevent the undercarriage from rusting?Plywood a plastic tarp?I should have done something years a go.I thought only salt would cause it to rust.The truck i bought for 500 dollars,10 years ago.thanks
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I'd put down one or two layers of 6 mil plastic, or a heavy tarp that has no holes in it.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | yes, what Tim says, plus, if you cover it with a tarp, do no lay the tarp directly on the truck, put some boards between to "tent" it a bit so air can circulate between the tarp and the metal, otherwise you may as well not have any cover
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | No, don't put a tarp over it. Put the tarp under it (as Tim suggested) so the grass can't grow up and blow air circulation under the truck. Weather on the outside of the truck won't make much different now. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Ship it to me for storage. We don't have any grass or snow!
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 119 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 119 | Yea, that makes me think, ole Bertha camps out side over the winter too. But that big old truck sits up high off the ground, maybe a little plastic down below would be nice for such a hard workin horse as her!
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