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We at Tractor Tools Direct would like to take this opportunity to feature one of our customers. We hope this will allow you to learn more about compact tractor equipment from others like you who are already out there using it for your small farms or landscaping businesses.“Featured Customer” Ron Klein lives in southwest Michigan and operates Windshadow Farm and Dairy LLC, a Grade A pasture-based dairy goat operation. For him, the production of excellent forage is of utmost necessity. As he stat …

After a long and productive hay season, it’s tempting to pull your equipment in the barn and just wait until the next spring to deal with it. However, servicing your hay equipment in the fall can reduce damage and startup problems the next season. Servicing your machinery in the fall will also provide you with plenty of time to order parts and replace them before the spring cutting.Dirt, dust, mud and hay debris hold moisture and can promote rust on your machinery. This debris can be easily remo …

Todd, one of our customers, recently sent in these photos of his family in the hay field. So far he has purchased a drum mower, a Molon 180 belt rake and an Abbriata m60 mini square baler. He had this to say about his recent haying experience: “All the equipment worked well, and my wife noted again that the Molon rake is the best farm implement we ever purchased.” Thanks, Todd! TTD was happy to help!

When it comes to PTO shafts for implements, there is no such thing as “one size fits all”. One of the unfortunate things about selling our equipment all over the US is that we cannot cut your PTO shaft to length before it is delivered to you. That is a job that simply must be done specifically for your tractor. And for every brand and model of tractor the proper length for the PTO shaft can be different. Properly cutting a PTO shaft, however, has traditionally been a frustrating, trial-an …

I get a lot of questions to the tune of “how many acres per hour will that cut?” I get them from people cutting their lawns as well as people cutting hay. The answer is both simple and complicated – it really depends on the situation. But there is a simple formula you can use to estimate: Mower width in inches times forward speed in miles per hour divided by 100. This formula will give you the maximum mowing capacity, in acres per hour, assuming you are always cutting new material (no o …