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As fall marches on, we can sense winter rapidly approaching. Harvest has gone from full swing to slowly fading. For many folks, this signals the time to get those fall chores done to prepare for winter. For those of us with agricultural equipment, it’s the best time to clean up and service our machines so that when spring rolls around again they’ll be ready to use. Here’s a checklist we created to help you keep your machinery in tip-top condition. Common Tasks for all Implemen …

Our “Featured Customer” is actually a group of customers–the nuns of the Holy Annunciation Monastery in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania. While dedicated to a life of prayer, these nuns also operate the Carmelites’ Mini Corral where they raise award winning lines of miniature horses. They purchased a drum mower from us last year and Mother Marija had this to say about it: “Just a line to say the mower IS WONDERFUL- and so are my nuns! We have a garage filled with homemade b …

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 necessit …

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 eas …

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! …