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Drum Mowers - Making the Cut
Here at Tractor Tools Direct, we have narrowed our hay mower inventory to exclusively drum mowers. Here’s why…..For more than a decade we have provided small-acreage farmers with the hay equipment they need for their farms, and we have learned a thing or two. During this time, we sold both sickle bar mowers and disc mowers. We found the occurrences of operator error to be greater, the cost of parts replacement to be higher, and the incidents of breakage to be more frequent with these two types o
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Jul 1st 2022
TTD - Going The Extra Mile So You Can Too!
At Tractor Tools Direct, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our products. We have great relationships with our manufacturers and work closely with them to tweak our mowers, rakes, and balers and to offer attachments for our implements that allow them to stand out from the competition. Why go this extra mile? To make your job as a small farm operator or pine straw producer easier and more efficient. Let’s take a look at some of the design improvements/attachments that take our products
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Jun 1st 2022
Twine--Synthetic or Natural?
There are several ways to bind hay bales. These include twine, net wrap, and wire. Wire is rarely applicable to small farm hay production since it is used mainly for large, high compression bales typically found on large farm and hay marketing operations. Net wrap was addressed in a previous blog. Therefore, let’s delve into the different types of twine and their advantages/disadvantages.There are two basic types of twine--synthetic and natural. Polypropylene is the most common type of synthetic
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May 1st 2022
How-To Videos: The Support You Need, When You Need It
Providing customers with top-notch service and support is as important to us here at Tractor Tools Direct as providing the equipment needed to operate their small farms. We know that every minute on a small farm is precious. That is why we keep our website updated with how-to videos covering topics from assembly to maintenance to proper use of our implements. That way when you are putting together an implement on an evening or weekend or dealing with an issue in the field, answers to your questi
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Apr 1st 2022
Choosing the Right Baler for Your Small Farm Operation
Large or small? Round or square? When it comes to choosing a baler, there are a multitude of options. Even within the various categories of balers there are important distinctions. For the purpose of this blog, intended for small farm operators, we will concentrate on mini round balers and small square balers. Most small farm operators do not have a large enough tractor in either weight or horsepower to consider a big round baler or big square baler. If that’s what you’re looking for, there are
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Mar 1st 2022