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T’is the holiday season, and everyone loves the surprise of holiday packages delivered to their doors. However, at Tractor Tools Direct, we work to take the surprise out of the packages we deliver to you during any season. We know you are busy running your small farm and have no time for surprises. So we make every effort to ensure that when you make a purchase from us, you know exactly what you’re getting, when you’ll get it, and how it will arrive. Our exceptional service begins with your fi …

Some of our products, like our Ibex TX31 Mini Round Balers and other hay implements, are so popular that they are often sold before they hit our warehouse! For this reason, we allow pre-orders on certain purchases to ensure that the item you need is sent to you as soon as it arrives from our manufacturer. Waiting for the item to actually arrive before ordering risks the item being sold-out before you have a chance to make the purchase. You don’t want that! A quick way to tell if we at TTD a …

Probably the question we are asked most often here at Tractor Tools Direct is, “Will this implement work with my tractor?”. So, in this blog we are going to give a basic overview of the implement and tractor specifications which help in making this determination. We will also show the places on our website where you can find the information needed to ensure that your tractor and a piece of our equipment are a perfect match. When matching an implement to a tractor there are several factors to …

The following is a blog we posted to our website and social media account in October of 2018. It is our most shared blog post ever. When we updated our company website, it was removed due to its incompatibility with the new platform. However, enough people contacted us asking for it to be replaced that we took the time to redesign and update the calculator to make it even better. Here it is!Livestock Winter Hay Needs With winter coming on, it is time to make sure that you have enough hay in th …

The pasture has been cut, dried, and raked into windrows. It's hay day! Here are some tips to make baling day with your Ibex  TX31 Mini Round Baler run smoothly. Before heading to the field: Baling days are typically hot days, so dress in lightweight, light-colored clothing. Long sleeves and long pants are best for protecting your arms and legs from cuts and scratches when collecting bales. Be sure to bring along a large water jug so you can stay hydrated. Pack a tool kit with …