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At Tractor Tools Direct, we're known for our high-quality hay equipment tailored for small farms. But did you know that our Ibex Mini Round Balers are also a top choice for pine straw producers? Their compact design, ease of use, and maneuverability make them ideal for baling straw between the tight rows of pine plantations. If you're in the pine straw business and looking to save time, reduce labor costs, and increase output, keep reading to learn why a mini round baler could be your best i …

In this month’s blog, let’s take a deeper look at the foundation of what we here at Tractor Tools Direct are proud to do each day – make haying independence a reality for our customers. What is haying independence? Haying independence is the goal of many small-farm operators. It’s the ability to make a farm fully sustainable by growing and harvesting your own forage for your own animals. Why is haying independence important? Many small-farm operators are tired of paying …

When the Allis Chalmers Roto-Baler was first mass produced in 1947 it brought an innovative alternative to square baling of forage crops. While it produced a good bale it was a complicated machine with 2 sets of compression belts to form the bale. The machine was also quite large. The Ibex TX31 Mini Round Baler produces the same type of round “rolled” bales that have all the same advantages over square bales in a smaller, simpler machine. The TX31 occupies only a small fraction of t …

When testing and demoing our equipment here at Tractor Tools Direct, we often look for grassy city lots that need attention and then donate the harvested bales to local charitable organizations. In this way, we turn our passion for small-farm hay production into compassion for those in need. Last August, we demoed the entire baling process with our Ibex TX 45 Drum Mower,Ibex TS130 2+2 V-Rake, and Ibex TX31 Mini Round Baler with Net Wrap on a city lot and donated the hay to Peacefield …

At Tractor Tools Direct we love hearing about our customers’ successes. Two years ago, Dave, located in MN, purchased a hay package from us containing an Ibex TX31 mini round baler, a belt rake, and a compact drum mower. Like so many of our customers, he wanted to bring haying independence to his small farm so that he would no longer be at the mercy of the farmer down the road who previously baled his fields. Having control of his own hay baling gives Dave more control ove …