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Since opening in 2013, Tractor Tools Direct has been operating under the motto that “compact tractors do real work!”. While our emphasis has primarily been on bringing “haying independence” to small-farm operations through our lines of compact hay equipment, we have also provided power harrows and flail mowers for gardening and landscaping. This summer we are happy to announce an expansion of our Garden & Landscape department with the addition of several new products. At the heart of many sm …

In our phone calls and chats with customers, many ask about the Ibex Drawbar Kit–what it does and what baling situations warrant one. This blog will attempt to answer these questions while providing links to videos and other information that should help you determine if a Drawbar Kit would be a useful addition to your baling operation.First, what is an Ibex Drawbar Kit? A Drawbar Kit includes everything you need to convert your 3 point hitch baler to drawbar operation. A crossbar is supplied tha …

In previous blogs, we have shared information about the pine straw industry and how our equipment, especially our Ibex TX31 Mini Round Baler with Net Wrap and Ibex TX80 Belt Rake, can be used to increase pine straw production. In this blog, we are taking a different approach. Tim Collins, TTD customer and owner of Quality Pine Straw Sales in Mississippi, gives us a personal look at the industry–from the baling process he follows, to the equipment he uses, to the product his customers expect. …

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 the space …

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 …