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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 …

Healthy and nutritious hay begins with healthy and well-maintained hay fields. When it comes to hay fields, you can only take what you give. Maintaining your fields is a year-round job, but worth the time and effort when it comes to greater high-quality yields. Before you can give a field what it needs, you should know what it already does or does not have. Performing a soil test is a great place to start. Your local extension office can likely do this for minimal, if any, cost. The process sim …

April’s blog discussed the first step of the baling process--mowing. This month’s blog will give tips for the next step--tedding. What is a tedder? A tedder is an implement that is used to fluff and spread hay to decrease drying time. Tedding is typically done after the hay is mowed and before it is raked into windrows for baling. Many hay mowers, unless they have a built-in conditioning system like our Ibex TS51C and TM67C drum mowers, tend to windrow the cut crop into a tight pile that …

Here at Tractor Tools Direct, we’ve built our business on 100% customer satisfaction - it’s who we are. If our balers didn’t help us meet this level of satisfaction, we wouldn’t be selling them. There are three big reasons why a baler purchase from Tractor Tools Direct is a great choice. At Tractor Tools Direct we: Are obsessed with quality. Offer products with unique features not found on other brands. Provide top-notch customer service and support. So why should you buy your baler from us? …

Hopefully before you’ve even decided to embark on the hay baling adventure, you’ve thought about where you are going to store the bales you produce. The task of baling hay is far too much work to let bales rot in the field. Here are some tips to keep your bales dry and efficiently organized. The best storage for hay--especially the small round and square bales produced on a small-farm operation--is in a barn or shed. The barn should be free of leaks and well ventilated. Air circulation is impo …