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Types of Hay and Their Uses
Here at Tractor Tools Direct, we specialize in selling hay-baling equipment not only to small-farm operators who have been haying for years, but also to those just making the jump to haying independence. Therefore, we’d like to cover some of the basics in hay choices and their uses. For those customers who have been haying for years, it can serve as a refresher, but for those new to the adventure, hopefully it can answer some questions they might not have even realized they needed to ask!
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Jul 18th 2018
Featured Customer: The nuns of the Holy Annunciation Monastery in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
Our “Featured Customer” is actually a group of customers–the nuns of the Holy Annunciation Monastery in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania. While dedicated to a life of prayer, these nuns also operate the Carmelites’ Mini Corral where they raise award winning lines of miniature horses. They purchased a drum mower from us last year and Mother Marija had this to say about it: “Just a line to say the mower IS WONDERFUL- and so are my nuns! We have a garage filled with homemade bales, a gazebo full of cut gras
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May 11th 2015
Featured Customer: Ron Klein - Windshadow Farm and Dairy
We at Tractor Tools Direct would like to take this opportunity to feature one of our customers. We hope this will allow you to learn more about compact tractor equipment from others like you who are already out there using it for your small farms or landscaping businesses.“Featured Customer” Ron Klein lives in southwest Michigan and operates Windshadow Farm and Dairy LLC, a Grade A pasture-based dairy goat operation. For him, the production of excellent forage is of utmost necessity. As he stat
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Mar 25th 2015
Fall Checklist For Your Hay Equipment
After a long and productive hay season, it’s tempting to pull your equipment in the barn and just wait until the next spring to deal with it. However, servicing your hay equipment in the fall can reduce damage and startup problems the next season. Servicing your machinery in the fall will also provide you with plenty of time to order parts and replace them before the spring cutting.Dirt, dust, mud and hay debris hold moisture and can promote rust on your machinery. This debris can be easily remo
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Oct 3rd 2014