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Remember, though, that having the ability to lift and move earth requires a substantial tractor behind the bucket, so if a front-end loader is a must-have for you, make sure your tractor can properly support it.

But first, allow me to backtrack. The main features are easy enough—the controls for the hydraulic lift, or for engaging the mowing blades on a riding mower —but other features (such as the differential lock, whose value I recently learned) see less...

Tires The tires of a tractor are designed to provide lots of traction so that the tractor can do heavy work. This article originally ran in the March/April 2017 issue of Hobby Farms.

Get the right size tractor with the correct horsepower for the job. With their wider mower decks, you can mow more land in less time, and additional features like hydraulic steering and four-wheel drive give them an edge over lawn tractors when it comes...

The tractor provides transport for you and your equipment, and, equipped with a loader on the front and a brush hog on the back, you can easily move heavy logs aside and mow while you build and clear the trails.

Now, almost all of the walk-behind tractors are made in Europe, mostly in Italy, which boasts more than 15 brands. Now, you may be wondering how this machine can run a mower in the front and a tiller in the rear.

Feeling like I had slipped back in time, I pulled into the next driveway. You'll not only see history, you'll see some pretty darn good technology. As we approach the end of the year, it's natural to look back at the past year.

Run your engine at low throttle, and the savings can be significant. Thanks to the high gear setting and low throttle, the mower couldn't offer much in the way of strength—you wouldn't want to mow with that combination.

Post-hole drills can be mounted to the three-point hitch or front bucket, which allows for greater downward pressure and quicker digging and can be operated exclusively from the tractor seat.

This will discharge the clippings toward the middle of the mowing area, which is much more desirable than discharging them into a non-mowed area, where they will just get tangled up in unmowed grass (or matted against buildings and other obstacles), creating...

The group includes tractor companies originating in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Instead, an American farmer may find a tractor manufactured by the same company under the Deutz-Fahr brand name.

But for all its strengths, the three-point hitch hasn't always been a standardized feature for tractors. It might sound cliche, but it's easy to get caught up in the rush of everyday life and overlook just how much we all have to be thankful for.

With a shop towel handy, loosen the drain plug by turning counterclockwise, breaking it loose with the wrench and unthreading it the rest of the way by hand. Changing the oil in your tractor is one of the simplest ways to avoid major mechanical repairs...

While such blades can do a fine job on simple tasks (and are great for pushing and distributing piles of loose gravel), making deep adjustments to the driveway (which might be required for fixing stubborn potholes) might exceed their capabilities.

This involves finding the hole (fill it with air and spray soapy water around the surface—the hole will bubble) and pushing a patch into the tire with a special instrument. If they can't, which could be the case, you'll be left to do your own research.

The phrase “make hay while the sun shines” says it all—ideally, you'll bale hay on warm, sunny days, and because the process can be quite strenuous, beware of the mix of hot temperatures and hard work.

On one fall afternoon, after it had been raining for days, my brother and I were replacing a damaged fence post that had been set in the ground using concrete. As always, farm machines have the potential to be dangerous, and caution should always be foremost...

For moving an occasional tree stump or rock, it works great, and it's also easy to customize to your own preference. The first step to building this primitive wagon is to choose an appropriate piece of wood.

Prepare Fuel System: Preparing your machine's fuel tank for overwintering is critical, as failing to do so can invite gumming, corrosion and rust in your carburetor and tank. A standalone snow blower, for instance, will become hot with use from the engine...

Prepare For Icy Conditions Ice is a part of winter, and it likes to form wherever the snow gets packed down, which is to say, areas that you frequently use such as doorways and walkways.

“It's a good idea to get a baseline scan, and then pull a sample periodically and have it tested,” Tammel says. Check and note the tractor's operating hours on the first day of each month.

Whatever it is, the guide below will help you make the best equipment decisions for the work that lays before you. Tags farm equipment , tractor , UTV Choose the right piece (or pieces) of farm equipment to complete your spring farm-maintenance chores...

A tractor attachment, a picker's apron, noise-canceling headphones and a reflective horse collar are among items our editors found. $64.95 at Etymotic 5. Mat Mover The EZGrip Mat Mover is specially designed with a large tooth for moving heavy rubber stall...

A mattock is a hand tool similar to a pickaxe, with a head that generally includes either two cutting blades or one cutting blade and a pick. But these methods and tools should help you get started in your quest to remove tree stumps from your property.

Essentially a long steel bar with a tapered end, a digging bar is perfect for maneuvering underneath large rocks, where it can then be used as a lever to pop them out of the ground.

Jensales Tractor & Equipment Repair Manuals owner Paul Jensen warns that while an original manual is great for collectors, it might not be the best for service purposes. In addition to discussing features, operation and capability of your tractor, the...

“You don't want to dump rust and contaminants into the tractor's fuel tank.” Gas tractors using ethanol blends pose another concern. Repair for leaks, big or small, might simply entail tightening or replacing hoses or clamps or tightening drain plugs.