International Tractor Spares

Starting up the mower once again, I engaged the differential lock and slowly pushed the accelerator. Recently, I was using a riding lawn mower to mow the edges of a field . The mower was stuck in the first place because it has a differential, in essence...

Tires The tires of a tractor are designed to provide lots of traction so that the tractor can do heavy work. Power Take-Off One of the most important parts of your machine, the PTO is a spinning shaft commonly located at the rear of the tractor.

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 to versatility and adaptability.

You can also purchase a PTO-powered generator that runs directly off the tractor. Trail Maintenance Building trails takes planning, hard work and the right equipment. A mid-size tractor that can move large round hay bales can help reduce your feed bills...

A true walk-behind tractor shares the same durable, high-quality design one would expect in a traditional tractor: all-gear drive, automotive-style clutch, commercial gas or diesel engine, and shaft-driven implements.

A sign off to the side of the road announced the Vintage Harvest. Tags combine , equipment , Jim Ruen A number of them had automatic leveling devices developed during World War II to keep the threshing units level on the area's steep hills.

For some tasks, such as heavy mowing or plowing, full throttle is necessary, but for many others, less throttle saves fuel and also creates less noise. Under this setup, the mower would run for weeks or even months without needing to be refueled.

Attaching a bucket to the front-end loader and a box blade to the rear enables you to improve access roads, saving money on the high cost of a professional heavy-equipment operator.

For the most part, mowing grass isn't very complicated—you just mow in circles or rows until all of the ground has been covered, right? Mowing the lawn is a recurring task of spring and summer .

Trusted by farmers for more than 50 years, Lamborghini tractors have made their mark on Italian agriculture. Deutz-Fahr tractors are built alongside the Lamborghini tractors, and besides the color difference (Lamborghini in silver and Deutz-Fahr in green),...

It can take a bit of effort to get the tractor and implement into exactly the right position so that the three points of attachment can be made—getting two of them secured tends to be easy enough, but I find that the third one can be quite stubborn...

If it's a spin-on, use any commercially available oil filter wrench, whether it's one that slips over the filter or a plier-style wrench, to break the filter loose. Tighten the oil fill cap and/or dipstick.

Fortunately, grading a gravel driveway is a task that can be accomplished (at least with some level of success) by any farmer with a large tractor and the right equipment, with the “right equipment” being the key.

If you blow a sidewall—the tall side of the tire—there's not much you can do to save the tire except for tubing it. If there's a decimal point, it is simply a more exact measurement, not another measurement altogether.

Have Adequate Help In theory, with machines a single person can bay hale. While it's impossible to prepare yourself for every possible scenario, having a supply of replacements parts for your machinery—and a wide array of tools on hand—will help you...

That's perfect for pulling wagons and even raking hay, but when it comes to harder tasks such as baling hay, Little Mo falls short. A restored Massey Ferguson 135 shows that old tractors still have use on hobby farms.

On any farm, there are many jobs needing to be done on any given day, which is why properly managing time and effort is so important. By doing things in the most productive way, it's possible to get more things accomplished during a day.

If you live on a farm, it's inevitable that you'll eventually need to move heavy objects that just don't lend themselves to being easily transported. Two perfect examples are tree stumps and large rocks—they're very heavy and often oddly shaped, presenting...

Clean Air Filters: Starting the year with a new air filter is smart, and in some situations this will be enough to last you the whole season, but don't assume your air filter can go all year without a cleaning or replacement.

If you need to change the oil or spark plugs, now is the time to do it, and make sure you've got plenty of fuel on hand. In fact, where I live in northern Wisconsin, it's not uncommon to have snowfall in October, and you can count on the ground being...

“However, if you put on fewer hours, as most hobby farmers are likely to do, with the exception of coolants, you should change most fluids and filters at least once a year.” Warm up the engine and run hydraulics briefly to encourage drainage.

Choose the right piece (or pieces) of farm equipment to complete your spring farm-maintenance chores with help from this guide. Maybe you need a tractor to repair fencing, a UTV to check on livestock or a chainsaw to remove brush and fell trees.

$64.95 at Etymotic 5. Product features include a Briggs & Stratton engine, self-propelled all-wheel drive with directional ag tires, zero-turn radius and a multiple-speed heavy-duty transmission.

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. Whether you need a stump grinder will depend on the size and number of stumps you intend to remove.

Most hobby farmers eventually have to deal with rocks in their fields or yards. Whether it's a bunch of small ones that complicate planting gardens or crops, or giant boulders that jut out of the ground and threaten to break any machine that inadvertently...

Investing a few minutes before you start your tractor and a few hours throughout the year can keep it running smoothly for the long haul. With a little forethought, you'll avoid expensive rebuilds and the inconvenience of a tractor in the shop.

Fuel should always be fresh—no more than three months in storage, according to Tammel. If the outer filter is visibly dirty, remove it and blow it out using no more than 35-psi airflow; then return it to the housing.