Miranda Tractor Reviews

The grass, although not terribly tall, was nevertheless high enough to block from view an anthill covered with grass. It's not a prominent or oft-used feature, but the differential lock on a tractor or mower can get you out of trouble under the right...

Transmission The type of transmission is a key feature to consider, because it will make a big difference in the way the tractor performs. Headlights Complicated farming projects often run into the evening hours, and a tractor with headlights will help...

These tractors are a great choice if you need a lawn mower that will withstand heavy use and give you options for working on other farm projects. Subcompact Tractor While the smallest of subcompact tractors are similar in appearance to garden tractors,...

There is nothing like being in a tractor seat and feeling the power surge through it as the engine sputters, purrs and/or roars (depending on the tractor) to life, then lifting a dozen 50-pound sacks of feed with a mere push of a lever or mowing 5 acres...

You wouldn't buy a 50-horsepower tractor to mow a single acre, and likewise, you wouldn't want a walk-behind to mow 50 acres. The list includes: aerators chippers/shredders crimper-rollers electrical generators harrows hay-making tools mowers plastic...

For photos of past Vintage Harvest events, visit this blog . If you are heading west out of Spokane, Wash., on Highway 2 the last weekend in August, watch for old combines working in fields on the north side of the road.

Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare? But instead of choosing a lower gear to obtain a more reasonable speed, he sometimes left the mower in its highest gear while pulling back on the throttle to slow it down.

A grapple for the front-end loader makes the job of removing limbs and small, fallen trees from the property a snap. The box blade or a scrape blade turned at an angle allows you to smooth out a top layer of gravel on your freshly graded road.

Of course, every yard is different with its own issues, and depending on how many items you need to navigate (trees, buildings and so on), you might find that a mix of directions is most efficient, or maybe that no pattern at all is the best fit for your...

It may be surprising, but the vast majority of Lamborghini owners around the world don't think twice about getting their vehicles muddy or using them to drag around heavy machinery.

So the next time you hook up your Brand A plow to your Brand B tractor, with a Brand C brush mower waiting to be used later in the day, don't worry about the occasional difficulties you might encounter with hooking them up.

Wipe the plug clean, and check for an O-ring or an aluminum or copper crush washer that helps seal the plug against engine block or drain pan. Get more tractor help with these HobbyFarms.com articles: 5 Seasonal Tractor Maintenance Tasks 7 Daily Tractor...

This is when a rear grading blade comes in handy—these attachments excel at the fine-tuning work and can help finish up what the box blade starts. A side effect of owning a hobby farm is that maintaining your driveway can be a rather complex task.

Measure Your Tires If the tire is completely shot and you determine that you need a new one, the first step is to find the tire size. Sealants If you prefer a tubeless tire—and many farmers do—sealants can help hold in the air.

I bale hay on my northern Wisconsin farm every summer , so here are a few tips to make the baling days proceed as smoothly as possible. Baling hay is a satisfying and worthwhile effort, but it's challenging.

The Massey might have the looks and the power, but Little Mo still wins out for reliability, at least in my mind. 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. Using a chain, we tied the arms securely to the post, and then—as we watched with curiosity and hope—my brother engaged...

Whatever materials you use to tow the wood, make sure that you provide enough slack and distance between the wood and the tractor so that the wood will lie flat when towed. You don't need fancy equipment to lift heavy objects around the farm—a simple...

Some things to address during the heavy work season include the following. Here's our guide with seasonal checklists that will help you keep small machines such as ATVs and UTVs running smoothly.

Don't be caught unprepared and searching for your winter gear on the morning that six inches of snow has fallen from the sky. Keeping the ice under control can be a season-long battle, so arm yourself with tools such as a digging bar, a snow shovel and...

When changing any oil, always change the filter, as well. Periodic servicing recommendations are most often based on operating hours, such as changing oil every 100 hours or more; however, these are guidelines and should be treated as such, Tammel says.

Think about the task ahead and the tools you need to get the job done. Whatever it is, the guide below will help you make the best equipment decisions for the work that lays before you.

Power Wheelbarrow Yardmax's Power Wheelbarrow has a load capacity of 660 pounds and offers the traction and stability needed to move heavy loads across rugged, uneven, muddy and wet landscapes.

Because I don't recommend that anyone blast stumps out of the ground with dynamite like in The Fields of Home by Ralph Moody (one of my favorite books), let's focus on a few other tools that hobby farmers can use to remove tree stumps from the ground...

Backhoe Attachment If you're looking to dig up huge boulders, then you might want to skip the digging bar and let your tractor do the work with a backhoe attachment. A powerful tool like this, although expensive, will help you excavate large stones that...

Maintenance checks also serve as an early warning system to catch small problems before they become big problems. It just takes a little time, a little organization and a little determination.

Fuel should always be fresh—no more than three months in storage, according to Tammel. Start with a visual inspection of your small farm tractor. “Coolant can enter through faulty head gaskets or cylinder O-rings,” he says.