Compact Implement Packages For New Homesteaders

Compact Implement Packages For New Homesteaders FARM HOME Miscellaneous Tractor Tools Direct TTD has compact implement packages for start-up farmers All you need is a compact tractor “We started offering complete hay baling packages discounted from buying one implement at a time ” says Matt Nichols Tractor Tools Direct “A lot of our customers are hobbyists or new to baling hay They may have purchased bales in the past or hired custom operators to bale their hay for them ” Nichols finds that many of his customers are unaware that compact hay-making equipment is available “A lot of them don’t have any equipment so a package deal works out well ” he says “Some of our customers are established farmers with a smaller field they could bale but need smaller equipment They may want to bale edges of row-crop fields or road ditches ” The pine straw market is another growing market for TTD’s compact hay tools The compact rake and hay balers are ideal for getting in and under pine tree stands “In Florida in particular the pine straw market for landscape mulch is big ” says Nichols “Our small baler can run down the middle of pine tree rows ” TTD hay-making packages start at $12 057 with the Subcompact Economy Hay package This package is designed for tractors as small as 20 hp and weighing as little as 2 000 lbs It includes a mini round baler drum mower and two-wheel rake sized for the baler The Ultimate Utility Homesteader Package is priced at $43 645 It includes a compact square baler drum mower and belt rake/tedder sized to match the baler’s intake It also includes a 3-pt chipper rear-mount dump bucket and flail mower While the baler requires a tractor with only 25 hp the chipper requires a 40-hp tractor TTD offers other packages and an array of individual components Purchased separately the Subcompact Economy Hay Package would total $13 397 a savings of $1 340 The company also offers an online library of how-tos FAQs manuals and videos to help prospective customers learn about compact equipment “We import and work directly with manufacturers on product improvement ” says Nichols “In the case of our balers they’re customized to the needs of our customers We have a dealer network and sell directly all over the U S and Canada With direct sales shipping costs can be higher ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tractor Tools Direct 800 South 9th St Terre Haute Ind 47807 ph 260-225-3429; www tractortoolsdirect com

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