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[Image: ROPS and seatbelt on compact tractor]Wear That Seat Belt!
All compact tractors currently sold have Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS), and most larger zero-turn mowers now have this safety feature also. A ROPS that is properly designed and used can prevent serious injury in most overturn accidents. One of the most important considerations in ROPS protection is to wear your seatbelt.
[Image: Front-end loader on compact tractor]Remove That Loader Bucket!
Removing the bucket from the front-end loader on your tractor is very easy (on newer loaders) and makes your tractor much more maneuverable. You should develop the habit of removing the loader bucket whenever you use your tractor for mowing, tilling, etc.
[Image: Post hole digger on tractor]Safety With Post Hole Diggers
Post hole diggers mounted on tractors and powered by the tractors’ PTO shafts are useful tools for setting posts, planting trees, and other uses, but they can cause serious injury if not used correctly. The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) is an organization whose members manufacture post hole diggers. They have developed some guidelines to help you use their products more safely.
[Image: Lift boom on compact tractor]Lift Boom for Tractor 3-pt Hitch
One of the handiest implements you can put on your tractor is a lift boom for the 3-point hitch. In some areas these are called boom poles or gin poles.
[Image: ROPS and seatbelt]Overturn Protection for Compact Utility Tractors
Compact utility tractors are small diesel tractors with less than 40 horsepower. All current models come equipped with two important safety features: a rollover protective structure (ROPS) and a seatbelt. These two safety components can go a long way toward protecting you in case of an overturn - if you use them.
[Image: rotary cutter]Adjusting Rotary Cutters
Many people use a rotary cutter (often referred to by the copyrighted name “Bush Hog”) to cut grass and weeds, but, in too many cases, the implement is not correctly adjusted.
[Image: hand garden spreader]A Simple Hand Spreader for Gardens
A simple hand spreader is often the best tool for applying granular fertilizer or pesticides.
[Image: spray]Ounces Equal Gallons: Sprayer Calibration
A simple but accurate way of checking the output of your sprayer is the H 128 method of sprayer calibration.
[Image: zoysia]Lawn Mower Blades
A sharp mower blade produces a prettier cut with less stress on the turf plant. Sharpening a reel mower blade assembly is difficult and best left to a professional, but sharpening a common rotary mower blade is not a big problem.
[Image: Hydraulic cylinder to replace 3rd arm]Hydraulic Cylinder to Replace Upper Link on Tractor 3-Point Hitch
A tractor 3-point hitch is handy and versatile. The upper link of a 3-point hitch is a turnbuckle that allows adjustment of the angle of the implement on the hitch. It is possible to replace this link with a hydraulic cylinder.
[Image: Compact Tractor Implements]Implements for Compact Tractors: Selection, Use, Maintenance and Safety
Compact utility tractors are popular with farmers, landscape contractors and rural landowners. In fact, compact tractors are by far the best-selling tractor category. These small tractors are virtually useless by themselves, but they are versatile when equipped with the proper implements and attachments. This publication discusses the selection of suitable implements for use with compact tractors.
[Image: FWA on compact tractor]Four-Wheel-Drive for Lawn & Garden and Compact Utility Tractors
FWA provides four-wheel-drive when engaged. FWA substantially increases the cost of a tractor, but it provides some important benefits.
How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Where To Buy
You will save money in the short run at discount stores and mass merchandisers. You will pay more but get better quality equipment and service with dedicated lawn and garden dealers or farm equipment dealers.
[Image: round point shovel]What Type of Digging Tool is Best for You?
You have many choices when it comes to shovels. The type you need depends on the job you have to do.
[Image: pattern slide]Selecting a Walk-behind Professional Rotary Spreader
Most professional applicators use rotary spreaders. Rotary spreaders are not only faster than drop spreaders, but are more forgiving of small errors in swath width.
[Image: washing spreader]Maintenance of Lawn Spreaders
A good lawn spreader is a precision tool and should be treated accordingly. Your lawn spreader doesn’t need a great deal of time-consuming maintenance, but a few simple steps can preserve the life and precision of your spreader.
[Image: drop spreader with steel hopper]Fertilizer Spreaders - Metal or Plastic
Some high-quality plastic spreaders have precision equivalent to the better homeowner metal spreaders. There is a tremendous difference in performance among brands and models.
Sensitivity of Spreaders to Operating Speed
People tend to walk at different speeds. When you are pushing a spreader, this difference in walking speed can cause problems.
[Image: pendulum spreader]Pendulum-action Spreaders
Rotary broadcast spreaders offer many advantages for turf professionals. There are also some disadvantages including pattern skewing and the need to develop pattern settings for each product to center the pattern. Pendulum-action spreaders overcome those problems.
Suspension Systems for Mower Decks on Lawn and Garden Tractors
Mid-mount rotary mower decks are common on lawn tractors, garden tractors, subcompact tractors and smaller compact utility tractors. There are two ways that these decks can be mounted, and the mounting method affects adjustment and operation.
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