Using Tractor Attachments for Different Tasks

Every farm these days has at least one tractor on it, but that wasn’t always the case. Tractors have actually only been around for the last century or so, and many of the tasks that today’s farmers rely upon their tractors to perform used to be done by hand. Farming without a tractor was back-breaking, laborious work that took days or even weeks to complete.

Fortunately, the tractor has changed all of that. But no tractor is complete without its wide variety of useful attachments. You can only work efficiently with your farm equipment if you know how to use it. Flieg's Equipment, with locations in Ste. Genevieve and Leadington, is proud to be your Missouri tractor dealer, so here are some of our suggestions for different tractor attachments that you can buy and how you can use them to work more efficiently.

Clearing Land & Mowing Grass

Tractors are often used to mow large lawns and fields, keeping them well-manicured and in check. An implement mower or cutter tool can help you to clear overgrown grass or brush quickly and neatly. Very wide or lengthy fields can be tidied up using a cutting attachment, which is hardy enough to not break down when tackling thicker grass. Even rocks and other pieces of debris won’t damage it like they would a less-powerful mower!

Gardening Preparation

Your tractor can also be extremely helpful when it comes to cultivating your garden. Use a tilling attachment mounted onto the back of your trusty tractor to break up the hard ground into soil that you can work with. Then you can use a box blade or scraper to ready your beds and smooth them out. Finally, cultivators help you to deliver nutrients directly into the soil to ensure that your garden is bountiful. Use your tractor in your backyard garden or as a means of attending to fields of crops.

Landscaping Assistance

Another great task for your tractor is landscaping. Professional landscaping businesses or private property owners can both benefit from the use of a tractor equipped with front-end loaders to haul around loose material like dirt, sand, gravel or soil.

Spreaders and sprayers will make quick work of spreading out that material and spraying it with water, weed-killers or fertilizer.

If you want to carry more items with you while you work on your lawn, you can attach a utility cart to your tractor to haul around tools and other smaller pieces of equipment.

Finally, a backhoe can be useful for digging up holes into which you can install fence posts or plant trees and bushes.

Clearing Snow

Here in the Midwest, we have some pretty heavy snows every winter that can effectively shut the city down for days on end. If you’re out in the country, plows may not come to you as quickly as you need them to, so in order to get to the store or run other errands, you may need to clear away snow yourself. Hook up a plow to your tractor to clear your driveway, sidewalks and the roads around your property. You can also look into blower attachments if you prefer.

These are only a few of the many implements and uses for your tractor. Come on down to one of our Missouri locations in Ste. Genevieve or Leadington to check out our full stock of new and used tractors and other farm equipment for sale. If you need assistance with your tractor, contact our farm equipment parts and service departments for help. Flieg’s Equipment serves all of our Missouri customers, including those throughout St. Louis.