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Tractors

From Mowing to Moving Hay, Compact Tractors Can Handle a Lot

The utility or compact tractor can be a versatile piece of iron. Ask any farmer, landscaper or large estate owner — a compact tractor is a great way to tackle that long must-do list hanging up in your garage or warehouse. Cut the grass, mulch the flower beds, bale hay, spread gravel, level a field, install that sprinkler system and then pick up dinner — it can tackle almost all of those labor-intensive chores. The diversity and approachability of compact tractors have made them big business in North America. Today compact tractors are often defined by their attachment system. The American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) defines compact tractors as small agricultural tractors equipped with a 540-rpm power take off system (PTO) and a three-point hitch designed for (mostly) Category 1 implements.

There are hundreds of model choices and unique features galore (from air-conditioned cabs to power transmissions), along with a zillion different implements (mowers, landscape rakes, augers, buckets, backhoes, hay bales, fork lifts, seeders, brush cutters and beyond). These implements can be attached on the front, belly or rear of the tractor and can be powered by PTO power of hydraulic power. Today’s compact tractors generally have a mass less than 4,000 lbs and use less than 60 PTO hp to run their attachments. Here are some examples of quality compact tractors:

John Deere Compact Tractors | Kubota Utility Tractors | Kioti Compact Tractors

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KIOTI Tractor Adds High Performance Models to its Existing PX Series
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Ditch Witch Introduces Three Turbocharged Utility Tractors
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New Holland Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide
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Yanmar Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide
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Kubota Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide

Kubota’s B-, L- and Grand L60 Series Compact Tractors Lead the Pack In 1972, Kubota Tractor Corp. developed the first compact uti...

August 29, 2016
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Case IH Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide

The Farmall Brand Offers a Complete Lineup for Everyday Work Since relaunching the iconic Farmall brand in 2004, Case IH introduced a new ge...

August 29, 2016
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John Deere Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide

Four Different Series of Utility Tractors from the American AG Giant When the product category was first launched in the early 1980s, the co...

August 25, 2016
Tractors
Massey Ferguson Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide

14 Models, Including the Latest 1700 and 1700E Series Massey Ferguson entered the compact tractor market in 1979 with three diesel-powe...

August 25, 2016
Tractors
Kioti Tractors — 2016 Spec Guide

Leading the Pack with Four Compact Tractor Series Headquartered in Wendell, N.C., Kioti Tractor, a division of Daedong-USA Inc., is a market...

August 24, 2016
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KIOTI Tractor Celebrates 30 Years in North America

Since the first KIOTI tractor was introduced in the United States in 1986, KIOTI Tractor has aligned itself among the nation’s leading...

May 24, 2016
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Machinery is one of the largest investments in any farming operation, with an average John Deere tractor priced at more than $130,000. Hard-...

April 22, 2016
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