Agriculture Reference
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hay, a sickle-bar or disc mower would be best. If you have brush or heavy weed areas that
need to be removed, consider a brush hog, which is a heavy-duty rotary cutter/shredder.
A flatbed trailer like this one can haul building materials up to 18′ long and up to
7000 pounds of hay.
POSTHOLE DIGGER
A posthole digger is a large auger that is positioned vertically and powered by the tractor
to drill holes. The digger can attach to the tractor in several ways; the most common is
to the three-point hitch at the rear of the tractor. This is less than ideal, however, because
the only downward pressure that is applied is from the weight of the auger and the three-
point hitch, which can make drilling in hard ground difficult. A more recent popular op-
tion is an auger that attaches to the bucket mounts or to the bucket itself to provide greater
downward pressure from the tractor's hydraulic system. Used diggers are hard to find in
good shape because either the augers are worn or the gearboxes are shot. You can't rent
the type of posthole digger that is used with a tractor, although two-man gas-powered ones
are usually available for rent. If you are just beginning to put in your facilities and see lots
