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Farm Equipment List

There are many essential pieces of equipment that are important on the farm. In this post  I am going to give you a farm equipment list that will give you the equipment that you need on a farm. There are some things that aren’t  on the list because every farmer has different needs, so for most people this list will suffice.

Tractor

The tractor is the primary piece of equipment that you use on the farm. Its primary function is to pull farming equipment, but you can use it for many things.

An example of a different type of tractor is a front loader tractor. You can use this type of tractor for a number of things such as loading manure into a manure spreader. A compact tractor is a small tractor that you use on smaller farms and small jobs. Many people have a small compact tractor at their house. This is a common tractor that you will see in town.

The main categories of tractors are two-wheel drive, two-wheel drive with front assist or a full four-wheel drive tractor. Four-wheel drive tractors can have articulating middles or tracks. They are very expensive and have a very particular purposes.

Plow or Plough

The plow is where it all begins. You need this piece of farm equipment to prepare your field for your crops.

This is the farm implement that you will use to break up the land for the very first time. Generally, plows turn the soil over to kill off the surface vegetation such as weeds.

Plowing is primary tillage. That means that you will start with this then go to secondary tillage like a harrow.

There are many types of plows such as chisel plows, moldboard plows, and disc plows.

Harrows

Harrows are secondary tillage. You use them after a plow in most cases. The idea behind a harrow is to break up the clods of soil to make it easier for plants to grow.

Harrows disturb all the soil on the surface in a field.

There are many different types of harrows that we use today. In most cases, the advanced harrows that you use combine...