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PTO Attachments: The Tractor Attachments You Actually Need for Your Property
If you own a compact or utility tractor, the right PTO attachments can turn it from “nice machine” into the most valuable tool on your whole property. With a good mix of tractor attachments—from a post hole digger to a box blade, rotary cutters, and a landscape rake—you can tackle almost any job on your land without calling in outside contractors.
This guide walks through how Farmry-style implements are designed to give small-acreage owners, hobby farmers, and rural homeowners the same versatility big farms enjoy, without the big-farm price tag. We’ll look at what each attachment does, how to match it to your tractor HP, and which combination gives you the biggest boost in productivity.
What Are PTO Attachments—and Why They Matter
PTO (power take-off) attachments are tractor attachments that connect to the tractor’s 3 point hitch and draw power from the spinning PTO shaft. Instead of buying standalone equipment with its own engine, you add tools that borrow power from the tractor you already own.
That single drive line can power a huge list of implements:
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Rotary cutters for rough pasture and woodland edges
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Post hole digger with auger for digging holes
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Hay and forage mowers
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Grading tools like a box blade, landscape rake, and scraper
The big advantage is versatility. One tractor, many attachments, plenty of ways to save time and money. When you choose Farmry-grade PTO attachments that are the perfect fit for your tractor, you get commercial-style performance on a homestead budget.
Matching PTO Attachments to Your Tractor HP and Hitch
Before you select any attachment, you need to understand three basic details:
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Tractor HP and PTO HP – Most compact tractors list both. PTO HP is what the attachment actually sees.
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3-Point hitch category – Cat 1 for most compacts, Cat 2 for larger machines.
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Hydraulic or PTO drive – Some tools use hydraulics (like a front loader bucket or grapple); others use the rear PTO.
Farmry-style spec sheets clearly show the required HP range and hitch category so you can quickly find the right productivity level for your machine. If you’ve ever compared to legacy brands like Land Pride, you’ll notice similar power ratings, but Farmry sells directly online so you capture more value in every attachment.
When in doubt, always acknowledge that PTO HP is the limiting factor. It’s better to choose an attachment that runs comfortably at mid-throttle than one that constantly bogs down at full drive.
Rotary Cutters and Rakes: Clean Up Pasture, Woodland, and Gravel
For many new owners, the first PTO attachment is a rotary cutter. This is the workhorse for keeping pasture edges, field lanes, and woodland trails in shape. A Farmry-style cutter lets you:
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Knock down tall weeds and saplings
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Maintain firebreaks and fence lines
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Keep access lanes clear for trucks and ATVs
Pair your cutter with a landscape rake or rear blade and you suddenly have serious tools for gravel driveway maintenance. The rake pulls washboarded stone back into place, while the blade reshapes crown and ditches after heavy snow or rain.
These tractor attachments are designed to be handy for lots of things: spreading gravel, cleaning up branches, and grooming riding arenas. They’re the kind of implements you may not think about until you actually use them—then you wonder how you ever got work done without them.
Box Blade, Scrapers, and Buckets: Building and Construction Tasks
If you plan to build anything on your property—a new shed, barn pad, or farm road—a box blade is one of the most valuable PTO attachments you can own.
A good box blade gives you:
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Adjustable blade and scarifiers for cutting into hard soil
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The ability to pull material forward and back for leveling
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Fine control over depth using your 3-point controls
Combined with a front loader bucket and, when available, pallet forks for handling pallet loads, you can move dirt, stone, and mulch far more efficiently than with a skid steer rental.
Farmry-style grading scrapers and box blades are designed for small farms and construction projects that still demand high durability. Heavy steel, reinforced side plates, and replaceable wear parts mean you can continue working season after season without worrying about premature failure.
When you see before-and-after videos on YouTube of driveways and building pads shaped with a box blade, you quickly agree this is one of the top attachments for pure productivity.
Post Hole Digger and Augers: Fast, Clean Holes for Fencing and Planting
Setting posts by hand is the kind of task that makes people hate rural projects. A PTO post hole digger with the right size auger turns it into a one-person operation.
On a Farmry-style unit, you back the tractor to your layout line, set the depth, engage the PTO, and let the auger bite. In a few seconds you’ve got a straight, clean hole for:
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Fence posts
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Deck and porch footings
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Shade structures and pergolas
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Planting fruit trees and big shrubs
Because the holes are uniform, you use less concrete and get stronger footings. You can tackle entire fence lines in a single weekend rather than dragging the project out for months. It’s a classic example of how the right tools save your back and multiply your working capacity.
Grapples and Material Handling: Lifting, Clearing, and Loading
If you do much clearing or storm cleanup, a front-mounted grapple is a game-changer. Instead of wrestling brush and logs into a bucket, you clamp them with hydraulic grapples and carry the whole pile in one trip.
On a rural property with plenty of downed limbs, there’s always another thing to move. Pairing a grapple with your rotary cutter and stump grinder lets you completely reclaim neglected corners of your land. You can clear out old fence rows, pull up roots, and stack firewood safely.
Again, matching the grapple to your tractor’s hp and loader capacity is key. Go too heavy and you lose lifting power; go too light and you risk bending tines. Farmry-style spec details make it easy to select the perfect fit.
Snow Removal: Keep Your Drive Clear All Winter
In snow country, snow removal isn’t optional. With the right PTO attachments, your tractor becomes a serious winter equipment fleet:
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Rear PTO snow blowers throw snow far off the driveway.
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Rear blades and front buckets quickly push lighter accumulations.
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A landscape rake can even help pull slush and ice away from barn doors.
Compared to walk-behind blowers, a PTO snow blower lets you stay in the cab, warm and dry, while you handle long driveways and private roads. For many owners this isn’t just about comfort; it’s about having a reliable way to reach town, work, or livestock barns during storms.
Farmry’s direct-to-consumer model often bundles free shipping on major snow and tractor attachments, which is one more thing that helps you save compared to buying local at full retail.
Buying PTO Attachments Online: Service, Parts, and Support
Some owners still worry that if they buy PTO attachments online, they won’t get the same service they’d get from a local dealership. The reality is that a focused online brand can often offer better support because they sell only the categories they know best.
With Farmry-style sales, you:
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Browse clear specs, photos, and walk-through videos
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Click to compare models and add them to your cart
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See details about hitch category, hp range, and required parts
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Get shipping updates by email
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Can share product pages with neighbors or contractors
Modern ecommerce sites use cookies simply to remember what’s in your cart and improve your experience, not to annoy you. If you’re comfortable shopping from your phone, you already know this drill.
Because the brand sells nationwide online, there’s plenty of real-world feedback from people all over the world working in agriculture, landscaping, and small-farm settings. Reviews, YouTube demos, and blog posts all help you understand how each attachment performs before you commit.
Building Your Own PTO Attachment List
No one buys every attachment at once. Most owners start with one or two essentials and continue building their collection as new projects come up. A smart long-term list might look like this:
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Rotary cutter + landscape rake – general mowing and driveway maintenance.
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Box blade – grading, drainage, and small building projects.
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Post hole digger – fencing and structural footings.
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Snow blower or rear blade – snow removal if your climate needs it.
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Grapple – lifting logs, brush, and demolition debris.
This sequence covers the majority of tasks on a 5–50 acre property. Every time you add another attachment, your tractor becomes more central to the way you work, and your return on investment climbs. Over a few seasons, the combination of hp, implements, and your own skills will save thousands compared to hiring out the same job.
You don’t have to rush. Take your time, watch how other owners work in videos, talk to Farmry’s support team, and agree on what your biggest bottleneck is right now. Then pick the attachment that removes that bottleneck first.
Why PTO Attachments Are the Heart of a Small Farm Operation
When you step back, PTO attachments are really about independence. Instead of waiting for contractors’ schedules, you can find your own way to get the job done—on your timeline, with your tractor, using tractor attachments that are built for real work.
Whether you’re shaping a new lane with a box blade, drilling clean holes with a post hole digger, clearing woodland brush with rotary cutters, or pushing snow off the driveway before dawn, the right PTO implements turn one machine into an entire fleet.
Farmry’s mission is to make that level of capability accessible to more landowners by offering heavy-duty attachments, transparent specs, and responsive service straight from the source. Browse their online catalog, click through the details, and start building the attachment set that will transform how your land looks—and how it feels to work it—season after season.
