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The Biggest Little Tractor on the Farm! #farming

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Video by Stoney Ridge Farmer

Stoney Ridge Farmer

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This video demonstrates the use of specialized heavy-duty equipment, specifically a Ventrac compact tractor for general property maintenance and a larger tractor equipped with a 'batwing' rotary mulcher, to efficiently clear and shred dense vegetation, tall grass, and organic debris directly into the ground. The process highlights the benefit of converting unwanted plant material into natural fertilization for the soil and reducing waste on large properties.

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If you need a tractor that accomplishes virtually everything aside from running a three-point PTO driven implement, and this does have a three-point setup on the back, so I can pull things like a drag hair, I can pull all sorts of stuff with it. Um if you need that uh PTO driven then buy yourself a tractor. If you need something to keep your property up, Ventrac is a good addition to any large property, I think. You know, behind the scenes, when I'm driving the Ventrac over, I'm seeing all this stuff that needs to be mowed. So, as I was bringing it back, I stopped and mowed and mowed and mowed. So, I've been mowing for the last 2 and 1/2 hours or so, just controlling brush. And it's that time of year where we got to control brush. Let's get this thing revved up. As we're driving, we're trying to get it to optimal running temperature, and then we'll engage once we get over there, drop that batwing, and mow this little pasture. It's not much to mow uh with the batwing, it just goes like that. This has been the biggest time-saver I've ever had on the farm. And you can pull it with a 65-70 horsepower, but we're running the big daddy today.

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