Compact Tractor
A compact tractor is a small, lightweight, manoeuvrable hydraulic operated tractor with various different types of horse power and lift capacity to meet your organisations requirements.
Practical Tips:
Compact tractors will typically come equipped with a 3 point linkage for rear mounted attachments and a power take off (PTO) these can be rear and/or mid tractor. They transfer the engines power to the rear or mid mounted attachment.
Compact tractors are the work horse that offer a wealth of maintenance options, be it mowing implements, tractor mounted loaders for moving soils around, towing a trailer to transport materials, without a tractor you need dedicated equipment to carry out all these operations and more.
Make sure to always ensure your compact tractor has turf tyres fitted to minimise turf damage and soil compaction.
Compact Tractor with a mid-mounted cutting deck
A compact tractor with a cutting deck can come with three independent mounting areas for equipment – front, mid and rear-mounted.
As you can see in the image above, it can also include a mid-mounted side ejection cutting deck. These mid mounted decks typically have 3 rotary cutting blades and come in various cutting widths.
🗝️ Practical Tips:
👉The height of cut can typically be adjusted from 25mm to 125mm
👉 The caster wheels help prevent scalping on uneven ground
👉 On some makes and models users simply have to drive over the deck to attach and reverse to release – making maintenance quick and easy to complete with minimal downtime when changing implements
👉 These machines can come with optional mulching kits and rear-mounted collection hoppers and baskets
👉 If you only need to cut and maintain a single pitch site or smaller areas, then a ride-on mower may be a better alternative but wont offer the flexibility a tractor does.