What Tractor Implements Do I Need?
The first implement question every small acreage owner asks — and the answer depends on your tractor's HP, your hitch category, and what work you actually need done. This tool matches your tractor and tasks to specific implements, flags compatibility issues, and totals the investment. Every recommendation includes the honest limitations that the dealer won't mention.
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What's your tractor's HP?
25 HP
How This Tool Works
Each implement in our database has a minimum HP requirement, hitch category, and task mapping. The finder filters by your tractor's HP (implements that exceed your HP are flagged separately), matches to your selected tasks, and sorts by relevance. Prices reflect typical retail ranges from Amazon, Tractor Supply, and dealer listings as of 2026.
Category 1 vs Category 2 Hitch
Most compact tractors under 40 HP use Category 1 three-point hitches. Utility tractors 40-100 HP typically use Category 2. Using a Category 2 implement on a Category 1 tractor requires adapter bushings and may exceed your tractor's lift capacity. The implement finder checks this compatibility automatically.
The First Three Implements to Buy
For most small acreage owners (5-50 acres), the first three implements to buy are: a rotary cutter (bush hog) for mowing, a box blade for driveway and grading work, and a post hole digger for fencing. These three cover 80% of the tasks that drive implement purchases on small farms. Everything else — tillers, disc mowers, hay equipment — is task-specific and can wait until the need is clear.