Have you heard the saying that a farmer's work is never done? It is true that farmers work hard to keep the dairy, meat, and veggies on the table but these days the use of farm implements make things easier. If you are a farmer you know what we mean. Farmers have to overcome many problems, for them to succeed. They have to grow the crops, control the weeds, prevent livestock from coming into their fields, pulverise the soil, deal with and respond to weather conditions, etc. So who or what can make all of this easier? Farm implements are the answer.

Farm implements are available today to work the land like the earliest farmers with better results and less effort. Such implements include rotary tillers, post hole diggers, driving shafts, gears, ridgers, tie-ridgers, hay balers, disc harrowers, planters plows, seeders, waterers, and the rest of the list could fill the whole page which gives you an idea how many there are to utilize. They are used to fertilize, harvest, plant and cultivate.

Although they are extremely beneficial, even the littlest implements are extremely heavy so it is important to use them right and to make sure that safety measures are taken. Most farm implements are generally designed for attachment to a multipurpose tractor and not as a free standing implement (as is the case with most road making equipment for example) and are thus simply not designed to travel. Tractors towing the equipment should only go short distances and not travel on roads where there is a lot of traffic.

In order to maintain safety, the towing implements should be equipped with safety chains or hitched to the tractor with a fifth-wheel and kingpin assembly, or a hitch pin and retainer which should stop accidental unhitching. It is unsafe to tow any implement if the vehicle doesn't have brakes no matter how fast you are going or what you are towing. If the weight is more than twice that of the towing vehicle, the tractor should be equipped with special brakes. Tractors or other towing vehicles should be of adequate size to safely control their load, so it isn't best to use the neighbor's Chevy truck (those commercials you see are for entertainment only). Taking the towed equipment out too far could also cause danger as they are designed to stay on the farm and be utilized for short distances.

Yes, farmers do have it hard and have to overcome many things but having the right tools should not be one of them. With the implements and other farming tools available today it sure has become a lot easier then back in the old days. Only farmers will know whether their work is never done. Our guess is they would still say that saying holds true.