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Other very important attachments for tractors include

Moldboard or Ripper Plows: These are used for turning fields. These are described by the number of plow blades they have and those plow blades are called "bottoms." So a "four bottom plow" will have four blades and plow 4 furrows in a single pass. If the plow is pulled by a tractor, there is a general rule of thumb that you need 20 horsepower per bottom on a modern plow. Amish mechanically articulated plows normally require 1 draft horse per bottom. The largest plow I've ever seen is a 12-bottom plow. It required 250 horsepower and 4 wheel drive to plow with.

Diskers: These are plows designed to cut furrows into FINE particulate dirt (like sand). They are described just like the plows above according to the number of "bottoms" they can plow in a single pass. The rule of thumb is 10 horsepower per bottom on diskers.

Hay Rakes: These spinning wheel-type implements will gather hay into long rows so you can bale it. They require 25 horsepower to work efficiently.

Threshers: An Amish mechanical implement that cuts a 4 to 6 foot swath of hay or grass in a single pass. Powered by one horse, this system just drops the hay where you cut it without gathering it into a long line.

Round and Square Balers: These machines take a variable amount of horsepower based on the machine. On average, you will need...
70-pound square bale = 30 horsepower
140-pound square bale = 50 horsepower
600-pound round bale = 75 horsepower
1200-pound round bale = 100 horsepower

Combines: While these can be purchased as "stand-alone machines," they can also be bought as attachments. Their horsepower requirements are the same as the Balers above. Most towed combines will NOT separate the crop from the chaff (most self-contained combines WILL separate edibles from waste chaff AND dump said chaff back on the field as mulched waste for "seasoning" the field for its next planting).

Claw Buckets & Hoes: By giving these devices a "claw" or "thumb" (for hoes), you greatly expand what can be picked up from pipe to logs to brush. Horsepower requirements vary with the size of the bucket (in yards) and you will need a TRIPLE HYDRAULIC connection.

Brush Hogs: These specialized heavy-duty cutting blades can be used to clear undergrowth and even cut down small trees. Its cousin the articulated saw can cut down trees or buck (delimb) timber. Horsepower varies with size. Hydraulically run versions require a DUAL HYDRAULIC system.

Sprayer Attachment: This towed rig can be used to spray pesticides, lay out nitrogen fertilizer, or even for decontamination of surfaces. Small sprayers will require about 20 horsepower.

Every attachment here has a horse-drawn counterpart used by homesteaders and the Amish to farm with. There are also tractor-drawn Mechanical Implements (the term for Implements powered by their own movement).