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  • 3-Point Hitch

    The rear implement attachment location on a tractor, consisting of one centerlink and two draft links.

  • 3rd Function Valve

    Control the flow of hydraulic fluid into additional cylinders. Often used to control grapples and other hydraulic implements.

  • Ballast Box

    Adds more weight to the rear of a tractor. Ballasting, or adding more weight to balance your tractor, is important when working with implements that are heavy or that require significant movement.

  • Box Blade

    Box blades level uneven ground and grade. Box blades have scarifiers (angled metal teeth) that break up hard ground for shaping. The box blade can be used with the scarifiers in a variety of positions, or without the scarifiers.

  • Centerlink

    The other type of link in the 3-point hitch, situated above and between of the draft links. This link twists to allow proper leveling of implements.

  • Draft Links

    Part of the 3-point hitch, these are the rigid lift arms with holes at the end of them. Telescoping draft links have a stabilizer bar with lock pins that contain a telescoping mechanism that extends the draft links toward the implement for hook-up.

  • Drive-Over Mower

    A John Deere Auto-Connect™ deck attaches to the middle of the tractor and offers a precision cut. It’s fast and easy to take on and off from the seat of the tractor, without the need for tools or ramps.

  • Dyno

    Short for “dynamometer”, a device used to measure the power output of an engine. You may hear someone say “This tractor has been dynoed,”. This is most often referring to the use of a dynamometer to measure the output of a tractor’s engine as a reference when “tuning” it to a specific horsepower. A tractor that has been dynoed offers proof of its advertised horsepower.

  • ENCORE Performance Plan

    Lock in maintenance for hassle-free ownership at a low cost with a TriGreen exclusive ENCORE maintenance plan.

  • Front End Loader

    The frame and hydraulic attachment for your tractor. Often equipped with a loader bucket for moving material, but can also be equipped with grapples, pallet forks, bale spears, or other attachments.

  • Grooming Mower

    Made for maintaining turf grass and lawns, delivering a clean cut. A flex-wing groming mower has wings that flex independently to avoid scalping high spots or missing low spots.

  • Hydraulic Grapple

    3rd function hydraulics power this grapple to grab debris, roots and logs.

  • iMatch Quick Hitch

    iMatch Quick Hitches make hooking up to implements with the 3-point hitch seamless. It’s a guaranteed fit for all Category 1 implements. All implements will require a set of bushings for implement hookup.

  • Land Plane

    Two cutting blades on a steel frame cut into the ground to smooth dirt, gravel, or other surfaces.

  • Mechanical Grapple

    Gravity and loader clyinders work together to grab debris withour requiring third function hydraulics or electric valves.

  • Mulching Kit

    Enhance your lawn care routine with a Mulching Kit, which finely chops grass clippings and returns them to the lawn as natural fertilizer, promoting healthy turf growth.

  • Pallet Fork

    As the name suggests, pallet forks are made for lifting and moving pallets, crates, and other objects that may not be easily moved with a bucket or other equipment. Attachments are also available for pallet forks, giving them even more versatility.

  • Post Hole Digger

    A PTO-driven implement made to auger holes in the ground. Sometimes called an auger or earth auger.

  • Power Take Off (PTO)

    A PTO shaft transfers mechanical power between the tractor and implement via rotating driveline. PTO-driven implements include tillers, post hole diggers, and more.

  • PowerGard Protection Plan

    Protect your investment beyond the initial factory warranty with a PowerGard™ Protection Plan.

  • Quik-Knect System

    The John Deere Quik-KnectTM System makes installation of the PTO shaft fast and easy for hooking up tillers, rotary cutters, and other PTO-driven implements. The system is made up of a connector for the PTO shaft of the tractor and one for each PTO-driven implement you plan to attach to the tractor. The connectors’ self-aligning grooves allow the shaft connector to slide into place. A release button makes disconnecting easy, too. Quik-Knect is compatible with 115 PTO John Deere tractors. Learn more about Quick-Knect at your local TriGreen Equipment, or shop for Quik-Knect parts online.

  • Rear Blade

    Made for gardening and landscaping and maintaining driveways and ditches. Rear blades have easy adjustments for simple grading and levelling. Frontier™ Rear Blades are iMatch™ and Quik-KnectTM Compatible.

  • Rotary Cutter

    Sometimes called a ‘bush hog’, these tools are meant to tame brush and tall grass with a rough cut like pastures and back lots.

  • Rotary Tiller

    Prepare soil for planting gardens with little effort. Curved tines on a rotating shaft powered by the PTO deliver a fine, clod-free seedbed.

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