New Tractor? Buy These 5 Add-Ons First (Skip the Quick Hitch)

I waited almost 10 years to buy these. Don’t do that. These are the 5 purchases I wish I’d made the week after the tractor showed up — not years later. Hydraulic top link, PTO Link System, battery grease gun, impact driver, and a real torque wrench. Plus the $6 tube of torque stripe I forgot until the end. If you just bought a compact or subcompact tractor, this is the shopping list.    / @hiddenacresoutdoors   WHAT’S ON THE LIST 1. Hydraulic top link — change implement angle from the seat. Grading, box blade, land plane, bush hog. Stop crawling off the tractor every 15 yards. 2. PTO Link HD-PLUS (tractorptolink.com) — slam the shaft on, twist, done. Adds about 5 inches to the driveline, so measure first. 3. Battery grease gun + LockNLube — my TYM T574 has 22 zerks. Manual gun = you skip greasing = broken tractor. 4. Impact driver — snug the hardware. 5. Torque wrench — finish to spec so it stays put. Bonus: cheap torque stripe for walk-around inspections. PTO LINK I’m an affiliate. They pay me a small commission if you buy using my code. It does not raise your price. Use code HIDDEN for 5% off at tractorptolink.com Military discount: call 833-444-5465 and ask. Made in the USA. Standard Duty (red) and Heavy Duty / HD-PLUS (blue). Sizes from subcompact through 165 HP. HD-PLUS is the two-pin spring-loaded unit on my tractor. Watch the measurement video on their site before you install. Last thing you want is a bottomed-out driveline and a cooked gearbox. My earlier PTO Link review:    • PTO Link Quick Connect Review   Related:    • New Tractor? 5 Implements First (Skip the ...      • Used Chisel Plow Saves Thousands   Affiliate Links: tractorptolink.com Use code Hidden Hydraulic Top Link: https://amzn.to/4yZRepI Hydraulic Grease Gun: https://amzn.to/4jzkHSJ Lock N Lube Connector: https://amzn.to/4xVMVdY Impact Driver: https://amzn.to/4ypsWW6 Torque Wrench: https://amzn.to/4jvpy7t Torque Stripe: https://amzn.to/46UjI8o 0:00 The 5 things to buy after the tractor 0:13 #1 Hydraulic top link 0:24 The full list 0:49 Why the hydraulic top link is first 1:45 Why PTO hookups are miserable 2:05 Affiliate disclosure + code HIDDEN 3:38 Made in USA, sizes, HD vs Standard 4:21 Measure the driveline (adds 5 inches) 5:38 HD-PLUS hookup demo 7:12 Battery grease gun (22 zerks) 8:50 Impact driver + torque wrench 9:10 What's on YOUR list? 10:16 PTO Link sling for batwing shafts 11:22 Don't skip torque stripe 11:59 Wrap