For a market garden under 5 acres, a 20 to 35 HP compact tractor with a 4- or 5-foot rotary tiller, a 3-point bedshaper, and Cat I hitch covers bed prep, cultivation, and amendment incorporation. Overall width decides whether a tractor fits between your beds. We don't have it in our data yet, so check it on the spec sheet.
Market gardens are tighter than row-crop farms. Soil compaction is the enemy. Choose the smallest tractor that runs your widest implement, prioritize narrow wheel stance, and avoid driving on production beds.
Heads up: this list is filtered on PTO horsepower only. Overall width, hitch category, and engine horsepower aren't filter criteria here, so check each one on the model's spec sheet before you buy. We don't have overall width in our data yet.
Attachment classes covered on this page: rotary-tiller, rotary-cutter, rear-blade, box-blade, Listed PTO HP, 18 to 40 HP, Tiller width, 4 to 5 ft, Tires, R1 ag or R3 turf, narrow. Recommended models are filtered live from the tractor and implement records, so a newly verified model appears here automatically. The list is filtered only on the criteria this job requires: horsepower, loader capacity, hitch category, three-point lift or sub-compact class. Other figures in the spec grid describe the job and do not filter the list, so check each against the model's own spec sheet. Each figure comes from manufacturer documentation with its source and verification date on the record.