For 5 to 30 acres of pasture, a 25 to 50 PTO-HP compact tractor with a 6-foot rotary cutter, a chain harrow or pasture drag, and a rear blade handles clipping, manure spreading, and minor renovation. Step up to 40+ HP if you'll run a 3-point seeder and overseed annually.
Pasture is a maintenance category, not a one-time project. The right tractor handles weekly clipping in the growing season, regular drag harrowing after rotational grazing, and shoulder-season overseeding with the same setup.
Attachment classes covered on this page: rotary-cutter, rear-blade, landscape-rake, box-blade, Engine HP, 30 – 60 HP, PTO HP (min), 25 – 50 HP, Rotary cutter, 6 – 7 ft, 2 in capacity, Drag/harrow, 6 – 8 ft chain or tine, Drive, 4WD recommended, Tires, R1 ag for traction, R3 turf for sensitive ground. Recommended models are filtered live from the tractor and implement records, so every tractor shown meets the horsepower, hitch, and lift thresholds this page publishes, and a newly verified model appears here automatically. Each figure comes from manufacturer documentation with its source and verification date on the record.