Many of us view farm and garden tools as one-size-fits-all, but you will always get the best results with tools appropriately sized for your height and arm length, among other important factors.

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I squatted down in the dirt and took stock of my inadequate tools. Over my left shoulder a massive John Deere tractor loomed. I came here to fix that tractor. So far, things weren’t going as planned.