Users typically utilize a front-end loader to scoop, carry, and dump material; a backhoe to dig, trench, and perform other excavation work; a rotary tiller to till soil and prepare it for planting and landscaping work; a snow blade to clear snow and ice; a landscape rake to level, smooth, and grade soil; a post hole digger to drill holes in the ground for fence posts, tree planting, and other uses; a bale spear to lift, carry, and stack hay bales; a box blade to grade, level, and smooth soil; a grader blade to grade, level, and remove debris from soil or roads; a log splitter to split logs into manageable lengths for burning; and a manure spreader to spread manure on fields and gardens.