The walk-behind tractor is one of the most useful and popular technical devices used in the garden. However, this statement is only true if additional equipment is available. If the dimensions of the processed land plot are small, then it is advisable to purchase branded units. That is why the question of how to make attachments for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands is popular.
Homemade devices for walk-behind tractors
The list of additional units is not limited to a mower, plow or harrow. This list is quite large, and not a single walk-behind tractor has such a strong package. After calculating the amount it would cost to purchase everything necessary equipment, many refuse this idea. It should also be remembered that not every model can be considered universal.
Simply put, when purchasing units for one walk-behind tractor, it is very difficult to guarantee their operation on another. However, if you have the desire and a certain amount of knowledge, many additional devices can be made independently.
Their drawings are often found on the Internet, but it is important to ensure compatibility. When developing attachments from scratch, you need to focus on the available walk-behind tractor model.
DIY trailer adapter
With the help of this unit, the walk-behind tractor easily turns into a mini tractor, which allows you to automate large number processing work personal plot. Trailer adapter design consists of the following elements:
To make a supporting frame, you should use a pipe of any cross-section, the length of which is in the range from 1.5 to 1.7 meters. On one side, a device for attaching to the walk-behind tractor is welded, and on the other, a transverse beam. The width of the second element is selected in accordance with the dimensions of the wheelbase of the walk-behind tractor. Then braces and wheel stands are attached to the rod to increase the rigidity of the structure.
Most often, additional units are attached to the walk-behind tractor adapter using a single hitch. You also need to think about equipment management, and the best option in this situation there will be a lever, switching which will lead to a change in the position of the auxiliary devices.
The last step in creating the trailer adapter is to install the seat, and for this purpose in the middle cross beam stand is attached.
Homemade disc hiller
The optimal type of hiller for a personal plot is a disk one. When working with it, you do not need to exert much effort, and when the speed decreases, the power increases. Do not forget that the disc hiller is a universal tool, because it can be used not only after planting crops, but also during their growth.
The design of this type of attachment is not very complex and includes:
- Ramu.
- Disks.
- Screw type talpers.
- Racks.
Thanks to the presence of talpers, it becomes possible to adjust the angle of inclination of the working disks. It is this factor that affects the depth of their immersion in the soil and the force applied during operation.
The discs can be taken from agricultural equipment that has become unusable, for example, an old seeder, or made from high-quality steel, the thickness of which is 1.5-2 mm. The outer edges are bent, and a hole is drilled in the center for attachment to the frame.
Making a potato digger
This unit can significantly facilitate the work of harvesting all tuber crops, not just potatoes. Among the main design elements of the unit it is necessary to highlight:
- Welded frame.
- Ploughshare.
- Cleaning drum.
- Editorial node.
The ploughshare is a movable element of a potato digger and can be made of sheet iron. The cut plates should be sharpened but at the same time, blunt all the edges so as not to damage the tubers. Making the frame should also not cause serious difficulties. To solve this problem you will need a corner, channel No. 8 and profile pipe. Frame dimensions are selected individually, and required quantity materials are determined on site.
The main element of the entire structure of the unit is the editorial unit. To make it, you will need two metal cylinders, into which connecting sleeves are then installed. After this, you have to make hubs from a metal pipe with a diameter of 25 mm. They are used for fastening sprockets, pre-fixed to the bushings using keys.
The most difficult to manufacture is the cleaning drum, consisting of two roller chains of 94 links each. The chains, in turn, are mounted on special rods, and then the finished element is mounted on two axes. The result is maximum mobility.
The torque from the walk-behind tractor engine is transmitted to the ploughshare connected to the casing. During movement, the angle of inclination changes and digging movements are made. To regulate the angle of inclination of the working element of the structure, and, consequently, the depth of the dig, you can make a slider. An excellent material for the manufacture of this part would be fluoroplastic.
Very soon after purchase own plot The question of caring for him arises. If its area is small, then you can get by with a cart with hand tools. But this is not always convenient, and not everyone can do it. And if the site is larger in size, then you cannot do without an “assistant”. A walk-behind tractor comes to the rescue of many owners. But here again the problem arises: how to expand it functionality? Of course, you can purchase ready-made factory attachments in the same stores. The main thing is that there is enough money for everything. And there is another option: homemade products for a walk-behind tractor, made with your own hands. A minimum of tools and materials, a little labor - and the devices are ready. The main thing is with minimal financial costs. Read more about what and how you can make yourself later in this article.
What can be made?
The functionality of the walk-behind tractor is very wide. They only depend on the additional devices that are attached to it. Homemade products for walk-behind tractors are a good alternative to factory-made mechanisms. The main thing is to have a little imagination and understanding of the matter. And almost anything can be made.
You can make the following units for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands:
- Plow.
- Cultivator.
- Hiller.
- Milling cutter.
- Seeder.
- Mower.
- Rake.
- Trailer.
- Bucket (shovel).
- Dump.
The list goes on. But it’s already clear that homemade equipment for a walk-behind tractor allows you to perform all types of work on the site.
Manufacturing stages
The entire process of making units for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands can be divided into several stages. First you need to decide what equipment is needed and what functions it will perform. For example, if we are talking about a trailer, then depending on the types of work performed, the design may change. A homemade trolley for a walk-behind tractor may have the ability to unload cargo on its own. This is very convenient when it comes to transporting bulk fertilizers, soil, and harvested vegetables. In such cases, lifting the body and emptying everything is much easier than unloading it manually.
The next stage is the calculation and production of the drawing. At this stage, it is important that the walk-behind tractor and the resulting equipment can work “in pairs”. This applies to power, size, mounting method and many other factors.
After preparing the drawing, when known necessary materials and tools, you can start preparing them. The job will be completed faster if everything is prepared in advance. In this case, you will not need to quit work and go to the store for the missing parts.
And only when all stages of preparation have been completed, you can begin the actual production. Construction can take a lot of time and effort. But the result is worth it.
Required parameters
When making homemade products for a walk-behind tractor, it is important to consider factors that will allow the equipment to work correctly. You cannot assemble a unit like your neighbor’s, who works on a tractor, and connect it to a walk-behind tractor. The parameters of the equipment and attachments must be appropriate. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the following points:
- Motoblock power. So, for equipment with a capacity of 4.5 liters. With. A load of 250 kg including the driver will be sufficient. Based on this value, you can calculate the mass of cargo transported in the trailer, the number of permissible plows, and so on.
- Size. The area near the house, even the largest one, is still not a field. Therefore, there will probably be areas where large equipment will not fit. In addition, large (or, conversely, narrow) equipment is not always convenient to use. It may not fit between the trees or, conversely, be too narrow for the garden bed. It is necessary to take into account such dimensions in advance.
- Provide a unit for attaching equipment to the walk-behind tractor. It can be hinged, on bushings, or bearing. You need to select it specifically for your equipment.
- A method of fastening individual parts of equipment to each other. Solid units can be connected to each other by welding, rivets, and bolts. The choice in this case depends on the availability of tools, time and abilities.
These are the main questions that need to be thought through. But not the only ones. In the process of making a homemade product for a walk-behind tractor, there will be many questions and nuances that will need to be carefully considered in order to make the right decision.
Trailer manufacturing
One of the most popular homemade products is a trailer. It can be considered the most basic unit for working with a walk-behind tractor. As already noted, you need to start with preparing drawings and calculations. The design may vary depending on desire, imagination and available material.
The first step is to prepare the frame. The frame is being made rectangular shape with the obligatory insertion of stiffeners. Places are provided to which elements of the chassis and attachment to the walk-behind tractor will be attached. Chassis most often it is mounted on a homemade hub (the reinforcement welded to the frame is edged).
Next, the chassis is directly attached. This may use a bearing system or an axle depending on the design of the trailer. In the second case, it is better to make a removable fastening rather than a welded one. This may be necessary when repairing (replacing) the axle.
It is easier to purchase a ready-made coupling mechanism. You just need to attach it to the trailer. It is usually attached to a piece of metal pipe that is welded to the frame of the cart.
DIY plow
Reality is homemade plow for walk-behind tractor. Only in this case it is important to find accurate and correct drawings. The quality of tillage will depend on this.
The plow blade itself is usually made of 3 mm thick steel. It is important to bend it correctly. A template made from an ordinary metal pipe will help you do this correctly.
Take for the rack metal plate, the thickness of which is at least 10 mm. The degree of depth is regulated by the location of the stand on the bracket. The plowing angle is selected by tilting the walk-behind tractor. An adjusting screw can be used for this purpose.
The soil is cut and formed into a layer by the ploughshare. The traditional version is a double-sided design. But you can choose more modern version self-sharpening ploughshare. In the first case, it is necessary to periodically sharpen the equipment. This will allow you to evenly loosen the soil and cut the roots of weeds.
Homemade mower for walk-behind tractor
You can make a mower from available options. In this case, first the frame is made. Most often they take as starting material metal corner 40x40 mm. Sometimes they take the base from factory mowers. But this is a more expensive option.
Bearings are attached to the finished frame, into which the axle for the wheels is mounted. After this, the working part is attached. The type of mower depends on its type: rotary, segmented or connected to a cart. It can be driven by a chain from the chainsaw gearbox. In the case of a rotary mower, metal discs are taken, between which knives are attached. In the second case, the knives are mounted on a metal bar. A wheel (suitable from an old baby stroller) is attached to a metal beam, which is driven by the PTO from the equipment. At this point, the homemade mower for the walk-behind tractor is ready.
We make a cultivator
A homemade cultivator for a walk-behind tractor is made from a steel sheet measuring 150x150 mm. The cutter is made of 250x40 mm plates. The plates are connected in pairs in the form of a cutter. They are usually secured with bolts. Next we take two metal pipes, which are connected to each other with ready-made cutters. The entire structure is attached to the walk-behind tractor shaft.
Homemade dump
Another popular attachment for a walk-behind tractor is a blade. It can be used to clear snow and level the soil. The base is bent from a steel sheet 1-2 mm thick. Vertical stiffeners made of thicker metal are attached to it.
Everyone knows the saying that the king is played by his retinue. Without a crowd of nobles, advisers and formidable guards, any monarch will seem like an ordinary person to you. Likewise, without the addition of attachments, the most expensive walk-behind tractor is a useless piece of metal.
We will talk about the types of attachments for this type of equipment and their capabilities in this article.
The main motivation for purchasing any walk-behind tractor is cultivating the land. The designers paid maximum attention to this task.
The list of attachments offered for sale includes:
- plow;
- harrow;
- hiller (a type of plow with a V-shaped or disc-shaped plowshare);
- cutter;
- potato digger;
- potato planter;
- mower
Plows
The evolution of swinging devices is embodied in the following types devices:
- Standard plow. A wide knife - a ploughshare of such a device - loosens the ground when plowing, cutting off the roots of weeds. Curled sheet– the dump turns over the layer of earth.
The method of attaching a standard plow to a walk-behind tractor is illustrated in Figure 1. The main parts of this device: ploughshare, blade, stand, heel, field board are visible in Figure No. 2.
- Reversible (rotary, double-turn) plow. Two plows are mounted on a common frame at an angle of 90 or 180 degrees. Their dumps are directed in different directions. In the working position, one of them plows the ground, and the second is located on the side. After passing the furrows, they are swapped by pressing (or removing) the latch and turning to the side. Thanks to this, the operator does not have to return to the beginning of the section each time, making an idle run.
- Zykov's plow. An improved version of the classic plow. It differs from it in the modified geometry of the plowshare-mouldboard surface. Thanks to the modification, it turns over the soil layer well and crumbles it.
In a double-turn design and fully equipped - a beam, a wheel and a hitch bracket (price in the Russian Federation for 2018 is 17-18 thousand rubles)
Designed and produced in Ukraine, the Zykov plow is still rare in Russia. Only a few DIY enthusiasts try to reproduce it in home workshops.
Harrows
Soil turned over by a plow is a “semi-finished product” that requires finishing. For this work, a harrow is used, which breaks up large clods and levels the soil.
There are two types of harrows:
- Dental;
- Disk.
Disc harrow (price about 11,000 rubles)
It should be noted that disc designs perform harrowing better and cleaner than toothed ones.
Okuchniki
This type of attachment for walk-behind tractors is designed for loosening the soil and creating furrows during sowing, planting seedlings and weeding.
By design, hillers are:
- single-row and double-row (with fixed and variable working width);
- disk;
- rotary (active);
Single-row hillers with a fixed width (25-30 cm) are designed to work with light walk-behind tractors (up to 4 hp). Variable working width and double-row installation allows you to use these devices on more powerful mechanisms and process beds of different widths with them.
Double-row hiller on a reinforced frame (average cost 2.5-3 thousand rubles)
Disc hiller (average cost 3-4 thousand rubles)
Rotary (propeller) hillers do not require the use of a hitch, since they are installed instead of walk-behind tractor wheels. Toothed discs of a special configuration loosen the soil well and pull out weeds between the rows.
Rotary hiller OR-380 Price 2600-3000 rub.
Milling cutters
Can perform several operations:
- loosen and level the ground;
- crush lumps of soil and mix its layers;
- mix fertilizers;
- destroy weeds.
The walk-behind tractor usually comes with universal cutters equipped with saber-shaped knives. They are comfortable to work on soft soil. For dense soil overgrown with weeds, mechanisms called “ crow's feet».
Crow's feet cutter
The high mechanical strength and special shape of the cutters allows them to loosen neglected areas, pulling out weeds by the roots. In the fall, they are used to destroy insect pests that have hid in the ground for the winter.
Potato planter and potato digger
The main crop of our fields and summer cottages - potatoes - requires significant labor input during planting and harvesting. To mechanize these operations, two mounted units are used: a potato planter and a potato digger.
The first is equipped with a small plow that makes a furrow. Immediately behind it, a hopper is installed on the frame, from which the potatoes fall into the ground at regular intervals. Two inclined hiller discs attached to the back of the frame fill the bed. So, three operations are performed at once in one pass.
The KSM-1A trailed potato planter makes a furrow itself and places potatoes in it
Anyone who has dug potatoes with a shovel at least once will certainly appreciate the usefulness of this simple device. The potato digger, mounted on the hitch of a walk-behind tractor, consists of a plow with steel rods welded to it. Lifting the soil under the bushes, he carefully removes the tubers to the surface. Collecting them in a bag or box after such processing is not difficult.
Fan potato digger
In addition to fan type diggers, there are more efficient vibrating screen type diggers. They are designed for processing large areas. Such equipment is connected through a power take-off shaft, which transmits torque to the potato digger pulley, causing the working elements of the mechanism to vibrate.
Vibrating potato digger (prices for devices start at an average of 12 thousand rubles)
Mowers
Mowing grass is another important work operation performed by mounted units.
Two types of mowers are produced for walk-behind tractors:
- rotary;
- segmental.
The rotary design is easier to maintain. The segmented one resembles a hairdressing machine. It is more complex in design, but cuts the grass cleaner than a rotary one. This type of attachment is used for mowing large lawns.
Rotary mower, average price depending on the model is 14-20 thousand rubles.
Segment mower
In addition to purely agricultural implements, walk-behind tractors are combined with other devices:
- trailer-trolley;
- adapter (two-wheeled cart with a seat and without a body);
- snow blower;
- motor pump;
Trailer
Work on the land plot and on the estate is associated with the transportation of fertilizers and feed, crops and firewood. These problems can be solved using a trailer truck. It turns the walk-behind tractor into vehicle"short range".
A useful option that some types of walk-behind trailers are equipped with is a tipper body, which makes unloading easier.
Adapter
A useful addition to the walk-behind tractor, giving it the functions of a mini-tractor. A good adapter saves the owner from tedious walking around the site.
By design, the adapters can be steering-less (only the seat, the hitch lift lever and the brake) and equipped with a steering wheel.
Such a simple mechanism makes cultivating the land easier and sells for an average price of 10,000 rubles
An adapter with a steering wheel is several times more expensive. Despite this, it fully justifies its cost if you take into account its performance capabilities.
Grader, mini-tractor, dump truck and arable unit. The functions of four mechanisms are combined in a fully equipped steering adapter (price about 32,000 rubles)
snow blower
Many owners do not lay up their walk-behind tractor in winter. With its help, you can clear large areas of the estate from snow cover. Snow removal devices mounted with it can be divided into several groups:
- dump shovels;
- rotary throwers;
- brush mechanisms.
The simplest and most affordable is a dump-type device. The width of the shovel fixed to the front of the walk-behind tractor can be from 0.8 to 1.5 meters. The choice of its size depends on the power of the motor. The design of the blade allows for adjustment of the tilt and rotation angle.
Where a shovel is helpless, and this often happens with high snow drifts, a rotary snow blower will do the job. It is connected to the power take-off shaft of the walk-behind tractor. The auger-rotor design has high productivity and confidently clears the area of snow cover up to 50 cm high.
The brush hitch is used to clean areas with expensive decorative coating requiring the most careful work.
Motor pumps have been created to irrigate plots located far from power lines and close to water bodies. This type of attachment for walk-behind tractors is connected to the power take-off shaft. The average productivity of motor pumps is 20-40 m3 of liquid per hour. The created pressure reaches 4-5 meters with a suction depth of up to 10 meters.
What attachments for a walk-behind tractor can you make yourself?
It all depends on qualifications home handyman and the set of tools that he has. We advise beginners to start their experiments with the most simple designs– fan potato digger or hiller.
The design of the device for digging potatoes is shown in the sketch. It consists of a wide bent plate (foot) welded to a vertical bipod and field bar. Teeth made of reinforcement are attached to the rear edges of the paw by welding.
It is easier to make a disk model from hillers. Its main elements - disks can be cut from the ends of old gas cylinders. They have suitable shape, diameter and thickness of the metal.
Quite a lot of design solutions for the device itself have been invented, you can see this by watching videos of homemade people, as well as various assembly diagrams.
One example of an adjustable device disc hiller
In addition to disc discs, you will need:
- two racks made of steel strip;
- two rolling bearings;
- bolts for attaching the racks to the frame and adjusting the rotary sectors;
- cross member made of profile pipe;
- T-shaped leash.
The main condition quality work such a mechanism is the precision of manufacturing of all parts and the symmetry of the installation of disks. Otherwise, it will be pulled away from the furrow while moving.
In order to increase the capabilities of the walk-behind tractor, it is enough to equip it with various attachments. Manufacturers have developed numerous add-ons for all models, the use of which makes work on the ground easier.
On sale you can find plows and seeders, hillers, furrow diggers, and sleds. The choice, of course, is large, but the cost of such equipment is unaffordable for many. But it’s quite possible to do it on our own from cheaper or used materials.
How to make a flat cutter with your own hands?
A practical addition to the walk-behind tractor is a flat cutter. This indispensable assistant, which creates beds, weeds and hills plantings, levels, fills, loosens the soil. The possibilities of such a nozzle are almost limitless.
If you position the blades of the flat cutter on the left and move them in the same plane with the soil, you can weed or loosen the soil. By lifting the device slightly, the blades turned to the left will mow down tall weeds. If the blades point down, then they can easily create beds.
A flat cutter will again help you form grooves for planting and fill in the seeds. This is the function of the burrower.
You can use the Fokin flat cutter as an attachment for a walk-behind tractor. It has the necessary holes for hanging on the structure. If you need a flat cutter of a different size, then you can make it yourself. Drawings and a small metal blank will help with this.
The metal must be of sufficient thickness and strength so that in the future it can perform the functions of a blade. The sheet is heated with blowtorch and bends according to the diagram. When the flat cutter receives the required shape, it is cooled with water. In order for this workpiece to become an attachment, you need to make holes for fasteners and sharpen the workpiece with a grinder.
The sheet of metal can be replaced with a piece of pipe, to which pieces of metal like blades are attached. They need to be sharpened.
Dimensions and features of making hedgehogs
A walk-behind tractor with an attachment for growing potatoes will save time and effort when caring for this crop. Weeding hedgehogs are a functional attachment that allows you to effectively and quickly defeat weeds. During the weeding process, plants are not simply cut off, but uprooted. The soil around the plant is well loosened and hilled. Thanks to this, the plant is not only freed from weeds, but also receives sufficient water and oxygen.
Hedgehogs can be purchased at almost any agricultural store, but at a fairly high price.
Based on diagrams and drawings, you can make them yourself.
Ingredients for hedgehogs:
- 3 metal disks or rings;
- a small piece of pipe with a diameter of 30 mm;
- steel rods for cutting tenons.
Preferably use rings instead of discs, which will facilitate the entire structure. The sizes of rings for making walk-behind hedgehogs are different. The most common are 240x170x100 mm or 300x200x100 mm. The rings are attached to the pipe through jumpers. The connection should be made at an angle of 45 degrees with a distance between elements of no more than 15-18 cm.
Spikes, cut from a steel rod 10-15 cm long, are welded onto the rings and the axle itself. Depending on the size, they are attached to a large ring in the amount of 15 pieces, and to a small ring - 5. Also, several pieces can be welded onto the axle.
To make it easier to work with the structure, the walk-behind tractor with hedgehogs is equipped with additional wheels.
Making a snowblower bucket with your own hands
The walk-behind tractor is useful on the farm not only in summer, but also in winter time. It is often equipped as snow blower. It is enough to make a bucket for the walk-behind tractor, and the iron assistant will do the hard work.
A bucket for clearing snow is usually made from a 200-liter iron barrel. You will also need strips of metal, a square pipe, rubber and steel plates and fasteners - bolts, nuts. Tools: pliers or pliers, drills and metal drills, wrenches, grinding machine, welding machine.
Using a grinder, cut out the side parts of the barrel. Then the workpiece is cut into three parts. Two of them are welded along the contour. The remaining third of the barrel must be divided into metal strips that will serve as ladle knives. Three holes with a diameter of 6 mm are drilled into them for fastening along the edge of the bucket. Instead of a barrel, you can use a metal sheet, which will need to be bent by heating.
A strip of metal is welded to the bottom of the bucket to make it heavier. The metal strip is completely covered with rubber to prevent wear. Then the bucket is attached to the walk-behind tractor. To protect against corrosion, a homemade bucket is primed and painted.
You can turn a walk-behind tractor on wheels into a snowmobile using a trailer and winter wheels. Using a channel, the trailer is fixedly fixed to the frame. Instead of expensive wheels, used inner tubes from trucks are used. On each wheel, the deflated tube is secured with chains and inflated again. It is quite simple to equip a snowmobile with a homemade sled.
How to design a trencher?
A homemade trencher is a mounted attachment to a walk-behind tractor that allows you to quickly and effortlessly dig trenches and holes. It is a kind of compact excavator that is maneuverable and economical. Moves on wheels or tracks.
The digging attachment allows you to dig trenches and holes even in frozen ground. The walls of the trenches are smooth, without crumbling. The developed soil is light and crumbly and can be used for backfilling.
Two cutters are attached to the front suspension, and a shovel is attached to the rear suspension to remove soil from the trench. It is necessary to secure it to the cutting discs and chain drive protective covers on safety precautions. Using the same principle, a drill attachment is made from a metal rod and plates.
Manufacturing of other hanging structures
The walk-behind tractor can be equipped with a variety of useful devices- a plow, a rake, all kinds of shovels, mowers, skis, brushes. Desire, clear diagrams and descriptions of work will help you replicate store-bought analogues of hanging elements and even improve them, since they will meet individual requirements and conditions.
So, to cultivate the land, you need a plow that can overcome virgin soil, overgrown with grass, wet or stale soil. To make it you will need a steel plate about 5 mm thick. Using rollers, the plate is bent into a cylinder. The edges are sharpened with a grinder.
The resulting homemade plow is hung on the walk-behind tractor stand via a hitch.
Using the same principle, it is easy to make an attachment that forms furrows. It’s good if there are cultivator stands. They can be attached to a corner or two racks can be made from scrap materials. To do this from metal sheet Plates 1.5-2 mm thick are cut out. The size of the plates should correspond to the depth and width of the furrow. They are fastened with bolts to the racks of the structure. This nozzle can be used for instillation. You just have to give the plates the required shape. They must be in the form of a disk or circle, located at a certain angle. Such plates are located closer at the top than at the bottom. Due to this, the disks, rotating, open the cavities outward.
The attachment to the walk-behind tractor for collecting cranberries contains a self-propelled platform on caterpillar tracks. An intake is attached to the rotating frame of the platform. It is made in the form of a box with curved parallel teeth. While moving, the device, using the draft from the fan, captures the berries into the box. The fan is powered by the motor. Helical spirals are installed in the box.
Picked cranberries are heavier than garbage, so they fall to the bottom of the container. Leaves and small specks that fall along with the cranberries are removed through the hole along with the air flow from the fan.
A brush for a walk-behind tractor is used to clean the area not only from leaves, but also from shallow snow. Simplicity, efficiency and versatility of use are the obvious advantages of this hanging element. The brush shaft is vertically attached to the walk-behind tractor. A ring and disks with brushes are alternately put on it. The diameter of the rings is 350 mm. The grip width of such a brush is usually made no more than one meter. This way the walk-behind tractor maintains maneuverability and covers a fairly large surface area for cleaning.
The length of the bristles is 40-50 cm, otherwise it will soon begin to wrinkle and break. It will not be possible to restore the properties of the bristles, just attach new discs. The speed of movement of a walk-behind tractor with a mounted brush varies in the range of 2-5 km/h, depending on the engine power of the unit.
To learn how to make a plow for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands, see the following video.
The first thoughts of making homemade accessories for a walk-behind tractor appear after the need to transport cargo, so my epic with useful accessories for a walk-behind tractor began and I was the first to make a homemade trailer cart.
We make homemade products for the walk-behind tractor with our own hands
To quickly and efficiently cultivate the soil, you need to make homemade “crow’s feet” cutters for a walk-behind tractor, which will mix the soil to a sufficient depth and break up hard clods.
Homemade rakes for walk-behind tractors are also useful attachment. It is best to have several of these different types of rakes.
Every gardener will also need a homemade hiller for a walk-behind tractor. The hiller will allow you to form smooth and high ridges in all beds with root crops.
A homemade blade for a walk-behind tractor will make it easier to remove snow and sand from the land and create good conditions for further tillage.
Homemade rake for walk-behind tractor
If you wish, you can easily make a homemade rake for a walk-behind tractor. For wide-grip hay rakes, you can use regular ones. water pipes, differing in their diameters. You will need to put a special bushing on the round rod, then tap its surface, turning it slightly.
When making, a round rod is best suited. Most parts of the rake are held together by electric welding, since this method is simple, and at the same time a reliable design is obtained.
Greater design simplicity can be achieved if the rotating parts on the axes are fixed without rolling bearings.
It is better to make the hay rake for the walk-behind tractor foldable, as this will simplify their transportation.
How to make a homemade blade for a walk-behind tractor
The walk-behind tractor can serve as a bulldozer for leveling soil, clearing sidewalks or roads from dirt and snow. To do this, you need to make a homemade blade on a walk-behind tractor, usually sheet metal 1-2 mm thick is used. Four steel ribs (stiffeners) from a sheet 3-4 mm thick are welded inside the blade.
Holes are drilled into them locally to fasten the blade with the rods in a strictly vertical position in relation to the front of the walk-behind tractor. It is also better to sheathe the bottom of the blade with tin so that it does not bury itself in the ground.
- 1 – dump sheet (tin);
- 2 – 4 pcs stand (stiffening ribs);
- 3 – bottom sheet of the dump (tin);
- 4 – knife; 5 – linkage mounting eye.
Convenient homemade seeder for walk-behind tractor
Conventionally, seeders for walk-behind tractors are divided according to the number of simultaneously sown rows - from 1 to 5; vegetable seeders and precision seeders are also distinguished.
Vegetable seeders are used for dotted sowing of vegetables: carrots, onions, beets. The device for feeding seeds is driven by the support-drive wheels of the sections. In addition, the rotation speed of the device is regulated by replaceable sprockets.
Precision seeding vegetable seeders have a brush sowing device. In such a device, a rotating brush agitates the layer of seeds in the hopper so that they fall out into the hole located in its back wall. The hole is closed by a rotary disk having holes of different diameters. By turning the disk, you can change the size of the holes and thus change the seed sowing rate.
A homemade seeder for a walk-behind tractor is usually connected to the walk-behind tractor using a universal hitch, thanks to which you can equip the walk-behind tractor with two-row and four-row seeders.
Homemade shovel for walk-behind tractor
The walk-behind tractor often acts as a bulldozer, leveling the ground and also clearing sidewalks or roads of dirt and snow. It is equipped with a blade shovel.
Done homemade shovel for a walk-behind tractor without any difficulties if you have a grinder, a drill and a welding machine on your farm.
You won’t have to search for a suitable metal for a long time, since an ordinary two-hundred-liter steel barrel will be suitable for making a shovel-dump. By carefully cutting it into three parts, you will get three curved segments for a shovel. By welding two of them along the contour, you will get a blade shovel with a metal thickness of 3 mm, which is quite enough for the required rigidity of the blade blade.
Making a homemade disc hiller for a walk-behind tractor
We start making a homemade disk hiller for a walk-behind tractor by searching for lids from steel pans that are unnecessary on the farm (preferably not enameled, but simply metal). The required diameter is approximately 40-50 cm, taking into account the fact that the depth of germination of potato roots into the ground is no more than 15-20 cm. Next, we sharpen the blades of the lids, and in our case they are already hiller discs, on grinding machine. If the lids are flat, then they are slightly bent to one side with a hammer.
Next, to make a convenient hiller, you need to make a cart to which the disks that move the soil will be attached. This can be a structure made of pipes and bushings; we attach small support wheels to its lower frame.
After this, you can proceed to testing such a hiller directly in the potato plot of the garden.
How to make a homemade plow for a walk-behind tractor
Is it necessary to make a plow for a walk-behind tractor if you don’t have any special metalworking skills? Yes, it's worth it. The design of this agricultural implement is quite simple and therefore anyone can make a homemade plow for a walk-behind tractor correctly.
Before you begin to implement your plan, you need to look through the previous posts on our website, where we described the manufacturing process in detail with drawings.
Professional tools are best suited for the job; they will allow you to perform all technological operations with your own hands at the required level and at the same time maintain their quality. An amateur tool is unsuitable for such work because its level of strength is insufficient to perform some of the operations.
Homemade crow's feet cutter for walk-behind tractor
This is an all-welded, non-dismountable steel cutter, which gives it significantly greater strength than conventional cultivator cutters. A homemade crow's foot cutter for a walk-behind tractor shows great efficiency and is successfully used when plowing hard soil. It can be aggregated with almost any walk-behind tractor or cultivator with a suitable axle diameter.
The “crow’s feet” cutter is very good to use when plowing the land for planting potatoes, especially if the soil is hard with large clods of earth, or when, to prevent the Colorado potato beetle, wireworms and other garden pests, you need to quickly plow the garden “in the winter.”
“Crow’s feet” are usually sold unsharpened, and many gardeners who have already tested these cutters recommend sharpening them for easier and faster plowing.
Below are drawings of a homemade crow's feet milling cutter with a diameter of 520 mm and a grip of 1250 mm. total number rays 30 pcs. 3 pcs. per section. The beam is bolted to the coils.
When plowing the soil with such a cutter, it loosens and rises to a depth of an average of 40 to 100 mm, depending on humidity.
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