How to plow with a walk-behind tractor with a plow, video and photo instructions

Features of work

Attached equipment makes it possible to expand the scope of the "Salyut" walk-behind tractor. It is possible to effectively carry out absolutely all work inherent in rural areas. Undoubtedly, before starting work, you will have to thoroughly understand the instructions, because the effectiveness of the equipment is, first of all, the correct settings and adjustments.

Rotary plow

With a rotary plow with left and right multidirectional plows, you can plow in the forward and reverse direction. For the most effective work, it is better to choose a model with a plow setting, that is, the ability to adjust the cutting depth and angle of inclination.

Installing the plow:

depress the pedal;
fix the rack;
then the whole structure is rotated 90 °.

Zykov's plow

Zykov's plow is significantly different in appearance from other models. The video review clearly shows that its main differences are carefully selected angles and a completely different profile of the share-moldboard surface, which makes it possible to better paint the soil and turn over the layer. Such plowing almost completely eliminates weeds.

Video review of Zykov's reverse plowing on the Salyut walk-behind tractor

Double-sided plow

A double-sided plow (hiller) is used for hilling crops with weed control. Such a device is used to cultivate the soil, cut a furrow for planting plants. Subsequent backfilling is carried out by turning on the reverse gear of the walk-behind tractor. Aggregates are distinguished with variable and constant working widths.

The device with a non-adjustable width works in conjunction with a light walk-behind tractor, 12-mm stands reliably protect it from overload. The most widespread are hillers with variable width that can be configured. Such plows work perfectly in combination with Salyut 5DK walk-behind tractors. However, they have one drawback - soil shedding after the passage.

Dutch hiller

Less known is the Dutch hiller, which forms narrow wedge-shaped furrows due to the movement of the wings not only to the sides, but also upward. In the formed bed, the best contact of the planting material with the soil is ensured. Structurally simple, easy to manufacture, cheaper in cost.

Disc perch

The disc hiller is much more productive, but its price is 3-4 times more than usual. Nevertheless, according to reviews, the owners do not return to their previous devices after working with a disc hiller.

Motoblock "Salute" with a Japanese engine is the most successful choice of agricultural machinery in terms of a combination of proven quality and reasonable prices.

Pros of homemade "gadgets"

When making a homemade plow, you can get advantages that are not available in factory models. By creating a plow with your own hands, you can adjust it to the desired values required for processing certain soil on the site, for example, hard or soft. Such parameters may be different: the angle of inclination of the share, the width and depth of plowing of the field, the efficiency of loosening.

If, when creating, the engine power is taken into account, then the resulting product will not produce additional load on the cultivator, the wheels will not slip in operation and the plowing efficiency will be optimal. Moreover, if you make single-body or rotary plows with your own hands, the material can be adjusted to the desired quality, and thereby increase the service life of such a unit several times. Making a plow with your own hands, you can provide for the possibility of attaching additional "gadgets" for plowing the land.

Handling the cultivator during work

When working with the cultivator, be sure to watch your limbs so that they are not close to moving parts of the cultivator. It is better to work in closed shoes: high boots, and even better - in boots. Save slippers or flip flops for other uses as they increase the risk of injury. It is advisable to plow the land with glasses and gloves.

Once switched on, the cultivator does not need to be pushed, it is simply positioned in the desired direction. When the unit is stuck in the ground, slightly shake it from one side to the other, with your little help, it will continue to move. In order not to trample the newly cultivated land, turn the handle and walk next to the plowed strip.

Large clods are produced when the cultivator is used on wet ground. The soil is then difficult to loosen and the soil sticks to the cutters. When the soil is very dry, the tillage depth drops dramatically. In this case, the strip is first passed at a shallow depth, repeating its passage to the required one. Therefore, it is best to work with moderately damp soil. The low speed of the cultivator at high rotational speeds of the cutter allows more thorough processing of the soil.

When the ground is soft, an anchor attachment is best for loosening the soil. With a cultivator, it is more convenient to move in rows or in zigzags.

A few tips on how to properly handle the cultivator

If there are many small stones in the area, work at lower speeds.
The walk-behind tractor will serve for a long time subject to regular maintenance. Changing the oil, cleaning the unit, sharpening the cutters is the guarantee of the "health" of your cultivator. You can't skimp on oil. When filling in an unsuitable oil during operation, a solid sediment forms, which clogs the units of the unit. As a result, the cultivator may fail. And then the cost of repairing it will significantly exceed the savings that you managed to achieve on changing the oil.

This also applies to gasoline.

Important: Fuel can only be refilled when the engine is stopped and cold. After refueling, check the tightness of the fuel tank.
All adjustments should also be carried out with the engine off.
If during work you feel vibration - this is a signal of the beginning of malfunctions.

It is worth stopping the engine, finding the cause (most likely, the fastening of the parts is loose) and eliminating it.
The row spacing in the garden is not always perfect. In order not to damage the plants, you can reduce the cultivation strip by removing the external cutters.
Powerful motor cultivators can move not only forward but also backward. If it is necessary to change the direction of movement, pause until the cutters stop.
The cultivator must move smoothly and evenly. If it buries itself in the ground, then it is necessary to adjust the position of the wheels or swap the cutters.
After using the unit, wipe all metal parts with a cloth. If necessary, rinse the cutters and then wipe dry. Safety measures while working with the cultivator

To avoid accidents:

Don't trust your children to control the cultivator.
Do not allow people to work who are not familiar with the rules for handling it.
Make sure that there are no other people or animals in the vicinity of the operating unit.
Maintain a safe distance to rotating parts.
Use special sturdy clothing, shoes and gloves. Laces, ribbons, clothing floors - nothing should dangle when moving.

Plowing a walk-behind tractor with a plow

Experienced experts advise novice gardeners to begin their plowing work by pulling the cord along the first row. Such a simple procedure will allow you to make the furrow even.

Plowing other rows, the walk-behind tractor wheel will pass along the finished furrow of the first row. For this reason, all other furrows will be flat, no additional measures are required.

For to plow the garden was convenient, the procedure must be carried out along a long row. This will help eliminate the extra effort.

Plow adjustment

The plowing quality will not be decent if the plow is not properly adjusted. To ensure normal operation, you must:

The mini tractor needs to be slightly raised above the ground. This can be achieved by picking up small coasters 15 cm high (boards or bricks). The greater the required depth of plowing the soil, the higher the supports should be: if the operation is carried out in the fall, the height of the supports is made 20-25 cm. In the spring, the height is left smaller - 10-20 cm.
Install the hitch without deviating from the instructions of the equipment manufacturers. The share edge must be in full contact with the ground, with the plow shank positioned vertically and the beam horizontally.
By turning the handle at the base of the walk-behind tractor to the left, you can process a strip that has not yet been plowed. This will also help prevent the machine from getting bogged down. When turning the machine, care must be taken to keep its right wheel opposite the finished furrow.

Plowing depth

To achieve the desired plowing depth, you need to pay attention to the weight of the walk-behind tractor. It is better to choose the one that is heavier

You can add weights yourself by attaching additional weights to the wheels.

The first furrow is done with a depth of no more than 10 cm. You need to plow slowly and without putting pressure on the machine. If it happens that the equipment overheats, it is turned off for half an hour.

With relatively soft ground, the metal knife goes into the ground at the distance of the shovel's bayonet. If the ground is harder, it is difficult to achieve this depth the first time. Therefore, the plowing operation is carried out in two or even several stages, each time lowering the plow deeper.

Very hard soil is easier to plow with a walk-behind tractor when wet.

Plowing

The main plowing should be started only after the trial version has been completed and all the shortcomings have been taken into account.

Two adjacent plowed strips should be spaced no more than 10 cm apart. Neighboring furrows should not cover one another with soil. The right wheel of the machine should be in the middle of the already finished furrow, not at the bottom.

By slightly increasing the speed, you can achieve a smoother plowed surface without lumps. The plow makes it possible to make the depth of the furrows 15-20 cm.

High-quality plowing of the soil with a walk-behind tractor is possible thanks to the high-speed mode. It is best when the walk-behind tractor has several gears so that the owner can choose the most convenient one for himself.

What varieties are there?

The plow for the Neva walk-behind tractor has a standard design and, thanks to the universal attachments, can be aggregated with most models of motor-cultivators popular among summer residents. In fact, this is a trailed cart to a walk-behind tractor, the working surface of which is equipped with plunge teeth and an adjusting lever that determines the depth of soil cultivation. For working light soils, as an alternative to the plow, they are also used snow blowers for walk-behind tractor Neva MB2.

Attachments to the Neva walk-behind tractor

There are 3 types of plows:

single - simple single-body models with simple plowshares, used for processing light, non-clogged soil;
reverse - the cutter in such products has a curved shape and contributes to the simultaneous turning over of the upper layer of soil;
rotary - such plows are equipped with several blades, their productivity and efficiency are significantly higher.

Manufacturers offer the following types of this agricultural equipment:

Negotiable. Significantly reduces operating costs. Design features eliminate unnecessary operations. Each subsequent passage through the section is carried out close to the previous furrow.
Rotary. The main difference is that its rotating working part is connected to the power take-off shaft.
Turning.It is considered universal, since two cutting parts are involved in the work, which can be turned in the opposite direction at the end of the furrow.
Disc plow for walk-behind tractor. The product is equipped with two discs for plowing the garden plot.
Rotary. Its main working body is a milling cutter. It penetrates deep into the soil, grinds it and throws it aside. The cutter can be moved from one plane to another.
Double-hull. The main advantage lies in the significantly wider furrow width. Its appearance is a connected frame. Such a plow is fixed to the walk-behind tractor using special threaded connecting elements.
The plow is universal for the walk-behind tractor. It remains only to calculate which one penetrates the soil better and to what depth.

Those who do not want to spend money and are familiar with plumbing can quickly make a plow for a walk-behind tractor with their own hands. The shape of this agricultural tool does not really matter. Its task is to penetrate the ground and turn its deep layers 180 degrees. To simultaneously loosen the soil, new moldboard shapes, angle and size of the cutting part are being developed.

Today, the rotary plow is quite popular. The rotary design provides for the division of this tool into four types:

screw;
drum;
scapular;
lobed.

Attachments do not end with the products in question. There are other weights as well. These are hillers, potato planters and potato diggers, mowers, harrows, lugs and more. The main thing to remember is that a good plow should penetrate the soil easily and deeply. A correctly adjusted tool will always give an effective result. If you adjust it correctly, then the result will be appropriate.

How to adjust the plowing depth?

The tillage depth usually varies from 10 to 25 centimeters. Adjustment and adjustment of this indicator is based on the following factors:

the increased weight of the device will lead to more intense exposure; for this, for example, it is worth attaching additional soils to the wheels;
it will be possible to increase the elaboration if one or another operation is repeated several times, each time going deeper and deeper.

It will also be possible to adjust the effect with the opener fixed in the shackle using bushings and cotter pins, while the lowered opener is fixed on the shackle through the upper holes to increase the penetration depth, and to reduce it, everything happens the other way around.

After winter, in order to ensure maximum cultivation, it is first necessary to plow the soil to a depth of approximately 10 centimeters, and then walk again, increasing the depth of the cutters from 15 to 25 centimeters.

Typical mistakes when choosing a walk-behind tractor

Many inexperienced farmers, when buying a walk-behind tractor for tillage on their site, recklessly focus only on cost and appearance. This approach can lead to damage to the agricultural unit or inconvenience when using it. Consider the main mistakes when buying a walk-behind tractor, and tips to help you make the right choice.

When the future owner of motor vehicles for cultivating the land is not guided by the size of his site and the types of soil on it. For example, for a summer cottage of 6 acres, a motoblock of a light class will be enough. Even if there is virgin land on it, you can hire a tractor for plowing once, than buy a heavy unit, and experience inconvenience when using it in the future on a plot with a small area.
When the farmer does not know exactly which attachment he will use. It is necessary to think in advance which tools will be needed in the first place, and not strive to choose a walk-behind tractor with the maximum amount of hitch, which may not be useful later.Read specialized forums or watch video reviews from experienced users to compile a list of attachments, while taking into account the manufacturer's recommendations.
It is necessary to select in advance a model of a walk-behind tractor from a trusted manufacturer, the build quality of which will not be in doubt. Here reviews and feedback on the technique will come to the rescue, you should not rely only on a consultant in the store. If, first of all, when buying, focus on cost, then when using a cheap unit, the following disadvantages will appear:

poor quality of metal and plastic;
highly inflated technical characteristics;
low engine resource;
the complexity of assembling a walk-behind tractor;
inconvenience and discomfort during operation: increased noise and vibration level, heavy weight, non-ergonomic handle without the option of turning and adjusting.

If you buy a new walk-behind tractor in an unofficial store, behaving for a big difference in price, there is a great risk of not getting a warranty, service, necessary spare parts and consumables for garden equipment. Purchase a walk-behind tractor only from authorized dealers.
And you also need to decide which of the family members will use this technique for tillage. For example, for elderly people, a light walk-behind tractor or cultivator with the maximum number of adjustments is suitable, which will provide comfort and reduce the load on the back, arms and legs. If a fragile girl or adolescent child is to work at a summer cottage, it is better to give preference to an ultralight cultivator.