Every gardener cultivates the soil in his dacha. The word "cultivation" came to us from Latin language. Translated, it means to process, to cultivate. But it is so. During the cultivation process, the soil is processed and cultivated in order to get rid of weeds. But the purpose of cultivation is not only weeding. After cultivation, the soil becomes loose and more saturated with oxygen. A cultivator is used to cultivate the soil before sowing and after the crop is harvested. You also need to use a cultivator to cultivate the row spacing, hill up and replant the plants. Cultivator - very convenient device, it will make work easier and reduce the time of tillage in the garden, flower bed and any other area.
A modern cultivator can be bought at a specialized store. But such equipment can easily be assembled with your own hands. You just need to find clear instructions, necessary details and tools and get to work.
First, you should know that cultivators are divided according to the type of food:
- manual;
- gasoline;
- electric.
They are also divided by weight and power. There are ultra-light cultivators, mini ones, they weigh no more than thirty kilograms, ideal for small garden plots and cottages.
There are light cultivators. Their weight is more than thirty, but not more than sixty kilograms. Such cultivators are used on large areas, on plowed fields and virgin lands. Average cultivators weigh up to one hundred kilograms. Well, the largest cultivators are heavy. Their weight is more than one hundred kilograms. Such cultivators are used on large fields and lands.
There is another classification of cultivators - by purpose:
- universal - used for cultivating soil in any area, between rows, they are used for weeding;
- special - for processing a specific variety or crop;
- plant feeders - these cultivators are designed to cultivate the soil and gradually add fertilizers;
- pre-planting, steam – for harrowing any soil before sowing, suitable for summer cottages;
- row crops - for weeding rows in fields where crops have already sprouted.
There are cultivators for cultivating one row, mini cultivators for the garden, and cultivators for cultivating several rows at the same time. They differ in size, because for one row the cultivator is much smaller than for cultivating several rows.
But the most suitable for processing the garden and flower beds is the standard manual cultivator. It is lightweight and easy to use. It also takes up little space and is light in weight. There are garden cultivators, they too small sizes, ideal for a summer residence.
Advantages and disadvantages of cultivators
Each type of cultivator has its own pros and cons. Electric cultivators are lightweight and small in size. They don't need to be refueled because they run on electricity. They are also quite simple and easy to use, but are not suitable for a dacha that does not have electricity.
The disadvantages include the fact that they only work in the area where the power cord reaches. Also, electric cultivators do not have high power. With such a cultivator you can cultivate flower beds and greenhouse soil, but in large areas they are completely useless. After all, the length of the cord determines the place where this cultivator can cultivate the soil.
A cultivator that runs on gasoline (gasoline cultivator) has slightly more advantages. It is convenient to cultivate large areas, because such a cultivator has high power and functionality. Disadvantages include difficulties in maintenance, heavy weight and refueling. And the more powerful such a cultivator, the more fuel is needed to refuel it. Gasoline cultivators are often called star cultivators.
Hand cultivator - do it at home
Such a cultivator is the most useful thing on the farm. It has a lot of positive aspects:
- no stress on the lower back,
- ease of use,
- efficiency,
- availability,
- compactness.
With such a cultivator you will not spread weeds all over the area, and it loosens the soil very well and does not turn it upside down. But the cultivator is designed for cultivating small areas and only on plowed land. It is ideal for a summer residence.
First, you should understand for what purpose you need a cultivator. After all, the choice of a particular cultivator is influenced by both the set of crops that are planted on the site and the structure of the soil of the site itself. If you have small plot, then a powerful and voluminous cultivator will take up a lot of space. It will only cause harm, there will be no benefit from it.
It is best to create a cultivator with your own hands, this way you will save your money and find an assistant on the farm. Some cultivators can be created from improvised means, for some you need additional details, but their cost will not exceed the cost of a whole cultivator in the store. Do-it-yourself cultivators are ideal helpers in the garden and are suitable for the garden.
The smallest cultivator
“Nimble Baby” is a small homemade cultivator; it can be called a mini cultivator. It covers only twenty centimeters of territory, but working with such a cultivator is very convenient. All you need to do is attach a few cut metal stars to the axle, and then attach a convenient handle. So the new assistant on the farm is ready. It makes it easy to cultivate between rows when the crop has already sprouted. Its mini size will prevent damage necessary plants. Also, if the stars are well sharpened, they cut weeds without any problems. In this case, the weed does not cling to the cultivator and is not spread throughout the area. Suitable for a summer residence, because it is convenient to transport.
Simple cultivator – “Tornado”
Another simple cultivator that you can make yourself is called “Tornado”. This cultivator is ideal for cultivating light soil. And it is made from the most ordinary forks or springy wire; it can also be called a mini cultivator.
- In order to make such a cultivator, you will need a wooden handle, which will need to be modified. The wooden handle of your new cultivator should be strengthened. For this purpose, metal or plastic pipe, cut lengthwise. It should not be much larger than a wooden handle. After the pipe is cut, put it on a wooden handle and wind it. This will make the handle much stronger, and it will be easier to work with such a cultivator.
- Next, proceed to manufacturing the main part of the cultivator. Take a pitchfork and a hammer, you also need a picture or drawings of the original Tornado cultivator, because you need to exactly repeat all the bends.
- A strong blow from the hammer will cause the fork teeth to bend in the direction you point them. But don't overdo it.
- Once the cultivator base is created, attach it to the handle and you can till the soil with your new cultivator.
You can also make cultivator teeth from thick springy wire. This option will take more time and effort. But the result is worth it.
Cultivators from an old bicycle
For another version of the cultivator, which you can create with your own hands, you need bicycle parts. So, if you have an old and unnecessary bicycle, make your own cultivator and don’t waste money on the purchase. This is an ideal helper in the country.
- We attach a cultivator head to the frame of an old bicycle; it can be part of an old cultivator, iron rods, or a small plow or glander.
- A comfortable handle for controlling the cultivator is made from sections of iron pipes or other metal. A crossbar is attached between the handles.
- All parts of the cultivator are assembled together using bolts, the nuts on which are tightened as tightly as possible so that the entire system is solid, or all parts can be secured by welding. This option is much more reliable than the previous one.
- After the base is ready, a wheel is attached to it; it should not be too large so that the plow fits well into the ground. And not too small, so that you have to put more effort into pushing than is required with a medium-sized wheel.
If you still have an old medium-sized wheel, you can make another version of a home cultivator. Simply attach curved metal handles to the wheel, which also holds a small plow behind the wheel, closer to you. And now the homemade hand cultivator is ready.
DIY disc cultivator
There is also an option for a homemade hand cultivator, which is made from steel discs. There should be five discs in total, three of them have teeth attached to them, with the help of which the soil will be loosened. You can make such discs yourself or order them. After all, they are made on lathe. Two discs will be smooth, and the other three will have special teeth or curved nails attached. When the disks are ready, they are put on the axle one by one, then bearings and washers are installed, and then the entire structure is attached to a wooden handle. The soil is cultivated with the help of these teeth; they alternately stick into the ground and loosen it. These tines also cut the roots of weeds. Due to its weight, this hand cultivator does not require much force. The only drawback The problem is that you will have to periodically clean the teeth from weeds. After all, the cut grass clings to the teeth and spreads throughout the entire area.
You can make a rotary cultivator with your own hands; this type of cultivator is designed for harrowing and leveling the soil after plowing. It is somewhat similar to a disk cultivator, but the disks in it are of a different shape - they are hemispherical and convex. Also, there are not five of them, but only four. In this case, each pair is attached to its own axis. Also, the base remains movable, which helps to change the angle of the discs if necessary. The base will be metal, it can be attached to a comfortable wooden or metal handle, which will have screws for adjusting the angle of the discs. An all-metal cultivator of this type will be heavier, so if you do not have the strength, make the handle wooden. This cultivator is convenient because the grass will not cling to the discs.
Convenient chainsaw cultivator
If you have an old chainsaw that you haven't used for a long time, don't rush to throw it away or sell it. From its serviceable parts you can make an excellent hand-held cultivator with your own hands. This option is suitable for those who are technically savvy. You will also need to purchase some materials, lubricants and fuel. After all, this cultivator is gasoline-powered, that is, it runs on gasoline or other fuel.
- First you need to make a frame for the walk-behind tractor from the corners. It will be cubic in shape.
- Next, the engine is attached to the top of the frame of the future cultivator.
- The handles are made of metal pipes; with such handles it is very convenient to work the soil.
- You will also need two sprockets, one for the intermediate shaft and the other for the drive shaft. It is because of these details that the cultivator is called a star cultivator.
The disadvantage of this homemade cultivator in that it requires constant refueling.
DIY electric cultivator
If you wish, you can create an electric cultivator at home. But it should be taken into account that it will break the earth into large pieces, this is when working quickly. If you cultivate the soil slowly with such a cultivator, the clods will be smaller, and the soil will become softer and plowed. It should also be remembered that the work area will be limited by the length of the electrical cord.
- In order to make such a cultivator, you need two metal corner, which are attached to the gearbox. Curved handles are attached to them for greater convenience.
- The axle for the wheels is also attached to the same corners. The wheels for this cultivator are of medium size. After all, it won’t be very convenient to work with big ones, and small ones will fail.
- Next, you need to connect the shaft to a conventional electric meat grinder. You will need to break off the standard nozzle and insert the prepared screw into the resulting hole.
- Next, for greater convenience, you can move the power button from the meat grinder itself to the handle of the cultivator, and you’re done.
- You should replace the power cord on the meat grinder, because the standard cord is usually very short and will not work.
There are many more options for making cultivators with your own hands. You just need to show a little imagination and ingenuity. After all, having an old but working engine from washing machine, you can also create a well-functioning electric cultivator. You just need to find the parts of an old bicycle and connect them together. You can also add batteries, and you will have a homemade battery cultivator.
After all, not always all the work can be done with a large and professional cultivator. Sometimes it is much easier to cultivate the row spacing with a hand cultivator without harming the plants.
As soon as spring comes and the snow melts, everyone starts waiting warm weather. Many people want to quickly start cultivating their plots to prepare the ground for abundant harvests. And here every summer resident and gardener will need a manual cultivator. After all, if you loosen the soil before planting, then plants will germinate much faster in oxygenated soil. And when working with a cultivator, no special effort is required, and the work is completed much faster. Both adults and children can work with the cultivator that you made yourself. It takes a little time to learn. The main thing is to follow all the instructions when making a hand cultivator.
With a hand cultivator, you not only fluff up the soil before planting, but it also creates convenient harrows for planting seeds. The cultivator can also be used to control weeds when everything has already sprouted. After all, you don’t always want to pull out the grass by hand. And you need to cultivate your garden often.
Any of the hand-made, home-made cultivators are ideal for a dacha. After all, they are quite small in size and very convenient to work with. In one mini cultivator you will find an excellent assistant in the country.
It is not always profitable to buy vegetables and fruits. After all, there is no guarantee that store-bought vegetables are grown in compliance with all technologies. And it’s much more pleasant to eat vegetables that you grew in your own garden or dacha. Moreover, if you do gardening correctly and wisely, it even lifts your mood. Your physical health, because constants appear physical exercise. To make gardening and gardening more convenient, you should buy or make some tools yourself. If you are technically savvy, then there is nothing complicated, you can easily assemble homemade instrument for cultivating land and removing weeds. If you are not particularly knowledgeable, choose a type of manual cultivator with a simple design. If you want to create a complex cultivator yourself, ask your friends to help you. Together with friends it will be much more interesting and fun to create such useful equipment for the household.
7 country miracle helpers!
Unusual hand gardening tools (photos, videos, drawings)
The flat cutter is a great achievement of the agricultural mind. This is the first truly universal garden tools. Not just for cultivating the soil, but a tool for comprehensive cohabitation with the cultural plant community and soil.
Fokina flat cutter "Swift"
2. Ripper Miracle shovel "Plowman"
Ripper Miracle shovel "Plowman" drawings:
A shovel that can be classified as a ripper-cultivator - “Plowman”. The mechanism of the Plowman ripper is simple and quite effective. Raising the earth is carried out by the operation of a simple lever. The main load falls on the legs, which press the working forks into the ground. The lifting of the soil comes from the force of the hands, which relieves the back and is therefore attractive to the elderly and gardeners suffering from lower back pain. Two opposing forks, passing one through the other, loosen the soil without turning it around, providing a loosening depth of 15-20 cm.
Advantages of the design of a shovel or soil ripper or potato digger
1.Deep tillage without soil turnover.
2.High labor productivity.
3. Significant physical effort is not required when processing the formation.
4.Available in production.
Mode of application:
A special feature of cultivating the soil with a miracle shovel is that the garden is dug lengthwise rather than across. With both outstretched hands we take the miracle shovel by the edges top bar, we step on the platform (step) and it easily goes into the ground. With a slight movement (can be combined with light shaking), taking two steps back, we move the shovel from a vertical position to an almost horizontal one. After this, we take a step forward, pull the shovel back 30 cm, give the shovel a vertical position, drive it into the ground and repeat the cycles until the row ends. Then we proceed to processing the next row.
Materials: half-inch labor, round timber (or hexagon) with a diameter of 15 mm.
For ease of transportation, a collapsible design can be made.
Miracle shovel Prokopenko drawings:
Miracle forks allow you to dig up the ground without putting any strain on your back due to the unique rotary working method. Miracle Forks do not require bending or squatting. Efforts are applied only to the “steering wheel”. At the same time, digging productivity increases 3-4 times.
Miracle forks are adjustable in height over a wide range, which allows you to ideally adjust the tool to your height.
Miracle forks rotating photos:
Miracle shovel of the monk - Father Gennady photo and drawings:
The Miracle Cleaver is a tool for easily and safely chopping wood. You will be able to chop three times more firewood, spending the same time and the same effort as when working with a regular splitter. At the same time, even women and children will be able to chop wood, because the main work consists only of raising and lowering a weight weighing 3.3 kg.
One Miracle Cleaver replaces four tools: a cleaver, an axe, a hammer and a chisel. If you follow the instructions for use, the tool is absolutely safe.
The miracle cleaver allows you to chop even very thick logs. However, it does not require any special skills and is very easy to use.
Miracle cleaver photo:
6. Miracle potato hiller
The miracle hiller is designed for loosening the soil on potato beds and hilling up the sprouted potatoes.
Thanks to its optimally calculated design, the new invention contributes to high-quality processing soil (loosening and hilling) and correct formation potato comb
In order to receive good harvest, the land not only needs to be plowed and sown. During the growth of various crops, the soil also needs to be loosened and cultivated. It is necessary to pull out all the weeds and it is especially important to hill up the soil. A cultivator is perfect for these purposes. You can make such a device at home with your own hands, you just need to have a great desire.
Options for homemade hand cultivators
This important function can be performed with a shovel.. But hard work doesn't pay off. Labor efficiency itself increases several times if you use mechanized soil tillage. Hand plow Any owner of a small plot of land can do it with his own hands. Special tools may require a welding machine.
It should be noted that soil cultivation began a very long time ago. Several decades ago, at the peak of the garden and dacha lifestyle, such a tool was very popular. It was either bought from factories or made independently.
The most popular types of tools are:
The scope of application of the devices is the widest. Cultivators can perform the following tasks:
- loosen the soil, thereby saturating it with oxygen;
- cut rows for sowing crops and sprinkle them;
- rid plants from the influence of weeds, etc.;
- used together with a walk-behind tractor;
- break up lumps of soil and level the ground.
Required materials and tools
In order to always be able to make some necessary products at the dacha, it is necessary to prepare the most popular materials in advance.
First you need to stock up big amount become. It should be in every workshop. The number of different strips, profiles and pipes determines how much the right tools you can do it yourself.
Welding will be an indispensable tool in every household. With its help you can quickly and reliably connect all parts various designs. Bolts and nuts are used as an alternative to welding, but the reliability will not be comparable.
Many people do not know where to start when assembling a hand cultivator with their own hands. Drawings are the first thing a novice owner should stock up on . You also need to have the following set of tools and materials:
Cultivator "Tornado"
Making such a cultivator is not difficult. Its base can be made of a metal pipe. It is necessary to weld steel rods to the end of the lower part of the pipe, thereby forming a square shape. After this, the rods are bent in a spiral direction, and the ends are sharpened.
As an alternative, you can use a bicycle handlebar as a lever, and instead of a metal handle, install a shovel shaft. This will significantly save your own effort during work.
A similar device is designed for digging different roots at great depths, for preparing holes for planting trees, etc. Can be used as electrophoresis for cultivating the soil with your own hands.
How to make a flat cutter
Many people are looking for a cultivator for weeding. You can make such a weeding machine yourself. Used as a basis for the frame profile pipe made of metal or steel. This base must be made of 2 parts. You need to weld at an angle of 30 degrees. A wheel fork made of a steel pipe or plate 3 millimeters thick is welded to the frame. The wheel itself can either be made independently or purchased. The steering wheel must be made of 2 steel pipes, fixed to the frame.
The horizontal part of the frame is an adapter for the cutting attachment. Then you need to install a knife, which is made of steel tape 2-3 millimeters thick. Then the knives are sharpened. The sharpening angle can be changed or adjustable knives can be installed. If the farm has old bike, then all spare parts can be taken from him. Due to the large diameter of the bicycle wheel, the ride becomes very easy when working. The knife is made in the form of an inverted letter “P”, or T-about different shapes. It should be noted that a T-shaped knife must be used very carefully between rows, as there is a possibility of spoiling the harvest.
A special subtype of the flat cutter is the design with forks. This device has several knives that are attached to a fork. It is made of steel rods, and they, in turn, are curved in a special way.
For such a device you also need to make knives self made with your own hands. Drawings of these devices can be found in various thematic forums and blogs.
The design has a fairly easy movement. Both a fragile girl and Small child. Loosening occurs on top level, but the roots of the weeds are practically not cut off. To do this, you need to choose what is more important: high-quality loosening or removing pests from the soil.
Although such a device is called a plow, its intended purpose is contradicted. It does not have the classic properties of a plow. Even two people are not enough to work with such a tool. He is more of a classic cultivator. The device resembles a flat cutter, but an additional traction handle is installed.
Such a structure is handled by one person from the front, who acts as a traction force. And the second, the operator, controls the process of cultivating the land. It is impossible to use such a device without a co-pilot.
It is important to note that such a tool is not suitable for plowing soil for two reasons. The first is that a normal plow turns over layers of soil, but the device only loosens it. In addition, human power alone is not enough for normal plowing of the land.
Rotary or star
Making such a device is not a difficult task. To make the structure, you need 5-7 stars, which will serve as knives, strung onto the axle. These knives can be either straight or curved to the sides. After cultivating the soil with such a tool, it is recommended to walk between the rows and a flat cutter. A combination of two models is also possible, when the stars are first used in the design, and then a flat cutter is used for the final stage. This can significantly save the worker’s strength and energy. Since the stars perform the function of wheels in the design, an additional axle is not needed.
Working with such a tool is quite difficult, so only a physically trained person can handle it. In such a garden structure, you can install wheels of the same diameter instead of stars. In this case, you will get a good weeding hiller.
Cultivator "Hedgehogs"
For the base you need to prepare a powerful fork made of steel strip. In front of the tool there is a working axis with attachments. They need to be made from pieces of pipe onto which steel rods with pointed tips are welded. Actually, that's where the name comes from.
Loosening is carried out by lightly shaking the soil and piercing it, but the weeds remain in place, especially their roots. The main advantage of this subtype is the easy movement of the tool. Inter-row passage is carried out almost effortlessly.
Just like in the star model, in the “hedgehog” design you can additionally install a flat cutter for last stage cultivation of the land, with the help of which all weeds are removed. For the handle, you can use either a shovel stick or a bicycle handlebar. This steering wheel can be used in front of you or behind you.
For the first option, you need to drive the hedgehog attachment itself into the ground with its own weight. This process is quite labor intensive. For the second case, you need to make the working part heavier. Nevertheless, it is much easier for them to work, despite excess weight. In such work, you can listen to the advice of your parents. They are familiar with such tools personally. In past manual designs were used very often, since there were no mechanized means at all.
Important nuances when working
When performing any work in the workshop, it is necessary to comply with all safety measures. It is very important to protect your eyes when welding, regardless of the type of welding.
When using arc welding, the danger can come not only from the light from the arc, but also from the breaking off steel at the site of the newly formed seam. Moreover, the seam can break off on its own and be thrown over a long distance.
Tapping a hot seam is also a bad idea, since hot steel can get not only into your eyes, but also into your collar or hair. Therefore, these places need to be closed first.
When working with electric welding, you must have gloves and a protective helmet, since the work takes place during high temperatures. You should also avoid combining oxygen and oil, since this is an explosive mixture and a spark is not needed for detonation.
Making a manual soil loosener with your own hands will cost much less than its factory-made counterparts. The cost will be higher when the design includes both mechanized and additional funds, and "gadgets".
By making an inter-row homemade product, you can not only save money, but also get the opportunity to design it for your personal needs. This will allow you to achieve maximum convenience when working with such a tool.
Therefore, even such simple products, like a “hedgehog” or a cultivator from a bicycle, can significantly reduce labor costs during work. This process will be unique and very convenient.
Any work at the dacha cannot be completed without equipment. It is chosen depending on the purpose. How to loosen the soil and how to do it yourself, read the article.
Rake
It is very important to loosen and level the surface layers of the soil before planting. It can be done simple tool- rakes, which are made from different materials. It is not recommended to cultivate heavy soil with a wooden rake. They are very light, so you will have to put in some physical effort when working with them. It is better to loosen such soil with an iron rake.
Choosing garden tools to loosen the soil, you need to carefully inspect it, especially reverse side. It is important to know that a solid metal strip is stronger than a composite one. And wide is better than narrow. Usually the rake has twelve teeth, but for loosening large territories needed for sixteen or more.
Manual soil cultivator
For those who prefer to work without using equipment, there is a manual cultivator. It is used when there is a need to loosen the surface layer of compacted soil or plow up weeds. This inventory is metal plate with three or five teeth, to which a long stalk is attached. A man loosens the soil with such a cultivator, standing at his full height.
Soil ripper made from a saw
Every gardener or gardener has a broken saw on his farm. A triangular blade is easily and quickly cut out of it, to which a blade bent at a slight angle is riveted. metal pipe fifteen centimeters long. A round wooden stick is inserted into it. Its length varies from one to one and a half meters, depending on the height of the person who will work with this equipment. The blade is an isosceles triangle. It can be made in different shapes. The size of the blade depends on where you need to loosen the soil. If these are narrow row spacings, it is better to use garden tools for loosening the soil with a small blade.
It is also used for loosening the soil and weeding in greenhouses, between raspberry and strawberry bushes. The small plate is seven to eight centimeters wide and six and a half long. To loosen the soil under currant, gooseberry, and grape bushes, use equipment with average size blade, the width of which is fifteen centimeters and the length of ten. They can be used to loosen beds with melons, cucumbers and tomatoes.
For under fruit trees It is more convenient to use a large blade, which is equipped with garden tools for loosening the soil. A self-made ripper easily copes with labor-intensive work. The width of the blade is twenty-five centimeters, the length is fourteen. You can take any other sizes.
Soil ripper from a hoe
This type of equipment is very easy to make. You need to take an ordinary hoe and weld a curved steel plate to the central part of the blade. Drill two holes at its free end. Then a piece of pipe with a diameter of two and a half centimeters is selected. On one side two cheeks are welded to it square shape, on each of which five coaxial holes are drilled. The cheeks are located symmetrically in relation to each other.
The distance between them should correspond to the thickness of the curved plate, which is inserted between the cheeks and secured. A wooden handle is inserted into the pipe section on the opposite side. This is how you can make garden tools for loosening the soil with your own hands. The photo clearly demonstrates how you can change the angle of inclination relative to the ground.
Homemade iron ripper
To cultivate the soil under shrubs, you definitely need gardening tools. A do-it-yourself ripper will make work easier and increase productivity. To make the tool, you will need soft iron, from which hoops are made. This will be the starting material.
A small strip is cut out with a chisel, the width of which is three and a half centimeters and the length is twenty. Teeth four centimeters long are machined at one end. Usually you get no more than three pieces. A pair of holes are drilled at the other end. The wooden handle is secured with nails. Garden tools for loosening the soil are ready.
Ripper "Mole"
This garden tool loosens the soil to a depth of twenty-five centimeters. The width of the strip dug by him can be forty-two, forty-eight or fifty-five centimeters, it depends on the model of the equipment. The soil loosener "Mole" is simple and reliable. The design consists of a frame with teeth and a pair of opposing, articulated forks.
To work with the tool you do not need to have any special skills. It is enough to press the forks with your foot, and they will go into the ground, and when you lower the handle with your hand, they will rise up. Lumps of soil will be pressed through the teeth and will fall back to the place from which they were lifted, already loosened. The layer of earth does not turn over during this treatment. The weeds will be released from the ground, but not cut off. They, along with the roots, will end up on the surface of the bed. You can collect them in a bucket and take them out of the garden, or you can leave them. They will dry out and die anyway.
Garden tools for loosening soil "Mole" are a universal tool. It can be used by people with different sides support on the leg: right or left. But this tool does not process dense virgin soil. It must first be plowed open.
Ripper Fokina
This garden tool is called the Fokin flat cutter, named after its inventor. It is designed for loosening the soil and weeding it. Using the equipment, you can do twenty different types of work in the garden. The main function of the flat cutter is to pull out or cut weeds at a depth of two to five centimeters. This method of tillage is gentle because the structure of the soil does not change, it does not harm animals and insects, and it does not require a lot of physical effort and time.
Loosening is carried out without wrapping the soil layer, so there is no need to change the surface layer. Of course, it is impossible to plow the soil to great depths with a flat cutter. In traditional farming, he rather plays the role of a chopper. But, if the soil is porous and has a mulch layer, Fokina garden tools for loosening the soil can work wonders. Its design is very simple. Two plates, bent at a certain angle, resemble staples. The surfaces used to cut weeds are sharpened sharply.
Fokin flat cutters have six varieties, each of which is designed for certain work on plot of land. For example, with a small tool, beds are weeded and dense shoots are thinned out. With the help of large equipment, the preparation, formation and hilling of beds is carried out. They also mow the grass. Heavy clay soils It’s better to loosen it with a “Krepysh” flat cutter with a shortened blade. For hilling tall plants The “Power” is suitable - it has a wide blade.
How to work with a flat cutter?
It is better to loosen the soil big tool. First, you need to mow down the tall-stemmed weeds. If the ground surface is heavily overgrown with grass, you need to cover it with black polyethylene. This will prevent the weeds from having the strength to grow. This work should be done half a month before loosening the soil.
So, the tip of the equipment is stuck into the ground and buried three centimeters. The blade should be installed parallel to the ground or with a slight slope. It is strictly forbidden to place it perpendicular to the surface. Then, with a smooth movement, the tool is pulled towards itself. The blade will move and cut the roots of the grass. When working with a flat cutter, you need to carefully ensure that the soil does not move, but remains in the same place. If soil remains at your feet, something was done wrong with the tool. Perhaps the movements were too fast. With a well-sharpened tool, work progresses quickly and does not require much effort.
"Tornado" - manual cultivator
Tilling the soil is not easy. To get a rich harvest of planted crops, you need to dig up and loosen the soil, get rid of weeds and weed the plants. These jobs take a lot of time and physical effort. You can make your work easier with the help of a manual cultivator "Tornado". Its design is surprisingly simple. A handle is attached to one side of the central metal rod, and curved teeth are attached to the other. Moreover, they are rotated in relation to the rod counterclockwise. That's all the equipment for loosening the soil "Tornado" relieves gardeners and gardeners from hard, monotonous work.
To work with the cultivator, you need to place it vertically and rotate it around its axis. The teeth will gradually screw into the ground. Using this tool, the soil is loosened and weeds are destroyed. Moreover, during the work process, the entire load on the body is evenly distributed. A person gets tired less and does more work.
When spring comes, summer residents and owners of personal plots begin planting work. First, the soil is prepared for this, and only then the plants are planted. The most labor-intensive process is loosening and digging the soil. Many people use a shovel for this, but there is a more convenient device - a cultivator, with which you can quickly and easily process even large areas.
This tool can be purchased at the store, but with some skill you can make it yourself.
The most common are hand cultivators, whose weight is no more than 20 kilograms, they are compact and have high performance.
By using of this device You can not only loosen the soil, but also remove weeds and apply fertilizer. The tool will also come in handy during the care process after planting the plants; with their help you can perform the following actions:
- hill up the beds;
- thin out;
- loosen the soil between the beds.
Of course, like this hand tool, of course, is not comparable in capabilities to a walk-behind tractor, but it is quite suitable for performing the assigned tasks. It can also be used even in hard-to-reach areas.
Cultivators are equipped with cutters, thanks to which they move around the site, and they are the ones who carry out loosening. Besides, it can have the following working attachments:
- paws for thinning and loosening the soil;
- sock for cutting and loosening;
- hiller for cutting furrows for subsequent sowing. Then it will help in the process of hilling the plants;
- a needle-shaped disk, it is needed if the soil is covered with a large crust;
- Feeding knives are equipped with dispensers so that fertilizers can be injected into the soil.
Classification of cultivators
There are several types of such devices, but in order to choose one or another option, you should know more about each of them.
For example, rotary ripper design Includes four moving discs, one rotating knife handle and staples. In addition, it is equipped with wheels and a long handle. Using this device you can perform the following actions:
- loosen the ground;
- enrich it with fertilizers;
- remove weeds.
The device is set in motion by pressing on the handle and the sprocket assembly, then it turns.
Another type of device is a mini model. It is specifically designed for use in gardens or small greenhouses. With its help, the soil is cultivated around trees and shrubs, weeds are also quickly removed and holes are dug for seedlings and small garden crops.
Gasoline cultivator is equipped with a motor, which is necessary for the operation of cultivating cutters. Their working depth is 150 mm; they are often used to lay out new landscapes. They can also quickly plow heavy soils and remove weeds by the roots.
Manual cultivator-ripper it looks like a small rake and is equipped with 3-5 curved teeth with sharp ends.
If you apply a little force, they can loosen the soil and break the crust on it. When the teeth enter the soil, the device pulls towards itself to create furrows. Options for tools with long handles are used in the garden, and with short handles - on flower beds and indoor plants.
Root remover - ripper "Tornado" has pointed spiral-shaped teeth with diversified directions. First, the device is placed vertically in relation to the ground, then rotated 60 degrees and buried in the soil, and then turned clockwise again. Then the device is lifted, and the roots are removed with it.
The depth of treatment using Tornado is 20 cm; accordingly, only weeds are removed, and planted crops are not harmed.
Electrical tools They are designed for work in small areas, they are compact and have good maneuverability; accordingly, they can be used next to bushes and trees and hill them up.
Make sure in advance that the cord is long enough to freely cultivate the soil. This cultivator is environmentally friendly and can be used in greenhouses.
It is quite possible to make a manual cultivator with your own hands, and no special tools or materials are required. The work may take no more than a day, it all depends on the chosen design and configuration of the future tool.
The parts are simple and reliable, but if the tool does break, replacing the broken part will be easy. It can be made from existing materials.
Another plus in self-production The device is that it is quite simple to make it even without special education.
Assembly instructions
Build such a device can be made from various available materials, and there are both simple and more advanced options.
An old bicycle that can no longer be repaired can serve as the basis for production; you will also need an old two-handed saw or a head from a used cultivator. The tools you will need are:
- Bulgarian;
- drill;
- saw;
- keys.
From the bicycle you only need to take one wheel and frame. You will need to attach the cultivator head to the frame, and if it is not there, then half the tip of a two-handed saw, or steel rods, or sharp metal rods with sharpened ends. Attach handles based on aluminum or steel pipes to the bicycle handlebars. A transverse jumper is placed between them.
DIY electric cultivator
In a workshop you can make electrical appliance based on an industrial meat grinder. Moreover, the model does not play a role here. And if you approach the work competently, then in the end you will assemble a fairly powerful device. It is important to note that you will need a welding machine to work.
Manufacturing instructions:
Using such a unit under conditions of rapid movement will allow you to roughly plow the ground, and if it works slowly, you will get a fine fraction.
Do-it-yourself Tornado cultivator
Homemade device "Tornado" will allow you to perfectly loosen the ground due to its twisted teeth. The pipe serves as a lever and is attached to the handle. The pipe must be at least half a meter long. The lever fixed in the pipe should protrude 25 centimeters into both sides of the handle. To strengthen the fastening, you can use electrical tape. Spiral teeth are made on the basis of spring steel, but their diameter should be a maximum of 20 cm. This size is optimal for the convenience of weeding the space between the rows.
Also, the Tornado ripper can be made on the basis of old forks. You only need to prepare a pitchfork and a hammer. The teeth are given the desired shape with a hammer.
In this case, the lever can be a metal or plastic pipe attached with self-tapping screws. Its length should be about 50 cm, and it will act as a handle. As a result, it will be possible to work on different, even heavy soils, and remove weeds even with persistent and branched roots.
If you decide to assemble such a tool yourself, do not forget to comply with necessary measures security. Above all, take care of your eyes, especially when welding, no matter what type of welding.
Yes, when arc welding The danger comes from intense light resulting from combustion and arcing, as well as scale that appears at the site of a frozen welding seam. When the metal cools, it can suddenly break off and fly to a great height.
If you use gas welding to heat metal for processing or cutting, do not forget about gloves and face shields, since the work is carried out at high temperature. You also need to remember that oxygen, when in contact with oil, creates an explosive mixture that does not even require a spark.
When you decide to make your own farm equipment, you can save on buying it.
And even if you don’t have experience or special skills, you can make your own cultivator from an old bicycle of the simplest type and provide yourself good help when cultivating the land.
