Homemade for a walk-behind tractor can be excellent helpers in the household. Most often trailers are made for this equipment. They can be useful for transporting harvested crops, seedlings, tools, as well as garbage.
Making the simplest trailer model
If you will make home-made products for a walk-behind tractor, you can tackle the trailer. Its simplest model is performed using a steel pipe, wheels, springs, duralumin sheet, steel sheet, fasteners, electric tools and a channel. As for the pipes, their cross-section should be equal to 25 x 25 and 60 x 30 millimeters. Among electric tools, a screwdriver, a jigsaw, a welding machine and a grinder can be distinguished.
Manufacturing technology
Homemade products for a walk-behind tractor may involve a trailer, it will be based on a frame, which is a single structure. It is to be placed on the wireframe. For arrangement, 2 traverses should be made, which are made from a corner with a side of 25 millimeters. These elements act as the rear and front cross members. All the blanks can be joined by five cross-members in such a way that in the end it turns out to form a lattice. Racks are fixed to the longitudinal pipes by welding, to the upper part of which, using a welding machine, it is necessary to strengthen the strapping from the corner. The trailer can be equipped with hinged sides, for this the frame needs to be done separately from the frame. The platform grate should be covered with a sheet of duralumin, which is fixed by bolts. In order for the fasteners to be the most durable, a welding machine should be used.
The nuances of the work
When home-made products for a walk-behind tractor, in particular a trailer, are made, two channels that have the same length must be inserted into each other. In this case, one of the ends is supplemented by wheel axles. The beam with the help of a spring is connected to the side members. The ends of the springs should be put on the axis of the bracket, and the central part should be welded to the beam. The drawbar must be manufactured using rectangular pipes, the cross section of which is 60 x 30 millimeters. In order to obtain a two-beam design, it is important to dock the front ends of the pipes, and then weld to the hitch housing. On this we can assume that the trailer is ready, if necessary, it can be equipped with marker lights, brake lights and turn signals.
Manufacturing a tractor based on a walk-behind tractor
Homemade products with an engine from a walk-behind tractor can become no less useful helpers on a personal plot. For this, it is necessary to prepare metal rolling, wheelset, bearings, seats, hardware, lubricants, as well as paint or primer for painting the product. Metal rolling will be the basis of the welded frame. It is important to choose a seat so that it fits in size. During the assembly process you will need bolts, nuts and studs. Electrodes, oxygen, wire and gas will act as consumables.
Tool preparation
When home- made all-terrain vehicles are made from a walk- behind tractor, craftsmen use a welding machine, bench tools, namely a hammer and a chisel. If necessary, stock up on a gas cutting kit. An angle grinder is needed for grinding and cutting metal workpieces. It is important to take care of the presence of dies and taps. Every home craftsman will surely have an electric drill, and a set of drills can be purchased at any store of the corresponding goods. It is important to prepare materials for painting and anticorrosive protection of metal, which will extend the life of the product. When home-made products are made on the basis of a motoblock, quite often there is a need for the use of turning equipment, which is required for manipulating a pair of wheels.
Work process
It is important to take into account at the initial stage that the structure must be in equilibrium, otherwise loads can cause the destruction of the device. The design will include a reverse gear, engine, rear and front axles, cardan gear and chains. The motor will drive the wheels that are located in front. Torque is transmitted through the chain, then goes to the cardan gear and the rear axle. In the end, the rear wheels rotate, which in this case will be leading.
The nuances of the work
If you decide to make such home-made products from a walk-behind tractor, it is recommended to consider a photo of them before starting the manipulations. Using pipes and corners, at the initial stage, a frame should be made. It is important at the same time to correctly position the sleeve and plug, which will provide the ability to turn the trailer. The body is most often made using steel sheet. However, you should not make the sides, the height of which will be more than 30 cm. At the next stage, you can install the driver's seat, as well as attachments. It is important not to forget that before operation, the design must be analyzed for operability. The finished product must be painted.
Production of a multifunctional trailer for walk-behind tractor
After you determine the dimensions of the structure, you can calculate the number of meters of metal. It is important to determine the number of channels that will serve as the frame for the hitch. In order to make the most functional trailer, it is recommended to use a welding machine, abandoning the screws. In the first case, it will be possible to make a design that will last quite a long time. For the manufacture of the frame, prepare angles with a cross section of 50 x 25 millimeters, as well as 40 x 40 millimeters. You will also need trimming pipes of round and rectangular cross-section. The body will be made of boards with a thickness of 20 millimeters. Stock up and a square bar with a side of 50 millimeters, it will form the basis of the support beams.
Production of basic elements
The trailer is the most functional home-made product for diesel motoblocks. In this example, we consider a design that consists of 4 nodes, namely: the body, frame, carrier and wheels. All of them must be interconnected by welding. The body will be made of wood, namely from 20 mm boards. Corners should be reinforced with steel corners. Fastening the frame to the body must be carried out by means of wooden bars in the amount of 3 pieces.
For the reason that this trailer is a single-axle design, the load distribution must be ensured in such a way that the center of gravity is shifted to the front. In this case, it is important to exclude the center of gravity beyond the wheel axis. If there is a desire, then the device can be further improved by folding walls.
Running gear manufacturing
When performing the described homemade product from the “Cascade” motor-block, it is necessary to use wheels borrowed from the SZD motor-carriage. In order to ensure the coincidence of the axial rod and the diameter of the bearings of the hub, it is necessary to sharpen the ends. The arrangement of the wheel axle will be accompanied by the use of a metal rod of 30 millimeters. Its length should be such that when assembled, the wheels do not appear outside the body rim. With the help of welding, it is necessary to fix the rod through the scarves and supports to the body and spars.
To connect the trailer to the walk-behind tractor it is necessary to make a console. It is fixed to the attachment bracket, for this reason the upper part should follow the shape of the holder rim. This is the only way to create a reliable mount for the trailer.