Potato is perhaps the most popular garden culture among Russian summer residents. In order to get good large tubers, owners of suburban areas often have to put in just a huge amount of physical effort. To ease the task of growing potato crops in the country, you can use the MTZ walk-behind tractor. There are many implements mounted on this equipment on the market. Therefore, if you want to use a walk-behind tractor, you can not only actually plow the area for potatoes. Very often, this technique is also used, for example, to collect grown tubers in the fall.
What design is suitable for the potato digger MTZ
Many companies today produce such equipment. Some types of potato diggers are used only for large tractors. Other types of similar equipment can be aggregated with small walk-behind tractors. Most often, potato diggers are hung on such a summer cottage machinery:
simple pivotal;
vibrating.
Design features and the principle of operation of simple models
The core potato digger to the MTZ walk-behind tractor in its appearance resembles an ordinary shovel. The difference in this case is only that such equipment does not have a handle, and the working plane itself is divided into several teeth. The principle of operation of a potato digger of this type is quite simple. A “shovel” pushes up a layer of earth just below the location of the tubers and lifts it. The soil wakes up through the teeth, and the potatoes remain on the surface.
Vibration models
Kartofelekopalk and to the MTZ motoblock of this type is also called a screening machine in a different way . The design of vibration models is somewhat more complicated than that of conventional models . Such equipment consists of three main parts: a knife, a coulter and a grid for sifting the soil. During operation, the ploughshare goes deeper into the ground and cuts off that part of it where the tubers are located. Next, a vibrating grid comes in to clean the potatoes from the soil. At the final stage, the tubers fall down - to the ground. The owner of the allotment can only collect them in a bag.
Which potato growers are suitable for MTZ motor-blocks
Most often, attachments are used for equipment of this brand:
KM and KKM-1;
KVM-3;
"Poltava".
The main technical characteristics of all these models of potato diggers are similar. Their price in the market is practically the same. So, a potato digger for the MTZ KM-1 motor-block costs about 11-12 thousand rubles. The price of the KVM-3 model is 7-8 thousand rubles, and the equipment of Poltavchanka is 11-11.5 thousand rubles.
Potato digger for MTZ: description
The KKM-1 model is a vibration type equipment. Use such a digger is allowed for the harvest of almost any root crops. In addition to potatoes, it can be, for example, beets, onions, etc. The KKM-1 digger is designed to work on light and medium soils.
The KVM-3 model is also a screening equipment. This potato digger, if necessary, can also be used on hard soils. In this case, an additional knife is connected to its main frame.
The KM-1 equipment is also designed to work not only on light, but also on heavy soils. When digging tubers on solid ground, this unit is transferred to a second speed.
A rumble potato digger for the MTZ Poltavchanka motor-block is also suitable for processing small areas (up to 2 hectares). It is allowed to use it on moderate soils (not too wet). A distinctive feature of the models of this brand is the ability to adjust the wheels.
Specifications
KKM-1 potato digger has:
working width of 370 mm;
weight 40 kg.
The productivity of this equipment is 0.05-0.2 ha per hour, depending on the type of soil. You can work with such equipment at a speed of 1-2 km / h. In depth, the KKM-1 model can cut up to 20 cm.
KVM-3 potato harvester weighs about 39 kg. Its productivity is 0.1-0.2 ha / hour. The operating speed of this type of equipment is 1-2 km / h. The width of the soil capture with a KVM-3 potato digger is 370 mm, and the maximum depth is 20 cm.
"Poltavchanka" can move at a speed of 2-3 km / h. Her labor productivity is 0.2 ha / hour. The soil capture width of this model is 390 mm. Digger knives penetrate the ground to a depth of 180 mm. The weight of this equipment is 34 kg.
KM-1 models have a working width of 44 cm. The maximum plunge depth of the share when digging using this equipment is 18 cm. Models of this brand weigh 35 kg.
How to choose the right equipment
Of course, when buying a katofelekopalki for MTZ motoblock, you should first of all pay attention to its technical characteristics. In addition, you should definitely read the reviews of farmers about a particular model. All the above diggers from the owners of summer cottages are considered reliable and quite convenient to use.
Of course, this type of equipment is quite expensive on the market. But if you wish, you can always buy not a new model, but a used one - from the hands. It is not difficult to do this, for example, via the Internet on the sites of announcements of purchase / sale of agricultural machinery.
All the models described above are perfect for MTZ of any modifications. KKM-1, KVM-3 or “Poltavchanka” - an excellent potato digger for the MTZ 09N, 05 “Belarus” motor-block, etc.
Model Reviews
The main advantage of the KKM-1 equipment, the owners of suburban areas consider high productivity. In loose and fairly dry earth, judging by the reviews of consumers, this model is running smoothly. Digging potatoes out of moist soil, according to many owners of suburban areas, is also possible with it. But in this case, the model should not be used on too large areas. Otherwise, the equipment may simply break.
The disadvantages of potato digger KKM-1 experienced farmers include:
KVM-3 model: reviews
Such a potato digger for the MTZ walk-behind tractor, according to many summer residents, has very good performance. KVM-3 models are also praised for their ability to use on heavy soils, and for their relatively low cost. The disadvantage of this type of equipment is considered to be only not too convenient for work design.
Consumers' opinion on Poltavchanka models
Such a potato digger for the MTZ walk-behind tractor has also earned very good reviews from consumers. The advantage of such models, the owners of suburban areas consider the great power and activity of shaking knives. Diggers "Poltavchanka", according to many farmers, are very convenient to work and do not spoil the potatoes. Also, such equipment is never clogged with weeds.
Can a do-it-yourself potato digger for MTZ walk-behind tractor be assembled
Of course, such equipment can be made independently if desired. It is not too difficult to assemble with your own hands both an ordinary digger and a vibrating one. For the manufacture of equipment of this type, materials such as a channel, sheet metal, pipes, hardware, etc. are usually used. Also, for assembly, you will need a welding machine, metal scissors, a sledgehammer, etc. It is easiest to make a potato digger using an already prepared scheme. For example, fairly inexpensive and easy-to-use models are obtained by applying the drawing presented on this page a little higher.