Okuchnik - a device for soil cultivation. It is used in the household and on an industrial scale. For personal use, you can make disc hoes with your own hands.
Disk hiller: what is it?
The inventory design is simple. It looks like a metal frame to which wheels are attached and discs are suspended. Let's try to make a disk hiller with our own hands. Design drawings will also be compiled independently. To assemble the equipment you will need the following:
- turnbuckles (screw) - help regulate the angle of rotation of the discs;
- t-shaped leash;
- discs of a certain diameter;
- racks (2 pcs.).
Adjustable racks change the distance between the edges of the discs. The minimum width is 35 cm, the maximum is 70 cm.
The discs should have the same angle of rotation. This can be done using lanyards. The tilt of the discs is not adjustable. This indicator does not change after the assembly of the structure.
If the equipment will be used for a walk-behind tractor, it is necessary to provide for the diameter of the equipment wheels. It should be 70 cm, width - 10-15 cm. Thus, the wheels will not be able to damage the aisles and planted crops.
Also, inventory can be used manually. The main structural elements are similar to those described above. At the same time, the holder for the hiller is a metal pipe with a diameter of 2-5 cm. This parameter directly depends on the dimensions of the future design. All items of equipment are welded to it.
Making inventory yourself
To build a disk hiller with your own hands, you will not need almost any financial investments. It can be made from improvised means.
Surely every person in the pantry has old pots that he does not use. We will need covers from them. They should have a diameter of 40-60 cm. They must be sharpened at the edges, for example, using a lathe.
Then the covers must be bent so that on one side there is a convex plane, and on the other - concave. This is necessary so that when you make a disk hiller with your own hands, he would raise the soil and sprinkle bushes. In addition to pots, you can use old discs from the seeder.
In addition, you will need:
- t-shaped leash;
- lanyards (2 pcs.);
- racks (2 pcs.).
All structural elements are bolted together. To increase strength, they can be welded to each other. Disks are connected by adjustable conductors. They are installed symmetrically on both sides. The distance between them should correspond to the row spacing.
The resulting design is attached to the arm of the walk-behind tractor by means of a leash, bolts and washers. It is necessary to check the quality of the connections so that after you make the disk hills with your own hands, they do not deform during operation.
The principle of operation of the equipment
The described inventory is intended for hilling potatoes and other vegetable crops. And despite the fact that it can be purchased in specialized stores, it is more economical to make do-it-yourself disk hills. It is attached to the walk-behind tractor with bolts, washers and a stopper. When the walk-behind tractor is working, the discs begin to rotate. At this time, they capture part of the soil and create a roller. The rotation of the discs allows you to grind the earth and loosen it.
Anyone can do a disk okuchnik manual do-it-yourself. It helps to quickly and efficiently cultivate the soil before sowing and after harvesting. Also, with its help, aisles are processed and potatoes are spudded. As we already said, this device is installed on a cultivator or walk-behind tractor.
Disk Hub Parameters
This equipment is widely used in agriculture. With its help, the ridges are smooth and high. Accordingly, the time spent on processing row spacing is reduced, and working with the device is quite simple.
There are certain parameters to which the manufactured disc spouts should correspond. Do it yourself with your own hands, remembering the following:
- about the thickness of the discs;
- their diameter;
- material for the manufacture;
- mechanism for adjusting the operation of equipment.
Focusing on the drawing proposed in the article, you can make your own inventory and significantly save money.
Inventory Specifications
The advantages of this equipment:
- ease of operation - the device is mounted on a walk-behind tractor or a metal handbrake;
- strength - the structure is securely fastened with bolts and washers;
- durability - the service life of the equipment is more than 10 years (with proper care);
- universality - the inventory can be used for hilling any vegetable crops.
In the garden can not do without such a device. It can be purchased ready-made or made independently. Okuchniki, who sell in specialized stores, are endowed with excellent technical characteristics. They have one drawback - high cost. Homemade products can be made from improvised materials. This will save you a lot of money.