All summer residents know how important it is to carry out the earthing up of potatoes in time. Any gardener does this not once a season, but several. Hilling allows you to get a higher yield, since in this case tubers develop much better. If such work is not done, the roots of the potato begin to grow inland, to where the soil is looser, but less fertile. As a result, nodules grow small, which, of course, greatly affects yield.
Hobbing potatoes manually is a lengthy and physically challenging process. Meanwhile, in our age of technological progress, there is no need to use a hoe or a hoe. The process of hilling potatoes can be mechanized even in small private areas. All that is needed is to acquire a hiller for a walk-behind tractor, which is currently available in almost every personal farm. Thus, it will be possible to greatly simplify your life and get an excellent
potato crop without making extra efforts.
Such a tool is not too expensive, but its benefits are significant. Okuchnik for a walk-behind tractor is a special attachment that works like a blade, filling the bottom of potato stems. It can be single-row or three-row. In this case, special cultivators are usually installed in front of the walk-behind tractor. At the moment, the industry produces several types of this tool useful in any household. Let's consider them in more detail.
The simplest hiller for a walk-behind tractor with a fixed working width is called lister. Its main advantage can be called cheapness. In work, it is not too convenient. The owner of the suburban area will have to adjust the distance between the potato rows, since the width of its capture is not adjustable. Often you can use this hiller only in the second year after purchase. Usually this tool is intended for processing potato fields with a row spacing of 20-30 cm.
More convenient in this regard is the hiller for a walk-behind tractor with a variable width of soil capture. It costs a little more, but is much more convenient to use. He needs a stronger motoblock - with a capacity of at least four horsepower and a weight of 30 kg. Ease of use of this tool consists primarily in the fact that its mechanism allows you to adjust the width of the soil capture at will.
Finally, the disk hiller is considered the most convenient tool for tillage. It costs about four times more expensive than conventional types, but the comfort of use does not go with them in any comparison. Judging by the reviews, working with him is a pleasure. Firstly, the crests of the soil are much higher. Secondly, this indicator can be adjusted in the same way as the width of the processing between rows. This is achieved by reducing or increasing the distance between the disks or their angle.
A modern hiller for a walk-behind tractor can have a variety of sizes. Any gardener can choose a suitable tool for himself. The only thing to remember is that when working with any hiller, you need to pull in low gear. Thus, you can get better crests and not break the equipment.