Motoblock - universal equipment with which you can plow the land, plant root crops, spud potatoes and harvest. Such a summer cottage equipment is not particularly expensive today, which determines its extraordinary popularity. Most often, motoblocks are used specifically for plowing the land for planting potatoes. The soil loosening technique using a walk-behind tractor is nothing particularly complicated. However, it is still necessary to know some features of this operation.
Wheel setting
So, let's see how the motoblock plows the land correctly. Before starting the operation, the equipment, of course, needs to be prepared. Wheels are hung on the walk-behind tractor, then a plow is mounted. As for the former, their diameter should be equal to at least 50-60 cm, and their width - 18-20 cm. Otherwise, high-quality plowing will not work. If the wheels are too narrow, the walk-behind tractor will start to wind from side to side. With a small diameter, it will not be possible to provide a sufficient distance between the soil surface and the gearbox.
When choosing wheels for a walk-behind tractor , attention should also be paid to the rim. It is desirable that it is not continuous. Otherwise, the ground will be packed between the lug ribs.
Mounted plow
This operation is quite complicated - it is best done with an assistant. To mount the plow, the walk-behind tractor is slightly raised above the ground. To do this, they drive it onto some supports with a minimum height of 15 cm. It is with this procedure that preparation for the operation of small-scale mechanization equipment intended for plowing the earth, of any brand, should begin. Including such popular, as, for example, the Neva motor-block. How to plow the land using the technique of this brand will be discussed a little below.
The hitch itself is made according to the instructions of the manufacturers of walk-behind tractor and plow. When performing this operation, make sure that the edge of the share is touching the ground with the entire surface. The plow stance should be positioned strictly vertically, and the ridges should be horizontal.
Of course, the equipment is also worth adjusting in gauge. To do this, pay attention to how the plow share is located. Its right edge should be in line with the inner edge of the right wheel. In this case, the plow will cut the ground evenly and easily dump it. The walk-behind tractor itself will go easier.
Preparatory Activities
We will talk about how to plow the earth with a walk-behind tractor, a little lower. To begin with, let's find out what other preparatory measures, in addition to hanging the wheels and the plow, need to be done.
Before starting the operation of loosening the soil, along the first row of the plot it is worth pulling an indicative cord. Experienced plowmen may well skip this step. Beginners, however, must complete this operation. The fact is that in the process of plowing any plow slightly leads to the right. And therefore, it is very difficult to make the row perfectly even. The cord will help not to deviate from the "course".
Starting from the second, all rows can be done without the use of additional guides, since the walk-behind wheel will go along the furrow.
How to plow?
So, the walk-behind tractor is prepared. Now you can proceed to the actual procedure of loosening the soil on the site. To make fewer turns, plowing the ground with a walk-behind tractor stands along the long side of the plot.
The handle of the walk-behind tractor should be slightly turned at the base to the left. In this case, it will be possible to go along a strip not yet plowed, which, of course, is much more convenient.
Well, now let's figure out how to plow the earth correctly with a walk-behind tractor. This procedure is performed as follows:
- The walk-behind tractor is installed at the beginning of the strip and goes along the stretched cord.
- After the row has been completed, they are turned so that the right wheel of the walk-behind tractor is opposite the furrow of the already plowed strip.
Plowing must be done slowly. Do not push the walk-behind tractor. If the engine overheats (and this happens quite often), work must be stopped for about half an hour.
What to do if the ground is too hard
Next, let's see how to plow the land on problem areas with a plow on a walk-behind tractor. Normal soil has such friability that it can be easily pierced with a metal rod to the depth of a bayonet bayonet. On too hard ground, the walk-behind tractor usually starts to slip when plowing. In this case, the operation is performed twice. For the first time, the plot goes to a shallow depth. In the second - to the full. Some of the "killed" sites have to be plowed at all in a few tricks. But this happens, of course, extremely rarely.
Very hard soil should be plowed when wet. Then the plow will go much easier.
What you need to know
When plowing the first row, the plow goes strictly vertically. However, starting from the second, since one of the wheels rolls along the furrow, the walk-behind tractor, and therefore the share, are slightly inclined. Therefore, the plow needs to be slightly shifted vertically in the opposite direction.
To do this, loosen the nuts in one of the adjustment grooves. After the plow is installed in the desired position, they are again tightened.
How to plow the Neva motor-block with a plow
Gardening equipment of this brand among summer residents, due to its practicality, ease of use and low cost, is in great demand.
The power of Neva motor-blocks is enough for the hardest soil and even for the virgin lands. In the latter case, not a plow is used, but special mills. Grass before mowing on virgin soil must be mowed. It can also be removed using the walk-behind tractor (if appropriate attachments are available).
Actually, the answer to the question of how to plow the Neva motor-block with a plow on the ground is simple. Of course, in the same way as using any other similar technique. The only experienced summer residents recommend changing the oil in the walk-behind tractor of this brand before plowing. Even if it is still new.
How else can you use a walk-behind tractor
Thus, you now know how to plow the land on the site with the Neva motor-block and other similar equipment. But, of course, if desired, this technique can be used to perform many other operations. For example, very often motoblocks are used for hilling potatoes. In this case, other attachments are used instead of the plow. This tool is called a hiller. When working, he cuts and rolls off the ground in much the same way as a plow, but to a lesser depth. There are only two types of pupils: ordinary and disk. The second option is more expensive, but it is much more convenient in work.
Sometimes summer residents use a walk-behind tractor for harvesting. In this case, a special tool is hung on it, which is a hybrid of weeding paws and grilles. When the walk-behind tractor is working, it raises the ground up, after which it is poured back through the grate, leaving root crops on the surface.
Thus, we have found out how to plow the earth with a walk-behind tractor. This procedure, as you see, is quite simple. In any case, it is less labor-intensive than when using a shovel for this purpose. The most important thing is to choose the right wheels and mount the plow in accordance with all the above recommendations.