The hitch for the walk-behind tractor is a mounting device used to connect attachments, including hillers and potato diggers. This unit belongs to one of the important elements that allows to increase the efficiency and productivity of any small agricultural machinery.
general information
On the modern market, the design features of the hitch for a walk-behind tractor are determined not only by the brand and dimensions of the equipment, but also by the list of tasks that are supposed to be assigned to the unit. It may simply be the need for plowing the soil or conducting a full range of agricultural work.
The device under consideration makes it possible to aggregate attachments directly with the walk-behind tractor. It can be selected individually, taking into account the modification and the operations performed. Equipment setup also depends on the technical parameters of the equipment, as well as the type of soil on which the machine will be operated.
Criterias of choice
Each cultivator must be equipped with a hitch for the walk-behind tractor individually, taking into account the size of the connecting sleeve, the control distance between the fixing bolts, the power of the equipment and other characteristics. Fortunately, the choice of the units under consideration in the modern market allows this to be done without problems.
The adjusting hitch has a wide range of operation. It is suitable for any standard attachment, including a disk hiller, a rake with an adapter, a transport trolley and other equipment.
Attachments for walk-behind tractor
As a rule, such devices are intended for tillage and cultivation of various crops on personal plots, small farms and private farms.
Conventionally, this toolkit can be divided into three types:
- Devices for plowing, harrowing, planting and harvesting, cultivation.
- Additional equipment used for accurate work during spot planting of seeds, mowing grass. These units can also include a cultivator.
- Auxiliary tool. With his help, the territory is cleaned from snow, garbage, foliage.
With all categories of equipment, including trailed carts, the universal hitch of the walk-behind tractor is able to aggregate.
Classification
According to the classification of manufacturers, all attachments can be divided into two classes, namely:
- Sophisticated equipment equipped with a power take-off shaft for interaction with the drive of working tools. The price of such devices is quite high. Despite this, they are in high demand, characterized by high efficiency and productivity. Such aggregates are used, as a rule, for sowing seeds and harvesting.
- Simple and additional devices, which are distinguished by simplicity of design, nevertheless, significantly facilitate the cultivation of the land and transportation of collected products. This category includes a tow hitch, lugs, extension cords.
The simplest attachments
The following elements belong to such mounted equipment for motoblocks: plows, mills, universal cultivators. For the most part, the tool has a single-row design. For heavy equipment , multi-row variations of cutters and cultivators can be used.
For each modification of the motoblock, manufacturers produce not only a towing device, but also a number of nozzles, extension cords. With their help, you can vary the wheelbase and ensure the stability of the hitch equipped with a plow or knife hiller. The ability to attach harrows and rakes to the site makes it possible to increase the productivity of equipment, including working with mowed vegetation and its debris. An important element in the construction of the walk-behind tractor are the lugs. They serve for better immersion of the working parts in the ground, are attached to the equipment if necessary, processing heavy soil or milling the soil.
Other equipment
Among other attachments, the most popular are the following mechanisms:
- Seeders.
- Potato planters and diggers.
- Harvesting equipment.
- Snow removal devices.
A hitch for a walk-behind tractor with the possibility of installing various attachments allows you to sow or harvest in the shortest possible time. For example, a device for sowing small seeds or grain crops has a design resembling standard analogs aggregated with tractors.
And potato planters make it possible to process about 100 kilograms of tubers per hour. Moreover, the mass of the unit does not exceed 40 kg. All seed material is placed in a special hopper, with the help of a chain drive it is fed through the hole of the planter into the soil with precisely measured doses and at an equal distance. Before carrying out these works, it will be necessary to pre-cultivate and cut the furrows.
Hitch for walk-behind tractor: characteristics
We study the parameters of the device in question using the example of Zirka-type couplings. Let's start with a short modification. Specifications:
- The inner diameter / height of the sleeve is 2.1 / 9.4 cm.
- Mass - 4600 g.
- Frame level - 31.5 cm.
The device has an angle adjustment attack type lanyard. A swivel mechanism with side clamp allows the plow to till the soil horizontally. In this case, the walk-behind tractor can be in an offset position or with one wheel in a furrow. This coupling device is designed for hanging and adjusting attachments for agricultural motor vehicles.
Extended version
Such an analogue has the following characteristics:
- Weight - 7.5 kg.
- The inner diameter of the sleeve is 2.1 cm.
- Sleeve height - 9.4 cm.
- Frame level - 52 cm.
This equipment is also designed for the use and adjustment of various motoblock tools. The rotary type bolt-on clamp makes it possible to drive the plow at right angles to the ground, regardless of the position of the walk-behind tractor.
Universal Modifications
Such a towing device is equipped with a bolt clamp, interacts with technology using a special adapter. The maximum width of the device is 0.9 meters, weight - 6.65 kg.
The following are the coupling parameters of the LX-2094 type:
- The clamp is a bolt type.
- Adjustment - lanyard.
- The width / length / diameter of the fixing plates is 40/50/20 mm.
- Weight - 4.5 kg.
Triple model
A coupling device of this type interacts with walk-behind tractors using the front of the rotary assembly of the correcting coupling, which is purchased separately. Specifications:
- Hitch width - 90 cm.
- The length / width of the mounting plate is 12/8 cm.
- Weight - 7.3 kg.
As practice shows, the U-shaped mount on the hitch allows the winter to effectively use the walk-behind tractor as a snow blower. One of the most common kits is the SMB-1 model.
Interesting Facts
A walk-behind tractor with a powerful power unit can be transformed into a small freight vehicle with the ability to transport 100-400 kilograms of cargo. To do this, you need to purchase a special coupling device and a trailer with one axle.
The average speed of such equipment will be from 10 to 15 km / h. The disadvantages of this vehicle include a combination of gear ratios of the existing transmission with engine speed and speed. In this regard, the management of loaded motoblocks requires skills and attention. To the converted mini-tractor, you can connect full-fledged motorized equipment for mowing grass.