Recommendation points
- Choosing a walk-behind tractor
- Choosing a walk-behind tractor depending on the area of the site
- Choosing a walk-behind tractor depending on the manufacturer and price
- Attachments
- Attachment types – terminology
- Attachment cost
Sometimes it is difficult to navigate the variety of proposals for walk-behind tractors and attachments to it, because often the same work can be done using different mechanisms. In order not to buy too much and not overpay, let’s conduct a comparative analysis.
Every person who cultivates the land wants to make his work easier. A large selection of walk-behind tractors that allow hanging functional equipment allows you to find what is necessary for the specifics of a particular farm. It is enough to understand the purpose of its individual types and compare prices to make the right choice.
Choosing a walk-behind tractor
Motoblock is a universal mobile unit, which, thanks to the attached (removable) equipment, is able to perform various works in the garden, field, on the site:
- plowing;
- mulching;
- weeding;
- hilling;
- fertilization;
- transportation of goods;
- cleaning the territory from garbage and snow.
The choice of a walk-behind tractor depends on the size of the area to be treated, the type of fuel, the required width and depth of processing and the price, which largely depends on the equipment manufacturer.
Choosing a walk-behind tractor depending on the area of the site
For areas of various sizes, it is advisable to use walk-behind tractors with more or less powerful engines. They are usually classified by weight..
Table 1. Classification (conditionally) and the choice of a walk-behind tractor, depending on the area of the site
Land area Engine power, hp from. Capture width, cm Processing depth, cm Weight, kg Motoblocks up to 15 ares 2.0 25-40 to 10 up to 12 kg ultralights up to 60 ares 4.0 40-50 up to 20 up to 30 kg lungs up to 1 hectare 5.0 40–80 up to 30 up to 60 kg average 1-2 hectares 6.0 90 up to 30 up to 100 kg semi-professional 1-4 hectares 9.0 and more 100 and more up to 30 more than 100 kg heavy more than 4 hectares not effective Motoblocks are subject to GOST 12.2.140-2004, but there is no classification in it, therefore their division into classes is conditional, and may differ in different sources.
Choosing a walk-behind tractor depending on the manufacturer and price
In each conventional weight category, there are many offers from various manufacturers. As can be seen from table 2, this division is very arbitrary, therefore, when choosing, you need to pay attention not only to the price, but also to the technical characteristics that are individual for each model (including those that are not included in the summary table). The prices in the table are from online stores as of April 2016.
Table 2. Some models of walk-behind tractors with price and characteristics
Manufacturer Model A type Price, thousand rubles. Specifications Power, hp from. Capture width, cm Processing depth, cm Weight, kg Honda, Japan Solo 501H benz. 23,7 1.3 24 25 12 CHAMPION, China (USA) GC243 benz. 7.1 1.7 24 22 18 CHAMPION, China (USA) BC 4401 benz. 11.0 4.0 38 25 thirty Triunfo, Portugal TB 30 benz. 18.0 4.0 30-60 thirty 37 CROSSER, China (UK) CR-K10 benz. 17.8 5.0 55 – 44.5 POULAN, USA PRO FT900 benz. 21.0 6.5 30-65 thirty 48 Honda, Japan Texas Lilli 572 H benz. 32.6 5.5 30-56 33 52 “MMPO them. V.V. Chernysheva “, Moscow, RF KROT MK-9-01 benz. 19.0 5.5 35-60 – 53.2 “SPC Gas Turbine Engineering” SALUT “, RF Salyut-100 benz. 30.5 6.5 35-80 25 78 Husqvarna, Sweden TR430 benz. 47.0 4,3 43 15 90 Kaluga Engine, RF Ugra NMB-1N13 benz. 42.9 6.0 60-80 36 90 Kaluga Engine, RF OKA MB-1D1M10 benz. 28.5 6.5 90 32 90 CRAFTSMAN, USA 29703 RT17 “850 benz. 38.1 7.0 43 15 91 Husqvarna, Sweden TR530 benz. 64.2 7.0 53 20 93 “Red October – Neva”, St. Petersburg, RF NEVA 2K-7.5 benz. 35.5 7.5 84 25 98 Reductor-PM, Perm, RF Cascade MB61-25-02-01 benz. 36.0 6.5 93 32 102 “Instrument Academy”, Perm Celina MB-400D diesel 40.4 4.0 46-77 105 Garden Scout, China GS 135 DE diesel 75.9 9.5 135 thirty 142 “Smorgon Aggregate Plant”, RB Belarus-09N benz. 89 9.0 – – 176 CATMANN, Germany G-192e PRO diesel 135 12.0 90 25 325 As you can see from the table, most motoblocks are gasoline.
Attachments
Attachments, as a rule, are not sold complete with a walk-behind tractor, because different functionality is needed for different purposes. You will have to buy it separately. To make the right choice when buying, let’s consider the possible types of attachments and get acquainted with the order of prices when buying one or another accessory for walk-behind tractors.
Attachment types – terminology
An adapter is a device that allows you to make work on the walk-behind tractor comfortable. It is a trolley consisting of a frame with a seat, a clutch unit and a wheelset. Additional attachments can be attached to the adapter.
Grousers – metal wheels with protruding tread plates, designed for plowing, weeding and hilling. The capture width can be standard or increased by means of extensions. To enhance the impact on the soil, special weighting agents are attached to the light walk-behind tractor. Such wheels can only be driven on soil, they deform on asphalt.
Potato diggers are of two types – simple and vibration. The first is a knife for lifting a layer of earth with a metal tail for crumbling the earth. The second one is based on the rumble principle. Principle of operation: the earth crumbles, the potatoes remain on the surface. It is possible to connect a device that throws tubers to the side.
Cultivator (cutter) – a device for loosening and mixing the soil, as well as applying fertilizers. They are in the form of a nozzle or separate cutters, differing in type:
- rear – for installation on an axle – preparation for plowing;
- soil – mounted in front of the walk-behind tractor – for loosening;
- additional – to increase the volume of plowing;
- “Crow’s feet” – especially durable, for tillage and plowing for potatoes.
Mower – for harvesting grass. They are produced in two types: rotary (disk) and knife (segment, finger). Rotary ones are more productive, and with knife ones it is easier to handle complex reliefs – between trees, bushes, etc..
The shovel (blade) looks like a dozer blade and is designed for removing snow, debris, leveling the soil on the site. The knife is installed so that debris or snow is raked to the left or right, and the leveling soil moves straight along the angle of installation. The equipment can be equipped with a solid metal or metal knife with a rubber attachment, used for various purposes.
Plow – equipment for plowing, especially virgin lands. More productive than a cultivator, as its device allows deeper penetration into the soil with less effort. Along with the usual models, there are reversible and rotary plows. When working with a reversible one, you do not need to return to the beginning of the section, since it can plow in two directions, using alternately (when moving forward and backward along the length of the section) right and left plows. Rotary is a complex of two to four plowshares. He plows and cultivates at the same time.
The hiller is also a type of plow that has a V-shaped share. Forms furrows for planting and hilling potatoes.
The weeders are designed to loosen the soil between the rows and remove weeds. They are a set of knives or blades in the form of a welded structure mounted on the gearbox shaft.
Trailer – designed for the carriage of goods and can have a different carrying capacity, tipping or stationary body. Some models are equipped with brakes and an additional seat.
The snow plow is designed for cleaning both loose and packed snow and can be of several types: brush, blade-blade (metal or with a rubber attachment) and rotary (auger). In the latter case, the snow very effectively flies out through the bell and is removed outside the clearing.
The rotary brush is designed for quick and high-quality cleaning of the territory. Moreover, the nozzle can sweep asphalt, and earth, and lawn grass, and snow that has not yet grabbed into the crust..
There are other types of attachments for walk-behind tractors.
Attachment cost
Some types of attachments are compatible with various models of motoblocks even from different manufacturers, others are unique and are suitable only for a specific unit. In view of the great variety and for the correct analysis of the order of prices, attachments for the Neva walk-behind tractors, manufactured by Krasny Oktyabr – Neva, were selected. The prices shown in table 3 are taken without reference to a specific model of a walk-behind tractor, obtained from online stores and are relevant for April 2016.
Table 3. Prices for attachments for “Neva” walk-behind tractors (compatible with many walk-behind tractors of similar classes – “Oka”, “Luch”, “Cascade”, “Salut”, “Ugra”, “Belarus”, various Chinese models, etc. etc.)
Attachments For motoblocks Price, rub. Adapter APM-350 with body – 19900 Adapter APM-350 without body – 17600 Lugs 425 mm type MB 2160 Lugs 425×200 mm type MB 2720 Lugs 460×160 mm type MB 2720 Lugs 500×200 mm type MB 3120 Lugs 600 mm type MB 2880 Potato digger (Type 1) “Neva”, “Oka”, “Cascade” 1000 Vibrating potato digger KKV-1 “Oka”, MB-1, “Neva”, “Cascade” 15300 Mower KM-0.5 “Terminator” rotary type MB 12300 Rotary mower “Zarya” mounted “Neva”, “Cascade”, “Oka MB-1D1 (2)” 13000-14400 Cultivators “TSELINA” type 1, 6 teeth “Cascade”, “Celina”, “Neva” 1970 Cultivator set type MB 2140-2720 Shovel (blade) LM-100 with a handle “Neva”, “Oka”, Lander, “Cascade”, Hitachi 5290 Shovel (blade) LM-100 without handle “Neva”, “Oka”, Lander, “Cascade”, Hitachi 4400 Hiller OH-2/2 1060 Hiller OND (two-row) without coupling 2300-2930 Disk hiller TYPE 2 (sliding) 2640 Double row hiller 3400 Adjustable hiller 1000 Blade for clearing snow “Neva”, “Cascade”, “Ray”, “Celina” 3500 Plow P1-20 / 2 1310 Double-turn plow 4320 Universal plow straight “Neva”, “Oka”, “Cascade” 1500 Pololniki “Neva MK-100” 1680 Trailer for attachments PNO-4 “NEVA-2S” 12500 Rotary mower “Zarya” “Neva” MB-2, MB-1, MKM-3 Lander 13950-17900 Snow blower SM-0.6 “Megalodon” “Neva”, “Oka”, Lander 14850 Snow plow attachment SMB-1M-021 “Neva”, “Oka”, “Cascade” 17000 Trolley TM-250 – 11,700 Trolley TPM-350-1 galvanized – 17200-18100 Trolley TP-350-1 galvanized collapsible – 19200 TM-360 trolley – 13500 Trolley TM-500 – 15500 Cultivator cutters 24 knives (crow’s feet) 290x320x30 mm “Neva-mini” 3200 Cultivator cutters 24 knives (crow’s feet) 350х400х25 mm, hexagonal sleeve – 3450 Milling cutter MB (1 set: cutter 4 pcs. + Shaft 2 pcs. + Pin 4 pcs.) “Cascade”, “Neva”, “Oka” 3430 Brush ShchM-0.9 “Tornado” “Neva MB-2”, “Oka MB-101”, “Cascade”, “Luch” 27000 Rotary brush – 18750 You need to choose attachments for a walk-behind tractor after weighing the need for one or an operation that they are capable of performing. Some functions can be combined. So, a plow can act as a potato planter, and a shovel can act as a snow blower. After evaluating the processing area and types of work, you will certainly make the right and successful choice of a walk-behind tractor and attachments to it.
I’d like to seek some advice on selecting a walk-behind tractor and the necessary attachments for my summer residence. As a novice in this area, I am unsure about what factors to consider. Should I prioritize the power of the engine, or focus on the types of attachments available? What are the essential attachments for maintaining a summer residence, and which ones can be considered optional? Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thanks!