Each summer resident knows that it is necessary to hulled potatoes if you want to get a good harvest. This process is laborious and requires a lot of effort and time. It was these reasons that prompted people to invent the hiller. This is a device that allows you to easily and much more bushes to cultivate much more bushes than could be done using manual labor.
Disc hiller
The disk hand hiller is the most common type of fixture. Its advantage is that it can be used both in large areas and in a small garden in the yard. In addition, it is this type of hiller that is the most convenient among all the others. The only disadvantage of this device is that its cost is much higher than that of other devices. However, it is quite possible to make it on your own.
The name "disk hiller" did not happen by accident. It alludes to the main structural element, which are two concave discs, loosening the ground. However, there is a small nuance - only two people can use such a device.
Basic design
It is worth noting that this type of device can be not only manual, but also attached to a walk-behind tractor. With such a design, one person can use it. The main structural elements of a home-made hand hiller for potatoes with a handle will be such parts as:
- two concave discs;
- two lanyards with a screw shape;
- two racks;
- T-shaped leash.
It is important to note here that the lanyards do not allow the unit to be tilted forward. They make it possible to control this handheld device only along the axial horizontal line, which somewhat reduces the convenience of working with such a hiller. When operating this device, two basic rules must be observed:
- The distance between the wheels should be equal to the distance between the lower points. In addition, this segment should also be suitable in size to the width of the spouted beds. This rule is quite simple to follow if, when assembling the hiller, do it yourself with the option of adjusting the distance between the shares.
- The second important rule is the absolutely exact symmetry of the disk installation. If their position is different, the hiller will always go to one side.
Okuchnik with a motor-block
In order to improve the usability of the disk hiller, you can attach it to a walk-behind tractor. Moreover, in this case, you do not have to resort to the help of a second person. In order to attach the potato okuchnik to the walk-behind tractor, you must use the hitch bracket. However, it is important to remember that it is not necessary to use a gravel. In order to attach the nibbler lead to the bracket, it is best to use a pair of bolts with flat washers and a stopper. Next, a stopper is inserted into the square tube, after which it is well pressed from the outside. Using two bolts, the bracket is rotated, after which it is necessary to put a leash along the oblong axis of the walk-behind tractor. After completing this operation, the entire structure is clamped with nuts.
After this, the work of fastening the walk-behind tractor to the hiller for potatoes can be considered completed. It is worth adding that the greatest efficiency of such an apparatus will be achieved if you operate it in first gear. In this case, the thrust will greatly increase due to the fact that the speed will be small.
Tractor type
It is best to use this type of hiller if there is at least a summer cottage. Operating the tractor in a small area is inefficient.
The advantages of using a do-it-yourself hiller attached to the tractor can be attributed to the fact that it not only swells the tubers themselves, but also immediately cuts off all the weeds. The use of this technique makes the process of hilling potatoes more mechanized. In addition, it is worth noting that it is quite simple to make a homemade hob for potatoes on a minitractor. This will require things such as a metal frame, any attachment that is used as a hitch, as well as two stamped wheels and iron lancet paws, trellised dumps.
Design
The wheels are designed to reduce the load on the hiller. Paws in this design are used to cut the soil to a depth of 15 cm. In order to attach them to a metal frame, steel supports are used. Lattice dumps in this form of a hiller play the role of the main hilling element of the machine. The technical parameters of this type of unit are approximately as follows:
- Capture in width - up to 140 cm.
- Depth of action - up to 10 cm.
- Hilling speed - from 6 to 10 km / h. The speed of the tractor itself is up to 15 km / h.
- The weight of the resulting structure is 180 kg.
- Dimensions are approximately the same - 180 * 122 * 100 cm.
In order to start working with this type of homemade potato hiller, it is necessary to hang it on the rear frame of the tractor, and then turn on the rear speed. Having driven back to the frame, it is important to hook it to get a solid design. After that, you can start work on the hilling of potatoes. It is important to ensure that the track that remains from the tractor wheels matches the position of the dumps and paws.
How is the hiller
The manual type of this device is a fairly simple tool, which is quite simple to work with, but you need to do this together. The design of the simplest do-it-yourself do-it-yourself hobber consists of a two-blade working body, a cutting knife, and a front link. It is important to note here that the front thrust is for the first person who pulls the unit towards himself, and the second - the rear one is for the second person who controls the device. A very convenient option would be a home-made hand hiller for potatoes with a wheel.
Necessary materials for manufacturing
In order to make a hiller, you need to use the following components:
- Hollow water pipe. It is used as a front upright. It should be 1 inch in diameter and also have a length of 900 to 1000 mm.
- It is necessary to take two more pipes, which will be used as front and rear traction. The diameter of these elements should be 3/4 inch.
- Dumps for homemade potato hiller are made of sheet steel 1-2 mm thick.
- Next, you need to use the lanyard. He will be responsible for connecting the front link and the upright. And he will also perform the function of stepless control of the angle of attack. If such a part is not available, then a steel plate with holes for stepwise angle adjustment can be used.
- Welding machine.
- Angle grinder (grinder) to process joints.
- Blowtorch in order to heat the metal in the place of the necessary bend.
How to make an earthenware potato
In order not to make a mistake in the manufacturing process, it is best to prepare a drawing of the hiller for potatoes, and then proceed to the process itself.
It is best to start manufacturing with a vertical stand. It is necessary to take a pre-prepared pipe with a length of 900-1000 mm and a diameter of 1 inch and bend it from either end. The bend should be between 300 and 400 mm from the end of the pipe. The bend angle should be 10-15 degrees. The best option is to use a pipe bender for this operation. In order to make a smooth angle without having a pipe bender, you can use the following method. The pipe is clogged with ordinary sand, plugs are inserted into it, and at the bend, using a blowtorch, the steel is heated to a reddish hue. When he appeared, you can try to bend the part to the desired position.
Next is the manufacture of front and rear traction. The rear link should be in the shape of the letter P. The width of the handle should be 500 mm and its length should be 200 mm. After this, it is necessary to find the center of the resulting fork and weld to it a vertical pipe 300 mm long. Next, you can insert the resulting design into a vertical rod. The second pipe, which is 3/4 inch in diameter, needs to be bent in the same way as the first.
The front link must be of the same type as the rear link, that is, it should look like a fork. Her width should also be identical. The key difference in length. It should be such that the person standing in front could easily stand between them and hold on to the handles. In other words, the length is selected individually.
Twin plow and cutting knife
A homemade potato borer should have a few more details. In order to create dumps for this device, it is necessary to cut two identical plates, the thickness of which will be from 1 to 2 mm. They are cut according to a pre-prepared template. After that, it is important to give them a semicircular bend. The following is the process of welding these plates and the upright. It is worth noting that in shops the most often sold are earthenware, in which the angle of inclination can be adjusted. It makes no sense to do the same on a makeshift potato borer, as the owner knows exactly what kind of soil he has, distance, etc. Therefore, the plates are welded and an even weld is created.
A cutting knife is a part of the structure that assumes the main soil resistance during movement. For this reason, a knife needs to pick more carbon steel than the one that could be used to cut the plates. A knife is cut in the shape of an arrowhead. The knife is sharpened at an angle of 40-45 degrees.