With the help of a walk-behind tractor, almost any kind of work can be carried out on a suburban area - plowing and loosening the soil, planting, hilling and digging potatoes, transporting goods, etc. In Russia, this technique is traditionally very popular. And brands of motor blocks to the consumer are offered a lot. For example, often in areas of domestic summer residents you can see aggregates of the Oka variety. Reviews such motor blocks from consumers have earned very good.
Manufacturer
Consumers have a good opinion of these walk-behind tractors, including because of their maintainability. Finding the necessary spare parts for such equipment, as well as various kinds of attachments, will not be difficult. Motoblocks of this brand are produced by a domestic manufacturer - OAO Kaluga Engine.
The company was founded in 1966 on the basis of the Kaluga Turbine Plant and a branch of the motor research institute. Currently, the manufacturer specializes in producing mainly high-tech and sophisticated equipment.
The lineup
More than a dozen models of Oka motor-blocks are being delivered to the market today. Reviews from summer residents they all deserve good. The most popular models of this brand among consumers are:
MB-1D1M10;
MB-1D2M16;
MB-1D3M13.
All these modifications are made on the basis of the “Oka” MB-1 walk-behind tractor, put into production in the 80s of the last century. Over 3 decades of production of this unit, it was modified several times. The result was a powerful walk-behind tractor, distinguished by reliability and functionality and deserving good reviews from Soviet summer residents.
All the Oka garden equipment delivered to the market today is equipped with four cutters and two rubber wheels. Models of motoblocks of this brand may differ in size, power, fuel characteristics, etc.
The Oka technique has earned good reviews from consumers, among other things, and for the fact that it can be aggregated with almost any type of attachment. In most cases, these tools also buy additional tools manufactured by Kaluga Engine OJSC.
Motors for the Oka equipment can be installed different. But the most popular option among domestic summer residents are motoblocks of this brand with the Chinese Lifan engine. Such models of plowmen are not too expensive. In addition, repair of Lifan engines in Russia is cheaper than American or European counterparts.
Motor-blocks "Oka": reviews of the owners
The advantages of all models of garden equipment of this brand supplied to the market, consumers include in the first place:
- strong adhesion of the walk-behind tractor to the soil;
- removable steering wheel and silencer;
- fuel economy;
- high power;
- the ability to select the optimal speed, front or rear.
Good adhesion indicators of this type of motoblocks with the soil ensure the simplicity of equipment operation and high quality of allotment processing. Due to the removable steering wheel and silencer of these models, they are very easy to transport over long distances.
Responses from owners of the Oka motor-blocks, in this way, deserve good. The disadvantage of these units, according to truckers, there is only one. This equipment is quite expensive - 25-30 thousand rubles. Additional attachments to these walk-behind tractors are also expensive. The cost of all kinds of tools that can greatly facilitate work on a suburban area ranges from 1500-3000 r.
Model “Oka” MB-1D1M10: features
This unit can be used on a suburban area or on a farm year-round. It is intended not only for gardening, but also for transporting goods, mowing, clearing snow.
The engines on these models are installed Lifan at 6.5 l / s. The main feature of this walk-behind tractor is a weighted frame. The gearbox of the Oka MB 1D1M10 model is very reliable and durable. Due to such features, this unit can be used including for plowing virgin soil or very heavy clay soils.
Residents of summer residents about MB-1D1M10
The opinion of the owners of suburban plots and farmers about this model of the “Oka” walk-behind tractor was simply excellent. The pluses of this unit are summer residents first of all:
- reliability and long service life;
- power;
- ease of use.
Judging by the reviews of gardeners, these units break extremely rarely. Like other models of the Oka, they are also distinguished by their versatility.
There are practically no drawbacks to these walk-behind units. To design flaws summer residents include only:
- unreliable cable between the muffler and the air filter, which is desirable to replace immediately after purchase;
- not too good quality welds;
- soft metal on the hubs (wears out quickly).
Sometimes it also happens that the tank cap on the MB-1D1M10 walk-behind tractor does not close tightly. In this case, a fuel leak may occur.
Features of the MB-1D2M16 model
Design features of this walk-behind tractor are:
- two-speed gearbox;
- belt clutch forward and reverse.
The MB-1D2M16 model belongs to the group of milling motor cultivators. Among other things, the soil cutters on these units are mounted on the drive axle, and not on wheelsets. Accordingly, these tractors are equipped with coulters and cutters.
The brand of engine installed on this model of the Oka motoblock is Lifan. Reviews from consumers of the motor of this mini-tractor earned positive ones, including for its high power of 9 l / s.
Consumer opinion on the model MB-1D2M16
Summer gardeners attribute the advantages of mini-tractors MB-1D2M16 to ease of use. You can start gardening using this technique immediately after reading the instructions. Also, Oka MB-1D2M16 earned good reviews from consumers for:
- ability to work including low-quality fuel;
- compact sizes;
- good build quality;
- low noise during operation;
- fuel economy.
Aggregates with this model can be mounted not only domestic production, but also foreign. This summer residents, of course, also refer to the advantages of a walk-behind tractor.
In general, this model, according to summer residents, is simply perfect for gardening. But as a snow blower, according to the owners of suburban areas, it, like other units of this brand, should be used more carefully. When cleaning the heavy snow of a walk-behind tractor, for example, the reverse belt may break or the clamp under the gas tank can relax.
Model MB-1D2M13
Motoblocks "Oka" with the engine "Lifan" reviews from the owners of suburban areas, thus, earned a very good. But models of this technology with engines of other brands are also quite popular among consumers.
For example, MB-1D2M13 units are equipped with a 6 l / s Subaru EX17 engine, which is distinguished by reliability and a long service life. This model is also complemented by a powerful gearbox and a manual gearbox with front and rear speeds. The weight of the MB-1D2M13 walk-behind tractor is 90 kg. That is, if desired, with its help you can plow, including virgin soil. The Japanese engine of the model is equipped with a crankshaft with an inclined cylinder.
Model reviews
Most summer residents also consider MB-1D2M13 motoblock to be reliable and reliable. The advantages of this model, the owners of suburban areas include:
- fuel economy;
- reliability;
- reasonable design;
- ease of use.
Owners of suburban areas and the engine installed on this model of the Oka are praising it very much. He earned excellent reviews from summer residents, primarily for his reliability and uninterrupted operation. The engine of this walk-behind tractor is started, as consumers say, very easily even in the most severe frosts.
Many summer residents have been using this model for almost a dozen years. And during this time, judging by the reviews, MB-1D2M13 walk-behind tractors have proven to be very reliable equipment. Repair of such units is rarely required and in most cases only small.