Probably, every person at least once in his life had to deal with planting potatoes, hilling them, or digging them up. Most of us recall with horror these hard, exhausting work. But progress, as you know, does not stand still, and now modern industry can offer devices and appliances that replace manual labor. A potato digger for a walk-behind tractor is one of them.
This technique, designed specifically for harvesting potatoes, can be used both in small garden plots and in collective planting in the fields. For harvesting root crops in an industrial volume, potato diggers are not suitable for a motoblock: it is more advisable to purchase a tractor here.
Using a special unit not only saves time and saves nerves, but also maintains physical health. With it, you can effortlessly collect the entire crop in just an hour or two, instead of a day spent manually digging. Depending on the type of soil and model of the unit, in just one hour, you can cultivate up to fifty acres of planted land.
Of the huge number of models presented in specialized stores of agricultural and motorcycle equipment, each gardener or gardener will choose the right option for himself. A potato digger for a motor-block of western or domestic production can work on any type of soil, while showing good performance. Black earth, sandy loam or sand - this unit is absolutely indifferent to where it is used.
But how to choose a suitable potato digger? After all, the range of models offered is really huge. Moreover, the price range for the presented models is significant. Each of the available samples has a lot of certain advantages. The main selection criterion for many gardeners remains the weight and cost of the unit. For farmers, priority will be given to such parameters as productivity, reliability and uptime.
For example, a potato digger for a Russian-made Neva motor-block is slightly inferior to expensive western counterparts in design or ergonomics, but has excellent technical and operational characteristics at a relatively low cost.
The most popular and demanded agricultural machinery on the Russian market are rightly considered rotary-throwing aggregates. Devices of this type dig a layer of potatoes, free the fruits from the ground and throw them to the surface. A single-row potato digger for a walk-behind tractor on average captures up to half a meter wide and a quarter meter deep. Potatoes laid out on the surface can only be collected in the prepared container.
A potato digger for a walk-behind tractor can be designed for harvesting from one or two rows, therefore, depending on the amount of landing space, you can choose the right model. Often in small farms they use exactly two-row units for quick harvesting.