Miracle shovel: purpose and rules of operation

Working in the garden can be very exhausting at times. At the same time, it is performed in parts, which is explained by the colossal physical exertion. A miracle shovel will help to reduce the labor costs of the garden. Being a simple device, it speeds up the work process and can be used on soils of varying complexity. The material of this article will tell you what kind of device it is, what are its advantages and disadvantages, and also what are the main nuances of working with such a shovel.

A miracle shovel is called a simple device for cultivating the soil, which differs from an ordinary tool in appearance. In fact, this is a kind of ripper or shovel with a handle, rake and a frame for loosening, which, depending on the model, may resemble a sled frame. It is equipped with sharp teeth, thanks to which high-quality soil cultivation is carried out. This is a tool that digs up the earth, breaking up clods of even heavy soil.

The shovel, which is often called a tool for the lazy, does not have the usual metal element for digging. Structurally, it is characterized by a longer handle, since, according to the manufacturing technology, it should reach the user's shoulder. Depending on the type, the product can have one or two strips with pins movably connected to each other.

In fact, the main part of the super-shovel is the traditional pitchfork, to which the handle is attached. The backgauge mechanism is attached to the sides. The second forks located in the front are connected by a lock with the main ones. They are responsible for breaking up soil clods, which is especially important when working with trampled or clayey soil.

Due to the mechanism of levers, loosening the earth will not require a lot of effort from the hands. This is especially true for elderly gardeners and summer residents who have diseases of the musculoskeletal system (including diseases of the spine). Forks are counter products, some of them, when passing through others, loosen the soil without turning it over. At the same time, the plowing depth can be different. Its minimum indicator is 15 cm.

As for the width of the processed strip, it is approximately 50 cm. This is, in fact, practically a garden bed. The front stop of the shovel is attached to the ripper. It determines the stability of the tool, making it look like a kind of scissors, cutting and crushing clods of earth into small pieces, which can later be trimmed using the most common garden rakes. At first glance, it seems that such a tool is difficult to work with, but practice proves the opposite.

Despite some bulk, the miracle shovel is more convenient to work with than analogs of the classic type. It is easy to operate, practically digs itself and amazes with its performance, greatly facilitating the user's work.The process of soil cultivation is carried out with it faster and easier, which summer residents have already noted. Of course, a mechanical cultivator or walk-behind tractor will not replace a miracle shovel, but it is many times more productive than the traditional bayonet variety. This is explained not only by the design features, but also by the channel width.

On average, with the help of such a shovel, you can dig up a site 2 times faster than a conventional one. This tool is reliable, multitasking and durable. It is a tilling device that can be used for seeding and loosening soil. Moreover, it can cultivate the soil to a depth of 25 cm, which is good for the cultivation of potatoes. And also with a miracle shovel, you can prepare the ground for planting corn and cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants and other crops grown on the site.

However, with a number of obvious advantages, the superlope also has disadvantages. For example, it is completely unsuitable for garden work. She cannot carefully dig in trees or make holes. As for working in the garden, there are some nuances here. One of them is the fact that a simple machine cannot perform a curly digging. In addition, it is impossible to dig a hole with a miracle shovel.

It is worth noting that only a user whose weight exceeds 80 kg can work with such a shovel.otherwise the work will not be productive. The weight of the shovel differs significantly from the usual bayonet. And although this shovel is lifted during operation only for installation at the beginning of the row, and then simply moved using the handle, the weight can affect the user's physical fatigue. Other disadvantages include the complexity of the repair.

The design of the miracle shovel for digging and loosening the earth can be different. For example, not all models are equipped with a front stop. On the one hand, this is good, since this type of structure is less bulky and its weight is reduced. But on the other hand, the absence of a front stop ensures the stability of the tool.

Conventionally, the models can be classified into ordinary ones, the options "Plowman" and "Mole". As a rule, most modifications of the first type are performed at home. It is these varieties that do not have a front stop. The disadvantages of products of this type include the need for frequent tillage, since they do not solve the problem with heaps of land. Such tools are suitable mainly for black soil.

Modifications "Plowman" have been designed with soil loosening option. The bayonet length range on average varies from 10 to 15 cm. This is convenient because it allows you to work on different types of soil. The bayonet slides into the ground with ease, regardless of the user's weight.

Mole options are characterized by a longer bayonet length. It is about 25 cm long and is designed for deep digging of the earth. The potholes can be used immediately for planting garden crops. However, some effort is already required to work with this tool. This will be especially noticeable if you have to cultivate fairly compacted soil or alumina.

It is possible to use such devices for digging up soil for planting potatoes only in regions of the country where the soil is black earth and freezes by no more than 5-10 cm. For a more severe climate, such a bayonet length is not enough. Therefore, the shovel will not be able to process the soil with high quality, which is bad for high-quality soil renewal and ensuring a good harvest.

Regarding the mountings, it is worth noting: for modifications without a front stop, the back stop is welded to the comb of the second forks. In modifications of "diggers" the handle is adjusted. It is attached with two bolts, and you need to select the height for the height of a particular person. The stop for such models is movable, attached to the frame. Easy-digging analogs are distinguished by the roundness of the stops and the arched unregulated handle.

As for the miracle snow shovels, such models are designs with an oval-type auger. They come in one and two stages. One-stage modifications have a screw operating in a constant periodicity mode. Two-stage analogs function with the capture of snow by the auger and its ejection through a special device driven by a rotor.

The modern market offers to the attention of buyers products from different manufacturers who produce miracle shovels for the garden and summer cottages. The question of choice must be approached thoroughly, since the shelf life and quality of the tool depend on the technological moments of manufacture and the quality of the material used. It should be noted that the shovel must be made of alloyed tool steel. It's good if it has a high-quality coating and the correct sharpening of bayonets. But it is also important that the mechanisms are fastened by welding or special hinges. Threaded connections are unsuccessful in that they loosen too quickly.

From the huge list of modifications, several options can be noted that are in special demand among buyers.

Designed with a specially designed lever system, does not require much hand effort when working. It loosens the soil to a depth of 23 cm, the width of the cultivated strip is 50 cm. Suitable for working with rough and stony soil, uproots weeds without cutting them. Made of hardened steel, powder coated. Even dry soil can be cultivated with a shovel, it is also suitable for harvesting crops from the garden.

This shovel is a modification of a bayonet shovel, it is used for manual digging of soil for further planting, and in addition, for cleaning shallow trenches. It is asymmetrical and implies the calculation for one working leg, although there are options that provide for the installation of a ploughshare under any of the legs. The length of the handle can be adjusted to suit the height of the user. This model is suitable for working with dense soil, virgin and turfy soil. It differs in ergonomics, is made of STZ steel, has a bucket width of 30 cm.

A tool for giving with a depth of penetration into the soil up to 25 cm, combines digging and loosening. Qualitatively removes weeds during the digging process. It has two cuttings, 7 teeth and a digging width of 55 cm, due to which it allows you to create a wide bed in one row. Suitable for the cultivation of stony and hard soil, copes with a previously treated area during spring or autumn digging, is relevant when preparing beds before planting. It differs from other modifications in that the stop is located under the frame, perfectly swells the ground.

The model with a patented lever system is characterized by an even distribution of the load on the user's back. Does not require tillage with a harrow, allows you to extract weeds without leaving them in the soil. It can be standard or wide. The first option is distinguished by a processing width of 40 cm, a productivity of 2 hundred parts per hour, a loosening depth of up to 30 cm and a weight of about 10 kg. Made of steel. The second type is called wide, since the soil coverage in this case is 60 cm.This device is capable of processing 3 hundred parts per hour with a penetration depth of 30 cm and a unit weight of 15 kg.

Miracle auger shovel for snow removal with a blade made of durable plastic. It has a working width of 60 cm and an auger attached to the blade, which rotates when the shovel is pushed in front of the user. An effective tool for removing freshly fallen snow. It is characterized by compact dimensions, designed for use in small areas and hard-to-reach places. Customers like it for its ergonomics, ease of use and ease of maintenance.

A model of a domestic manufacturer, suitable for digging up land before planting crops or after harvesting. In fact, it is a kind of bayonet shovel, has a blade length equal to 28 cm and a width of 58 cm. The material of the working part is spring steel, the shovel weighs 5 kg. This miracle shovel has no analogues in the world, it is patented and can even dig up sod. The product is distinguished by its simplicity of design and ergonomics. When working with this shovel, the user's back remains straight, the efforts on the hands are the same, while unnecessary operator steps are excluded. The handles can be adjusted to the height of the worker.

Despite the fact that it is not difficult to work with a shovel-ripper, there are some nuances worth noting. It is necessary to start work from the far edge of the cultivated bed. You will have to move backward (backwards), stretching the forks as the soil is worked. On average, the ripper will move in 10 to 20 cm increments. This will vary depending on the soil being cultivated.

If you work with a miracle shovel correctly, labor productivity can be from one to two hundred parts per hour. After plowing, loosening the soil becomes soft, it does not need additional breaking of soil clods. If you need to align it, the classic rake will suffice.

The principle of operation will be as follows:

• working forks are stuck into the ground so that the back stop touches it;
• if necessary, add force by pressing down on the working forks with your foot;
• then pull the ripper handle towards you;

• as the tension progresses, the working forks will begin to rise along with the seam of captured earth;
• when passing through the forks of the rear stop, the collected soil will be crushed, this process will be carried out without turning, due to which the fertile soil layer will be preserved;
• after that, you should move the miracle shovel towards yourself, retreating, then repeat the process of digging the previous section of soil (sticking the tool, pressing, moving the handle).

One of the processing features is the fact that the shovel needs to be moved not sideways, but backward, digging and loosening in rows. It is important to consider that cultivation must be carried out in a timely manner. There is no need to wait for the weeds to sprout and harden, because the efficiency of land cultivation in this case will significantly decrease. This unit weighs on average just over 5 kg. This is not much, but for the female body it may seem perceptible.

The miracle shovel is considered an indispensable assistant for the gardener and summer resident. This is evidenced by numerous customer reviews. They leave comments on information portals dedicated to soil cultivation tools. The comments point out the benefits of these tools for tillage. Summer residents and gardeners note that it is faster to work with such devices, although they do not always find shovels convenient.

You need to adapt to them, however, the speed of digging up the soil with these shovels, in fact, doubles, and sometimes even triples. Users like the fact that they don't have to bend too much during work. During operation, the load on the back is really reduced.

Also in the comments, gardeners indicate that although the equipment does not need to be carried and lifted, it is heavy. And it is better to use it on already cultivated soil. Someone notes that for high-quality soil cultivation, you need to capture less land. In general, the miracle shovel is a tool that fits the arrangement of the site.

At the same time, users emphasize that the cultivated land should not be wet. Therefore, after the rain, cultivation is not worth it.Loosening prepares the soil for better reprocessing. To cultivate virgin land, you must first cut off the turf with a shovel.

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