Types and selection of attachments for mini tractors

The modern market for machinery and equipment for agriculture, construction and public services provides a wide range of equipment designed to facilitate human labor.

Each new model that appears on the market is more advanced and has more options than the previous one. In addition, numerous attachments allow you to further expand the functionality of the small machine.

The use of these additional devices on one mini-tractor can replace a number of special equipment and make this small machine versatile, which can be used not only in agriculture, but also in construction, in public utilities, as well as perform specialized work with its help. To perform different types of work, there are various attachments that are installed on the tractor.

Most often, the mini-tractor finds its application in agriculture, where it can be used for plowing the soil., sowing various crops, harvesting after installing certain equipment. Also, individual models of mini-tractors with sheds (garden) are widely used in summer cottages and perform such types of work as mowing grass, spraying fertilizers, watering the beds, and in winter - removing snow.

The use of attachments on a mini-tractor has the advantages that make this compact unit so popular.

• wide range of applications;
• ease of driving and low pressure on the soil, since the mini-tractor is lightweight;
• mobility;
• high quality and excellent performance;
• ease of maintenance.

There are about 50 types of different attachments for mini tractors. This explains their wide range of applications. The type of canopies also determines the scope of application of mini-aggregates.

• In the agricultural industry. In agriculture, the need to carry out a variety of work on soil cultivation and other activities requires the use of special attachments, such as plows, harrows, mechanisms for sowing, harvesting. In horticulture, they are indispensable in the care of fruit trees and shrubs. In animal husbandry, attachments, although not so widely used, are still successfully used. Most often they are used for cleaning livestock farms, transporting feed, animals and other goods.

• In construction. Blades, excavator buckets, ditch and trenching attachments are commonly used in this industry.The use of such attachments as a forklift, forklift pallets and tractors with a trailer makes it possible to transport goods, and the use of a winch - lifting them to a certain height. Increasingly, small-sized units are used in design work with the landscape, in the formation of engineering communications, in the private construction of cottages, houses and baths.
• In the communal sphere. The necessary attachments in the industry are shovels, sprayers, asphalt brushes, sand and reagent spreaders, snow throwers and snow removal equipment. They allow you to use tractors for cleaning the streets from dirt, debris and for clearing sidewalks and roadways from snow drifts. Small dimensions make it possible to use a mini-tractor in a limited area of ​​pedestrian paths and city yards.

The type of attachment directly depends on the area of ​​its application. It is selected and installed in accordance with the work that needs to be done. It is most often installed on a tractor using a three-point hitch, less often its two-point type is used. Mini-tractor hitch can be front or rear and is most often used in agricultural work.

In the agricultural industry, mounted mechanisms are represented by a wide variety: these are various types of seeders, planters. They can be designed as for sowing any one crop (offset single-point planter for potatoes, onions or garlic), and there are also universal ones designed for sowing many crops, for example, a three-point precision planter. A four- or five-row precision planter simultaneously cuts the beds, sows seeds and compacts the soil. Seeders are usually used for sowing vegetables.

Another common type of equipment for tillage is “hedgehogs”. They provide high-quality weeding as the weeds are removed by the roots. At the same time, the beds are loosened and even rows and boundaries are formed.

The most widely represented type of agricultural attachments. According to their purpose, they are subdivided into such units.

• Preparing the land for further work. To prepare the soil for planting seeds, several devices are used that differ in their functionality. This equipment is represented by plows with different powers and different sizes (coverage width and plowing depth), harrows, cultivators and rotary tillers. The plow is essential for plowing the soil as its blades penetrate deeply into the ground.

• For planting crops. Attachments are used not only for planting vegetables, but also cereals, beans and corn. These are various planters for potatoes, onions, garlic planters, grain seeders. From one container with seeds through special tubes, tubers enter the ground into several furrows, which are then covered with soil. The principle of operation of grain planters is very similar to the way of planting vegetables.The difference is that the seed container is much smaller and the seeds do not enter the soil through tubes, but through special nets that move in different directions. When the cells on different nets coincide, part of the seeds falls out of the seed container, falling into the soil, which are then also covered with earth.

• For subsequent care of sown crops. To carry out such work, cultivators for weeding, mechanisms for fertilizing, watering, spraying are needed. Weeding cultivators effectively cultivate the aisles and at the same time loosen, remove weeds and give the beds a neat look. Mounted sprayers are also different: water sprayers and sprayers for chemicals. They operate according to the same principle, but differ in the material of manufacture. Fertilizer hoppers are used to apply dry matter to the soil. Also widely used are rakes - hydraulic or tedder rakes. They are necessary in order to shovel the cut grass and for its periodic tedding.
• For harvesting. Harvesting is not complete without the use of such attachments as diggers: potato digger, chanokopalka, onion digger. The principle of their work is mechanical, vibration or conveyor. They differ in the size of the cutters and the depth of soil digging. The harvest harvested with the help of these sheds has a marketable appearance, since at the same time it is freed from the land.

In construction, a hinged element such as a bucket is often used. It makes it possible to make an excavator out of a mini-tractor intended for earthmoving work. A small bucket is very convenient for digging small pits, trenches for laying communications (water supply, electric and telephone cables, heating systems and gas). In addition to this type of equipment, such mechanisms are also used.

• A trencher, which is a type of mini-excavator and is used when laying trenches, ditches.
• Bulldozer blade is a lifting device designed for leveling land areas for construction, for collecting construction waste.
• Drills are indispensable for drilling wells for wells and holes for posts, piles.
• Loaders carry out the transportation of various types of goods at a construction site. Loading and unloading operations are facilitated by attachments - blades, buckets, forks and self-unloading carts.

Mobile mini tractors make it easy to carry out various types of construction work.

In the municipal municipal service, mini-tractors are used with these types of attachments.

• Dump shovels. They are used for cleaning roads, sidewalks. With the help of buckets, snow is loaded and transported to specially designated places.
• Brushes and diffusers. The streets are swept with brushes in the summer, and in the winter they are used in the final part of the work on the processing of paths. Diffusers scatter sand, reagents or salt to prevent ice formation.
• The snow thrower is capable of removing even dense, continuous snow cover over large areas. The unit is equipped with a mechanism for adjusting the direction and range of snow discharge.
• The snow rotor performs the work of clearing pedestrian areas and roadways from snow where other large-sized snow removal equipment cannot be used.
• A rotary auger snow blower is required to remove deep snow cover. Dense snow is pre-crushed by augers and then thrown out through a specially designed pipe to the side of the street.

This type of awning includes equipment that performs a specific action. These are planters designed for sowing a certain type of vegetables, and diggers for harvesting them. Such equipment can also be attributed to this type of sample.

• A press cleaner that finds its application in animal husbandry.It compresses dry grass and forms compact packs that are easy to store to feed the animals in winter.
• The shredder of branches and other waste is designed to cut branches, turning them into chips. It is widely used in horticulture.
• The mulcher is able to chop not only herbaceous plants, but also the stems of sunflower, corn and other crops remaining after harvesting. The shredded residues are then scattered across the field and used as mulch.
• The Ripper-Leveler evens out the soil layer and removes ice crust from hard surfaces in winter.

You need to carefully and responsibly choose attachments for a mini-tractor. The preference is to give better products from trusted manufacturers and buy them from reputable sellers. It is not recommended to purchase Chinese-made models, as they are often intended for use with a certain type of mini-tractor. Of course, when purchasing equipment, you need to know specifically what kind of work the unit will be used for. It is recommended to choose those models that have more functions. It is necessary to carefully inspect the equipment and check that it is made of the material specified in the instructions. Quality equipment should not have any damage, manufacturing defects, especially in the part of the canopy that is in contact with the ground.

You should also take into account the following technical features:

• compliance of attachments with the power of the mini-tractor;
• the weight of the canopy should not exceed 30% of the weight of the tractor;
• the type of attachment of the hitch must correspond to the type of attachment of the mini-tractor.

When choosing highly specialized garden sheds, you should consult with experienced mini-tractor users and the seller.

The service life of a mini-tractor with a canopy to a large extent depends on how a mini-tractor with a canopy is used. You need to adhere to simple recommendations.

• Do not allow foreign objects to be on the canopy during operation.
• Dismantling and replacement of attachments is carried out only when the tractor engine is not running.
• The lowering speed of the attachment must correspond to its type and working conditions. For example, a soil milling machine requires a low speed.
• Preventive inspections and cleaning of awnings should be carried out with the lift of the coupling mechanism raised, with the engine off and the control valve closed in order to avoid unintentional lowering of the lift.

• Raise and lower the attachments very carefully and away from any objects or objects.
• You need to make turns of the mini-tractor with awnings at low speeds and slowly.
• It is recommended to regularly carry out preventive maintenance inspections of both the tractor and the shed.
• After removal, the awnings should be stored in a clean state in a dry, closed place, inaccessible to moisture.

In the next video you will find an overview of the attachments for mini-tractors from the MosTechnika company.