Attachments to Neva walk-behind tractors: types and characteristics

Thanks to the use of attachments, you can significantly expand the functionality of the Neva walk-behind tractors. The use of additional attachments allows you to plow, plant seeds, dig up roots, remove snow and debris, and also mow grass. With the help of various accessories, the walk-behind tractor can easily and easily turn into a real multifunctional device.

The main task of any walk-behind tractor is to dig up the earth and prepare the soil for sowing. Installation of attachments allows you to significantly expand the possibilities of using the unit, all types of weights can be conditionally subdivided into several categories:

• tillage - as a rule, for this purpose, milling cutters are used to increase the volume of plowing, as well as lugs, a hiller and a plow;
• to simplify the planting of vegetable and grain seeds, as well as potatoes, special seeders should be used, for example, potato planters, mowers and seeders;
• harvesting - in this case, using additional devices, they dig out potatoes, as well as beets, carrots, onions, turnips and other root crops;
• hay harvesting - various mowers for cutting grass, as well as rakes and turners for harvesting blanks, can help here;
• cleaning the local area - in the warm season, brushes are used for this purpose, and in winter - a snow plow or snow blowers, who in a matter of minutes do the work that would have to spend several hours if you use a shovel and other cleaning hand tools;
• the hinged type of equipment includes weighting agents of all types on the body, as well as wheels, they increase the traction force due to the increase in the mass of the unit - this contributes to a deeper and better digging.

For motoblocks of the "Neva" brand, several types of such devices have been specially developed, let us dwell on the most demanded ones.

In winter, walk-behind tractors can be used to clear the site from snow blockages. For this, snow plows and snow blowers are used.

The simplest version of a snow blower is made in the form of a bucket. By the way, such awnings can be used not only in winter, but also in autumn for harvesting fallen leaves. As a rule, the working width here varies from 80 to 140 cm.

Another type is snow plow-shovels, which allow you to adjust the angle of inclination of the working tool, thanks to which the clearing of debris is even more efficient.

Many manufacturers produce snow blowers with brushes, in this case the canopy is attached to the moving shaft of the walk-behind tractor. The device is highly efficient, so even in one pass you can clear snow from a path more than one meter wide. It is noteworthy that in this case it is possible to adjust the length of the grip of the snow cap, since the device provides the ability to move the structure to the right and left.

For cleaning large areas, it is better to use a powerful rotary snow blower, this unit has increased productivity in comparison with all other canopies, and the depth of capture varies from 25 to 50 cm.

One of the most popular types of accessories for Neva walk-behind tractors is a potato planter.Such a device makes it possible to plant seed tubers at the required depth equidistantly relative to each other. The design includes a hopper for storing planting material, as well as disc-landing devices for planting. Each hopper is equipped with augers, which are responsible for the transfer of tubers to the planting apparatus, and there are also shakers. The growing step can be adjusted at your discretion.

No less popular is such a nozzle as a potato digger. It's no secret that harvesting root crops causes a lot of trouble for the owner of the land plot - digging up potatoes requires a significant investment of time and effort, therefore it often ends with back pain and aching joints. The potato digger greatly simplifies this task. The mechanism very carefully and carefully lifts the soil along with the potatoes and places it on special grates, where, under the action of vibration, the adhered earth is cleared, and the gardener gets a full harvest of the dug and peeled potatoes. All that remains for him is to raise the potatoes from the surface of the earth. Agree, it is much easier and faster than digging it out by hand.

A standard mounted potato digger is deepened by 20-25 cm with a ground coverage of 20-30 cm.This attachment weighs only 5 kg, while the maximum dimensions of the device itself correspond to 56 x 37 cm.

They are used when plowing uneven areas of the cultivated area, for example, in places of slopes, as well as when working with virgin soils. Weights represent additional weight that increases the total mass of the entire walk-behind tractor, thus, the center is balanced and the walk-behind tractor works more efficiently.

Quite a lot of attachments are used for the cultivation of a plot of land - flat cutters, weeding machines, rakes, hedgehogs, weeders and many others.

Plow sheds are specialized equipment that is used to prepare the soil for planting garden, vegetable and industrial crops. The plow allows plowing of plots of any complexity and hardness of the ground.

In the process, the plow turns the soil over, making it softer and can be used for sowing plants. In addition, such treatment moves the seeds of weeds into the deep layers of the soil, due to which the growth of weeds is noticeably suspended. Timely digging up the earth also helps to destroy the larvae of garden pests.

The standard mounted plow for motor-blocks "Neva" has dimensions of 44x31x53 mm and provides a working width of 18 cm, while the earth is dug up with a depth of 22 cm. The maximum weight of the devices is 7.9 kg.

Plows cling to walk-behind tractors using a universal hitch.

As a rule, the standard set includes cutters, which are specialized bits of various sizes. The main function of the cutter is high-quality soil cultivation before planting seed or seedlings, as well as preventive preparation of the land for the winter season. In addition, the cutters are designed for chopping the roots of weeds and other soil vegetation.

The cutter consists of several sharp knives, it is fixed on the walk-behind tractor using a special pin, a SUPA transmission mechanism and a king pin.

As required, you can adjust the position of the cutters in height, as well as the angle of their rotation.

However, judging by the feedback from users, knives for cutters are their weak point, as a rule, bad metal is used for their manufacture, and the shortcomings make themselves felt already in the first season of equipment operation. If you need to process virgin soil or an area overgrown with weeds, then the process will be very troublesome and time-consuming - the walk-behind tractor is very difficult to hold in your hands, and the loads that the gearbox is experiencing are much higher than recommended.

That is why most summer residents decide to buy additional devices, most often they opt for the so-called crow's feet. Such a cutter is a one-piece structure with an axis, as well as knives with triangular tips welded to it. There is only one drawback of such options - they are non-separable, but there are much more advantages:

• you yourself can choose the required number of sections for installation on the power unit, thus, independently adjust the milling width;
• it is much easier to process hard soils with such nozzles, "crow's feet" grind plant residues well, so even the "wildest" land can be cultivated;
• the load on the gearbox is reduced, while the controllability, on the contrary, is quite high.

Hillers are often used to cultivate a land plot. They look like a regular steel frame mounted on support wheels with harrows attached to it. This unit is characterized by a fairly high efficiency, thanks to it, grooves for planting are formed. In addition, hillers are often used for the necessary addition of soil to the roots of the plant, as well as for loosening and destroying weeds.

In some cases, hillers are bought instead of a plow or cutter. For motoblocks "Neva", several modifications of this device have been created: single-row OH 2/2, two-row STV, as well as a two-row hiller OND without and with it.

Single-row hillers are quite compact, their weight does not exceed 4.5 kg, dimensions correspond to 54x14x44.5 cm.

Double-row ones allow you to adjust the size of the row spacing from 40 to 70 cm. These are more bulky and heavy devices weighing 12-18 kg.

Both these and other models allow you to work the land at a depth of 22 -25 cm.

On difficult soils, the walk-behind tractor often slips, so that this does not happen, special metal wheels with special lugs are attached to the device. They are necessary to facilitate movement on the soil, as well as for greater depth of soil cultivation. You can use such lugs when carrying out absolutely any work - plowing, weeding, hilling and digging out root crops.

The design of the unit allows it to work quite efficiently, while the unit does not get wet even at the highest capacities.

Wheels of this type weigh 12 kg, and the diameter corresponds to 46 cm.

For mowing hay, mowers are used, and they are necessary not only for the preparation of feed for livestock, but also for the formation of an ideal mowed lawn in the local area. Such a nozzle allows you to adjust the cutting height of the grass manually or using an electric drive.

The KO-05 mower is produced especially for Neva motoblocks. In a single approach, it can mow a strip up to 55 cm wide. The speed of movement of such an installation is 0.3-0.4 km / s, the mass of the unit is 30 kg.

If necessary, you can use the KN1,1 mower - the unit mows a strip of grass 1.1 meters, while the cutting height corresponds to 4 cm. Such a mower moves at a speed of 3.6 km / s, and its weight corresponds to 45 kg.

If necessary, other equipment can be attached to the Neva MB-2 walk-behind tractor.

• Rotary brush - a hinged nozzle, thanks to which you can quickly sweep dirt from the road, as well as remove freshly fallen snow from sidewalks and lawns.
• Blade knife - attachment only for heavy implements. It is used for the transportation of bulk materials (crushed stone, sand, gravel) in large volumes.
• Earth drill - necessary for drilling holes up to 200 cm deep for various supports for plants and landscape compositions.
• Wood shredder - intended for clearing the area after cutting trees and shrubs. By the way, the waste obtained in this way can be used as compost or for mulch.

• Wood splitter - this is a convenient attachment for the owners of the Russian bathhouse on the site.The device allows you to chop wood for the stove or fireplace quite quickly and without any effort.
• Feed cutter - it is used for the preparation of feed for cattle and other farm animals, it allows to achieve the crushing of grain crops, root crops, tops, straw and grass.
• Hay tedder - facilitates the work associated with the preparation of hay. Optimal for a small country house or farm.
• Motor pump - used for efficient pumping of water from tanks, reservoirs and basements.

For the arrangement of trench burials, you can use a special trencher, it is commonly purchased by owners of their own land plots, as well as by utility workers for arranging foundations, conducting underground pipes, cables and power grids, as well as for drainage and arranging foundations.

Among the owners of country houses, such attachments as a sled with runners and a baler are in demand.

These units are widely used due to their high functionality. In addition to the main work, with the help of a digger, you can loosen the soil, cut out pieces of earth when removing the old yard cover on the local area.

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