What are the minimum and maximum speeds of the walk-behind tractor and how to adjust them?

Today, walk-behind tractors are perhaps the most common type of mini-equipment for agricultural purposes. It so happens that users of some models no longer satisfy the speed and performance of the unit. Buying a new model is quite expensive. In this case, you can try to upgrade your device.

A walk-behind tractor is a kind of mini-tractor, sharpened for a variety of agricultural operations on relatively small areas of soil.

Its purpose is to perform arable work on small and medium-sized land plots, cultivate the land using a harrow, cultivator, cutter. Also, motoblock devices can handle planting of potatoes and beets, mow grass, transport goods (when using a trailer).

There are gasoline and diesel varieties of motoblock devices. For the most part, diesel units are more powerful than their gasoline counterparts. In the price category, gasoline-powered devices win - they are cheaper. But the choice largely depends on the size of the land plot and the frequency of using this technique, because diesel fuel is more affordable than gasoline.

Motoblock devices come in two- and four-wheel configurations. Not all devices have a reverse-reverse function.

First, let's find out which walk-behind tractors are considered the fastest? Are there any advantages for domestic manufacturers or does the palm unconditionally belong to foreign competitors?

By the way, it is quite difficult to determine the unconditional winner in terms of maximum speed, because not only are there simply a great many models of walk-behind tractors from different manufacturers, and independent modernization of this multifunctional agricultural unit is possible.

At motoblocks MTZ-05, MTZ-12 4 speeds are provided when moving forward and 2 - backward. The minimum speeds correspond to the first gear, when shifting to the next speed it increases. For the aforementioned models, the minimum forward speed is 2.15 km / h, while the reverse is 2.5 km / h; the maximum with the forward movement is 9.6 km / h, with the rear - 4.46 km / h.

At the walk-behind tractor "Mobile-K G85 D CH395" / Grillo the maximum speed of forward movement is 11 km / h, reverse - 3 km / h. At the same time, the gearbox provides the ability to switch between three forward and two reverse speeds. Keep in mind that all of these metrics are true for unimproved models.

"Mobile-K Ghepard CH395" - a Russian-made walk-behind tractor, has a 4 + 1 gearbox, can accelerate to 12 km / h.

Ukrainian walk-behind tractor "Motor Sich MB-6D" can reach a speed of 16 km / h, six-speed gearbox (4 + 2).

Unit "Centaur MB 1081D" Russian, but produced in Chinese factories. It is considered the fastest walk-behind tractor in the heavy class.The maximum speed of its movement is as much as 25 km / h! Refers to diesel motoblocks, unlike the models listed above - they run on gasoline.

Sometimes it turns out that you want to change the speed of movement of your motoblock device: increase or, which happens quite rarely, decrease it.

To increase the speed of movement of motoblock units, one of the following two methods is usually used:

• replacement of wheels with large ones;
• replacement of a pair of gears of the reducer.

The usual wheel diameter of almost all motoblocks is 570 mm. Most often, when replacing, tires are selected with a diameter that is approximately 1.25 times larger than this, - 704 mm. Although the difference in size is relatively small (only 13.4 cm), the speed of movement increases significantly. Of course, if the design allows for larger tires, you can try to increase the speed gain.

The gear pair installed in the wheel reducer usually consists of two gears with 12 teeth for a small one and 61 for a large one. You can change this indicator by 18 and 55, respectively (only for specialists in agricultural machinery service centers), then the speed gain will be approximately 1.7 times. Do not try to carry out the operation to replace the gears yourself: it is very important here to select not only high-quality parts with minimal errors, but also the appropriate pulley. The gearbox shaft retaining plate also plays an important role.

A possible solution to increasing the speed is to adjust the throttle switch: when the device turns on, move it from the first position to the second. To reduce the speed of movement, return to the starting position. Of course, to change the speed down, you do not need special reducers - it is enough not to switch to high gears.

Also possible solutions to the problem of increasing the speed of the walk-behind tractor are replacing the motor with a more powerful one and upgrading or installing a clutch system (in some outdated models it is not provided).

It can help to increase the speed (especially on uneven terrain or heavy soils, where slippage of the equipment is frequent due to insufficient weight of the unit) and the installation of weights. They can be made with your own hands from metal parts. Weighting structures are installed on the walk-behind tractor frame and wheels. For the frame, you will need metal corners, from which a homemade removable structure is formed, that is, you can easily remove it if not needed. Additional ballast weights are attached to this removable additional frame. The wheels need discs made of steel and solid iron blanks with a hexagon-shaped cross-section. These parts are welded and inserted into the hubs. For reliable fixation, cotter pins are used, which are installed in specially prepared holes.

Of course, if there are no round steel elements at hand, you can replace them with almost any material at hand: reinforced concrete products or even flattened round plastic flasks, inside which sand is poured.

To speed up a walk-behind tractor with a trolley in bad weather conditions - snow, slush, soil sour from torrential rains - you can put caterpillars (if the design allows). This method requires the installation of an additional wheelset and the purchase of rubber tracks of a rather large width. On the inner side of the tracked track, limiters are attached to securely fix the rubber and prevent it from jumping off the wheel pair.

Also for this purpose, you can replace the native gearbox with a similar device with a low gear - to facilitate overcoming obstacles.

If you take good care of the unit, follow all the recommendations for operating the device, carry out regular preventive maintenance, then the walk-behind tractor will give the maximum of its capabilities in terms of speed and performance.

For adjusting the speed of the tiller of the walk-behind tractor, see the video below.