A plow for a walk-behind tractor is one of the most useful devices that allows you to plow any soil efficiently, saving a lot of effort and time. Let's look at the features of plow installation, as well as how to make the structure yourself.
The design of any plow, regardless of its size and shape, contains a hitch through which the device is attached to the walk-behind tractor. The hitch can be stationary or universal. The second type of element is considered the most optimal option, since it provides more opportunities for adjusting the plow.
Regardless of the type of hitch, installation of the structure on the walk-behind tractor is always performed in the same order. To attach a plow to a walk-behind tractor, you should proceed in the following sequence:
- First, install the walk-behind tractor on stands - you can use bricks or logs for this;
- Attach the plow hitch to the towbar of the walk-behind tractor so that the holes on both elements coincide with each other;
- Secure the hitch to the tow bar with bolts.
Many beginners believe that the more securely the plow is attached to the walk-behind tractor, the more efficient the work of the attachment will be. However, practice shows that too rigid a connection will only worsen the quality of plowing. The fact is that when operating a plow, forces act on it that go perpendicular to the plane of the blade. Because of this, resistance arises, which pushes the plow away from the walk-behind tractor. To eliminate this, when installing the plow, you need to leave a horizontal play of about 5 degrees.
The quality of soil plowing depends on how correctly you set up the plow on the walk-behind tractor. Adjusting the attachment is carried out in 3 stages, during which you must:
- adjust plowing depth;
- adjust the tilt of the field board:
- adjust the blade angle.
Plowing depth is the depth of the plow when plowing the soil. As a rule, this value should correspond to the height of the shovel bayonet. If the depth of immersion is not sufficient, then as a result, most of the weed roots will remain underground. If the immersion height is too high, this will lead to mixing of the fertile soil layer with the soil located underneath it. Because of this, the planted plants will be left without nutrients.
The plowing depth is adjusted using three bolts connecting the lock and the plow stand. By lowering the plow down or lifting it up, you can adjust the depth of its immersion in the ground.
The inclination of the plow board is often called the “angle of attack.” This parameter implies the level of inclination of the soil processing plane in relation to the ground surface. The tilt of the field board is adjusted using a screw handle. To do this you need:
- Place the walk-behind tractor with the plow on several stands;
- Turn the handles so that the field board is on the ground;
- Unscrew the handle in the other direction until the board hangs above the ground at a height of 2-3 cm.
If the “attack level” is too high, the plow will cling to the ground, which will lead to constant slipping of the walk-behind tractor. If this parameter is too small, the plow will not remove the layer of soil required for cultivation.
Having completed the previous 2 steps, you can begin adjusting the blade angle. The procedure is as follows:
- To begin, place the walk-behind tractor with the plow on the edge of the garden and go through the first furrow. This is necessary in order to determine the depth of plowing of the soil;
- While moving, try to maintain a perfectly level trajectory so that the next furrows are also level. To obtain even furrows, you can use a thread stretched between the beginning and end of the row;
- Next, install the walk-behind tractor so that its wheel fits into the furrow and the plow is perpendicular to the surface of the ground. To achieve best result, use a square to adjust.
By completing all of the above steps, you will set up the walk-behind tractor plow as correctly as possible, which will help you achieve the best results when plowing your garden.
Types of plows for walk-behind tractors
Plows used for plowing are divided into several types. These include:
- single-body designs - these products are the easiest to use. They have minimal weight and consist of a small number of parts;
- reversible or rotary plows - the upper part of such structures is equipped with a curved feather, designed to turn the soil directly during the process of plowing it. A reversible plow is most effective when processing heavy soil;
- rotary plows – attachments this type has the most complex design. On sale you can find a double-body plow, consisting of two, and a three-body plow, consisting of three shares;
- disc plows - designs of this type are used primarily for plowing wet soil. The depth of soil cultivation with such plows is slightly less than with previous types of attachments.
Each of the listed types of plows has found application when plowing one or another type of soil. However, the double-sided reversible plow is considered to be the most universal - it shows high efficiency in cultivating any type of soil.
Before you start making a plow with your own hands, you will need to carefully study the drawings. They should tell you how to attach the structural parts to each other. 
The further procedure is as follows:
- First, make a ploughshare. To do this, take steel with a thickness of at least 5 mm and give it the desired shape. Beat the cutting part of the steel blank on an anvil and then sharpen it. This is done in exactly the same way as in the case of sharpening a hand scythe;
- Next you will need to make homemade dump. A steel pipe with a diameter of 50 cm and a wall thickness of no more than 5 mm is suitable for this. Cut out the blank for the future dump using a cutter. To give the product the desired shape, beat it on an anvil and process it on a sharpening machine;
- Next you need to assemble the plow parts into one structure. Take a sheet of steel whose dimensions should be 50x50 cm and thickness 3 mm. Make a 4-centimeter indent along the edges of the sheet and align it so that you end up with a zero angle;
- Next, using wedges, attach the ploughshare to the sheet and make a double-sided spot weld, maintaining an angle of 25°;
- Connect the ploughshare and blade as tightly as possible. An angle of 8° should form between the top of the blade and the plowshare blade;
- After this, weld the side shield, plowshare and rear part of the blade to each other. The video will tell you more about making the plow.
After this, take accurate measurements of all angles again. Only after making sure that the connections are correct can you finally weld the plow parts. Once the structure has completely cooled, clean any existing welds.
Reversible plow for walk-behind tractor - manufacturing procedure
As in the first case, in order to make a rotary plow, you need to study the design diagram. Otherwise, even the slightest inaccuracy will lead to low efficiency of the finished attachment. 
To make a Zykov plow, proceed in this order:
- To make the ploughshare, use sheet steel about 5 mm thick. Cut a piece out of it, heat it with gas burner and bend it as shown in the picture. The ploughshare must be removable. The cutting part of the part is beaten on an anvil and sharpened on a special machine;
- Next, make a blade. It can be made from a pipe with a wall thickness of 5 mm and a diameter of 50 cm. Using a template, cut out the dump blank using a gas torch, then sand the product with a grinder;
- After this, make a plow body from sheet steel, 3 mm thick, and assemble the structure using welding;
- Clean the weld seams with a file and sandpaper.
As a result of the work you get universal plow on a walk-behind tractor, with which you can cultivate not only dry, but also wet soil.
How to make a disc plow on a walk-behind tractor?
A disc plow-hiller is a very useful device that allows you to prepare even furrows for planting potatoes and other tuber crops. Before you start making such a plow, study the drawings. Using them you will be able to control the progress of the assembly and avoid mistakes. 
The procedure for manufacturing a disc plow for a walk-behind tractor is as follows:
- The support corner acts as the basis of the plow. To make it, use an equilateral corner, the shelves of which, when cold, should be brought together at an angle of 70 °;
- Weld a sock to the corner. After this, weld the heel through the thrust bar;
- Secure the cheeks to the support corner using loops. The distance between the corner and the cheeks should be such that when the cheeks are opened, their end sides do not rest against each other;
- Swivel mechanism weld to the thrust angle so that the supporting part of the mechanism is perpendicular to the angle.
Finally, adjust the plow cheeks. To do this, fix each of them with a vice and adjust so that in the end they are bent in the opposite direction from each other.
Rotary plow on a walk-behind tractor - manufacturing features
Rotary plow for walk-behind tractor with support wheel– this is the most complex type attachments used today are used for plowing. When working on it, you need to be extremely careful, since the slightest mistake will lead to poor quality of soil treatment. The manufacturing procedure is as follows:
- The working tool is a milling cutter, which can be made from a steel pipe and metal plates. The plates must be welded to the pipe in such a way that when they rotate, they grind the soil and throw it to the side;
- Next, make a frame for the plow gearbox. It can have any shape, the main thing is that moisture and debris do not get inside the gearbox;
- It will not be possible to make a gearbox - you need to purchase it. After this, the mechanism must be connected to the gearbox of the walk-behind tractor;
- Since the rotary plow is a fairly large design, separate wheels will be required to use it. They can be taken from an old moped or motorcycle.
A ready-made plow for a walk-behind tractor will serve well for many years. The main thing is to change the oil to lubricate the gearbox on time.
Do-it-yourself plow for a walk-behind tractor from a horse-drawn one - how to make it yourself?
Unlike other types of implements, a horse plow can be made almost entirely from wood. The only one metal part– this is a ploughshare, since the wooden element will quickly become unusable due to regular processing of the soil. The plow manufacturing algorithm is as follows:
- First take 2 wooden beams, about 10 cm thick - they will be used to make handles. On top part the handles must be put on rubber pads;
- Connect the handles to each other at right angles so that when plowing you can firmly grasp them with both hands;
- Connect the lower parts of the parts using self-tapping screws;
- Take another beam, 20 cm thick. It should be curved so that its upper and lower ends are parallel to each other;
- Attach the ploughshare to the lower end;
- At the upper end, install a hitch, which can also be made from small wooden blocks;
- Secure the double part of the handles in the middle.
Despite the simplicity of the design, the horse plow shows quite high efficiency. True, using it for plowing wet soil is quite dangerous, since wooden elements may simply break due to the weight of the soil.
Regardless of the method you choose for making a plow, each homemade structures can be used to work with motoblocks Krot, MTZ, Salyut, as well as Neva MB-1 and MB-2.
A plow for a walk-behind tractor is an attachment designed for cultivating any type of soil, including dense and viscous soil. The use of such equipment allows farmers to reduce the cost of physical energy and reduce the time required to complete agricultural work.
You can make such a device yourself. It is cheaper than buying a ready-made factory product. Equipment of our own design can be installed on any units, including motor cultivators with reversible drive.
Before choosing a plow for a walk-behind tractor desired design, should be studied existing types such devices. Depending on the nature of agricultural work, the following are used:
- single-hull,
- double-hulled;
- rotary;
- rotary;
- dump;
- dump-free units.
You can independently make a universal plow for a motor cultivator, which is suitable for most types of soil. The best option for plowing personal plot and for use by persons lacking the appropriate skill, a lightweight single-body design is provided.
Single-body and double-body models
A single-furrow plow is used for plowing soft soil. It is equipped with one plowshare. Such agricultural implements are easy to assemble and use, have a relatively low weight and a small number of structural elements. It can significantly facilitate the process of harrowing on a small plot of land.
The double-furrow plow model is intended for cultivating any type of soil that does not contain stone inclusions. This arable device is suitable for cutting even furrows, hilling crops, and destroying weeds. It is recommended to install on walk-behind tractors with power up to 3.5 hp. You can make a double-furrow plow with a fixed or adjustable working width.
Negotiable
This type of unit is intended for plowing difficult-to-cultivate soils. The required engine power of the cultivator depends on the dimensions and weight of the ploughshare. Make reversible plow DIY is somewhat more complicated than a single-hull model. It is distinguished by the presence of a working element (feather) curved at a precisely adjusted angle in the upper segment of the structure. This allows you to turn over the soil layer immediately when lifting. Reverse model — optimal choice for plowing hard soil.
Rotary
The rotary design is designed to perform complex agricultural work on difficult-to-cultivate soils large area. For self-made this is the most time-consuming option. In its design it is similar to a motor cultivator. This model is equipped with several shares mounted on one axis. The advantage of a rotary plow is the ability to cultivate hard soil up to a cutting depth of 0.3 m without applying much physical effort. It allows you to plow the soil simultaneously along different trajectories due to the movable design of the plowshares.
Dumpboard and non-dumpboard
The plow for a motor cultivator can be moldboard or non-mouldboard. Models of the first type are in demand by summer residents and owners of small plots of land. According to the method of plowing, such devices are divided into:
- furrow;
- smoothly ploughing;
- leaving no furrows.
The latter type of equipment is used when it is necessary to process the soil into a dump. To plow the soil into a collapsed plow, a plow is used, leaving furrows. The moldboard design, which has a special angle of inclination of the plowshare, allows you to simultaneously loosen and turn over the removed layer of earth. Moldless models are most often used in arid areas with strong winds and soil erosion.
Advantages of homemade plows
A plow with a skimmer for a walk-behind tractor can be aggregated with the device required power, ensuring full constructive and technical compatibility.
Advantages of homemade equipment:
- accuracy of calculations with determination optimal angle tilt;
- obvious economic benefits, since making a unit with your own hands is cheaper than buying a factory model;
- confidence in the quality of materials and workmanship.
The productivity of field work will be ensured by a disc plow. It handles processing well heavy soils with a high concentration of weeds.
Drawing of plow parts for walk-behind tractor
You can draw up a layout diagram of functional and structural elements and a detailed drawing of the plow yourself. Maximum accuracy will allow you to avoid difficulties during assembly and the negative impact of errors on performance characteristics finished unit. It is necessary to strictly adhere to the dimensional parameters of the parts. Even minor inaccuracies can have a significant impact on equipment performance. The drawings with the dimensions of the attachment for the walk-behind tractor include three structural surfaces:
- The plane of the slide is lateral.
- Bottom horizontal.
- Front dump.
Typical simplest circuit homemade plow consists of:
- Two handles made of steel pipe.
- Frames.
- Stand clamp with screw size M10 or M8.
- Mounting fork for frame hinge.
- Drawbar.
- Bearing.
- Jumpers between handles.
- Joint shaft.
- Locknuts.
- Adjusting washer.
- Drawbar handles.
- Tee.
Depending on the type and purpose of the inventory, this list may include other elements.
Homemade single-furrow plow
The single-hull model should be equipped with an adjustable stand, which will allow this simple homemade plow to be successfully adapted to a motor cultivator and the existing field work conditions. High-quality cleaning of welds, careful grinding and painting of the structure will not only give an aesthetic appearance to the product, but will also ensure its durability. The plow stand is made of a steel plate about 10 mm thick. After manufacturing, it is advisable to harden it.
ploughshare
To make a ploughshare, you will need sheet steel 2-3 mm thick. You can use a circular disk. It is made of high-strength alloy steel 9ХС, designed to work under large radial loads. The cutting edges of the ploughshare are sharpened at an angle of 45°. You can also make self-sharpening double-layer blades from a special steel alloy. This is a more expensive option. In addition, they still require periodic manual sharpening.
The well-optimized working surface of the ploughshare plows the soil easily, without unpleasant jerks and does not cause operator fatigue.
Sharpening is best done on an anvil with preliminary heat treatment of the metal, which will provide an HRC hardness of about 55 units. It is advisable to make the ploughshare removable. This will facilitate the process of periodic sharpening and allow you to adapt arable equipment for different types of soil.
Blade
This structural element can be done different ways. You should choose the one that is least expensive in terms of effort and materials. A durable steel pipe is used to make the plow blade. Its diameter should be at least 30 cm, and the wall thickness should be 40-50 mm. The pipe is placed on flat surface and cut out a workpiece of the required size from it. It is recommended to first make a cardboard template, which will help to avoid errors in dimensions and maintain the specified shape of the dump. Cutting is best done using a welding machine.
The working element obtained as a result of these manipulations is carefully processed with emery or a grinder. It is important to ensure optimal bending. For this you will need sheet bending rollers. The workpiece is fed into them at an angle of 20-23°. After completing the bending procedure, you can correct the shape using a hammer. The most labor-intensive and technologically the hard way receiving the required part- the use of a forge for heating and a matrix, which can serve as a moldboard of another plow.
Assembly
If everything was done correctly in the previous steps, assembly should not cause significant difficulties. To do this, you will need a sheet of steel with an area of at least 25 cm². All parts are welded to it, including the side shield.
Such work requires special care, since parts of the future agricultural implements must fit well and the angles must match. The side shield, which ensures stability and reliability of the assembly, is connected to other elements by spot welding. If a discrepancy in the geometric configuration is noticed, the shape of the blade can be easily corrected with a hammer.
Share attachment
This structural element is attached with its rear surface to the blade and the side plane of the frame. The latter, using a welding machine, is attached to the spacer element and the plate base, to which the thrust steel angles for the ploughshare are attached.
All parts of the structure should protrude a few millimeters beyond the side shield. The steel sheet used for precision assembly of the structure is separated from it with a chisel or a hand-held circular saw with a cutting disc installed. Weld seams should be sanded, and the plowshare and blade should be sanded with fine sandpaper.
How to make a rotary plow for a walk-behind tractor
The rotary design is a manual unit on a special coupling. When making such a tool, it is important to place the ploughshare blade 1.5-2 cm below the horizontal surface of the skid, and its front base should fit snugly against the blade. The plow with a support wheel for the walk-behind tractor is also assembled on a sheet of steel.
After completing the welding work, the polished surfaces are thoroughly cleaned, filled with technical lubricant and rubbed with a rag. This will protect homemade agricultural implements from corrosion. The back surface of the welded share should be made as smooth as possible. The angle formed by it and the plate base of the equipment should be in the range of 18-20°, and the rear surfaces of the working edges should be 12-15°.
Plow dimensions for walk-behind tractor
A hand-made rotary-type mounted unit must be compact, relatively easy to operate, weigh little and at the same time have high productivity, the ability to cultivate large areas of land and function properly in difficult field conditions. The recommended dimensions of such equipment are:
- 570x380x250 mm (LxWxH);
- ploughshare coverage width - 205 mm;
- calculated plowing depth - up to 13 cm;
- the angle between the cutting edge of the ploughshare and the field surface is 40-45°;
- angle between vertical plane blade and cultivated soil surface - approximately 48°.
The angle of attack of the share should be 16°. This will ensure smooth insertion of the working blade into the soil and durability of the product.
Double-sided plow for walk-behind tractor
A double-sided model called a hiller is used for killing weeds, cutting neat furrows, planting and backfilling cultivated plants, in particular potatoes. This device differs from the single-hull modification only in the grip width, which is adjusted by movable steel wings. This design includes 12 mm rack supports that protect the cultivator from overload.
Such attachments are designed to work with engines with a power rating of at least 4 hp. They are equipped with a special small skimmer, which follows the leading working part and slightly cuts the soil. This makes the further plowing process easier. Before making a plow of this type, it is necessary to draw up an appropriate drawing taking into account the features of its design.
How to make a rotary plow for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands
A rotary plow (plow) is the most complex modification of such equipment for making using the artisanal method. In its factory version it looks like a unit consisting of many unusual parts. geometric shape. When making such a device yourself, you first need to make a pair of plowshares from alloy steel. They will connect to square posts. Therefore, everything should be accurately measured and the angles of contact, the degree of rotation, and the synchronization of their movement in relation to each other and the frame should be calculated.
How to install and adjust a plow on a walk-behind tractor
You need to set up the plow after preparing the walk-behind tractor itself for working with attachments own production. The unit is located on a stand. Wheels with rubber tires are removed. The productivity of the equipment, the speed of plowing the soil and the service life depend on correct adjustment. The wheels of the device on rubber tires must be replaced with lugs, which will provide increased cross-country ability. loose soil. The plow is installed by attaching it to the fasteners for attachments.
Do not immediately completely tighten the bolts that secure the equipment to the cultivator bracket. They also perform a regulatory function. When carrying out this important operation, which directly affects the quality of plowing, the coincidence of the longitudinal axes of the hand-made agricultural device and the clamp is taken into account. Adjustment of the plow is carried out only after checking that it is correctly installed on the walk-behind tractor bracket.
Plowing depth and how to adjust it
The plowing depth should be at least 20 cm. It is easy to set up. To do this, the unit is rolled out to the site of the upcoming work, where a control pass is made. A cord is stretched along the approximate first furrow. It is advisable to immediately turn the handle of the device to the left in order to move on a surface that has not yet been plowed. The passage to the opposite end of the section is carried out at minimum speed. This will allow you to check the correct installation of the plow bar and make the necessary adjustments.
The right lug should be placed in a fresh furrow and moved forward slowly. After the first pass, the device rotates 180° and moves in reverse direction. At the same time, the depth of the furrow made is assessed. If it is unsatisfactory, the equipment is adjusted using the bolts of the fixing bracket. It is necessary to ensure that the right lug does not leave the furrow, and that the equipment stand is placed perpendicular to the soil surface.
How to set up a plow on heavy walk-behind tractors
To use homemade attachments on a heavy unit, it is necessary to carry out the standard preparation of the walk-behind tractor described above. The difficulty is that incorrect adjustment will not only take a lot of effort, but will also not allow you to achieve satisfactory plowing quality. Using the adjusting bolts, the plow body is tilted so that the angle between its heel and the ground surface is 16°. The control handles rise to the level of the operator's belt. If the distance between the crests of two adjacent furrows does not exceed 10 cm, the plow is adjusted correctly.
Depending on the size of the plot and the type of soil on it, it is necessary to select a walk-behind tractor. Its design and technical characteristics the appropriate type of attachment is determined. Small country cottage area soft soil is best handled with a simple tiller mounted on a plow. Adjusting attachments becomes special meaning when plowing hard soil with clay and rocky inclusions, as well as large fields.
In such conditions, it is recommended to equip the plow with special attachments such as “ crow's feet", made of high-strength carbon steel. home design feature such devices - triangular shape cutting surface that provides crumbling and grinding solid deposits. They wrap around their blades with ease and weeds. The quality of soil cultivation with a hand-made plow is not inferior to branded models.
For those who own small area of land (20-40 acres) and is actively engaged in farming, for example, growing potatoes or other crops, a walk-behind tractor is a serious assistant in his work. Equipped with a set of attachments, it can be used for plowing and loosening the soil, planting and harvesting potatoes, carrots, etc. Using a walk-behind tractor, you can mow grass, remove snow, and transport a small load. Attachments can be purchased in a store, but for a home craftsman who has in his arsenal available tools, will be able to make some equipment yourself, including a plow. If you decide to make a plow for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands, let’s look at their designs, as well as which ones you can make yourself.
Types of plows
When completing walk-behind tractors, three types of plows are used, all of which have their own area of application:
- single-hull and double-hull;
- rotary or reversible;
- rotary.
Single-hull models
Single-body units are the simplest in design. They have only one share and are used for plowing light soils in ordinary garden plots, which make up the majority of the land. Such a plow is not suitable for plowing heavy soils and virgin lands; a more powerful design will be required.
A double-furrow plow consists of two fastened frames with plowshares. Used for processing various types soils and for primary plowing of virgin lands. Can simultaneously perform plowing and harrowing, provides best quality soil cultivation.
Reversible plows
Reversible plows are distinguished by the shape of the plowshare, which resembles a feather. A plowshare with a curved upper part turns over the soil. Recommended for plowing hard, hard soil. Plows of this type are compatible with walk-behind tractors of medium and heavy classes, for example MTZ. They got their name from a device that rotates the ploughshare when changing the direction of plowing, which is convenient for long areas. The direction of the soil dump is maintained.
Rotary plows
Rotary models differ from other designs: the unit consists of a set of curved shares that loosen the soil, placed on an axis driven by the power take-off shaft of the unit. The depth of plowing the soil with a rotary plow is 25-30 cm, and does not require significant effort from workers.
A rotary plow allows plowing to change directions, which is important for cultivating areas with complex shapes. This design popular among summer residents for cultivating soil with a layer of turf or saturated with roots. Rotary plows are compatible with medium and heavy walk-behind tractors.
Dumpboard and non-dumpboard
Based on the presence of a moldboard, plows can be divided into two more types:
- moldboard: the design of such plows allows you to plow the soil, turn over the plowed layer and loosen it;
- non-mouldboard: intended for loosening the soil in regions with dry and windy weather.
Advantages of homemade plows
Making a homemade plow with your own hands has a number of advantages over using purchased ones. Its design better meets the requirements corresponding to the cultivated soil: the angle of the oval, the depth of the plowed layer, the width of the plowed area in one pass, as well as the loosening effect.
A plow made by yourself, taking into account engine power, will not create additional load on the walk-behind tractor, will eliminate wheel slipping and will provide optimal plowing effect. Application quality material and adherence to technology will significantly increase service life. When making a plow, it is possible to provide the possibility of fastening additional equipment for tillage.
Homemade single-furrow plow
The simplest, but at the same time efficient design The plow is single-hulled.
This design is suitable for making it yourself at home. Manufacturing will not require special tools and devices, as well as special skills; the tools available in the home craftsmen’s workshop will suffice.
ploughshare
The experience of owners who use in their field work walk-behind tractors equipped with plows shows that the ploughshare must be periodically removed in order to sharpen it before starting work. When choosing materials for the manufacture of a plowshare, we recommend using alloy steel 9ХС, which is used in the manufacture of circular saws.
45 steel can be used, but will need to be hardened to HRC 50-55. It is possible to use ordinary steels, including St.5, which are not subject to hardening, but can be brought to the required quality if the edge is beaten with a hammer and sharpened.
Blade
A plow moldboard can be crafted different methods, let’s look at some of them so that we can choose the most convenient and affordable in terms of materials and cost.
- The blade is made of steel sheet with a thickness of 3.0–4.0 mm. For manufacturing, bending rollers are required to give the blade a curved shape. The workpiece is cut out according to a template, then passed through rollers and hammered to the required shape.
- You can make a dump using steel pipe with a diameter of 0.55-0.6 m and a wall thickness of 4.0-5.0 mm. We prepare a cardboard template in advance and place it on the pipe so that the angle formed by the bottom edge and the horizontal of the pipe is 20-30°. The outline is outlined, cut out using a gas torch, and then processed with sandpaper or a grinder. If necessary, you can correct the shape with a hammer.
- When making a blade you can use steel sheet, but the shape can be given after preheating the workpiece by bending it along the matrix, for example, by taking the blade of a purchased plow.
Plow assembly
When starting assembly, it is recommended to first make a layout using thick cardboard, gluing individual parts at certain angles. In the presented drawings, the alpha angle in various areas is 25-30°, the gamma angle is 42-50°. Having assessed the resulting cardboard sample, we begin manufacturing it from metal. The material for the housing is made of sheet steel with a thickness of 3.0 mm.
To complete the assembly, we will use a welding machine. You will need a steel sheet 2-3 mm thick with dimensions of 0.5x0.5 m. Using wedges installed at an angle of 25°, place a ploughshare on the sheet and weld it to the sheet in two places. We vertically join the side shield to the plowshare, overlapping it by 5-8 mm. The shield must be positioned 0.6-1.0 cm above the ploughshare blade (leaf plane) in order to freely cut the soil. We attach the shield with tacks to the ploughshare and the auxiliary sheet. We attach the blade to the plowshare so that we get a solid structure. The angle between the plowshare blade and the edge of the blade must be set to 6-8°.
Share attachment
The plow mounting diagram is shown in the drawing.
If any of the corners or surfaces do not coincide or do not meet the recommended ones, the part will need to be corrected with a hammer. Having adjusted the blade and the ploughshare, we weld them, after which we fasten the blade with tacks to the side shield. We first weld the side shield with the spacer bar, then with the plate located at the base, now we weld the thrust corner of the ploughshare to it. We inspect the entire unit, and now we need to carefully weld the seams, then separate them from the auxiliary sheet. After completing the assembly, the seams must be thoroughly cleaned with a grinder, and the surfaces that will be in contact with the ground must be sanded.
Reversible plow
The reversible plow has a difference - the presence of a turning mechanism that turns the ploughshare when passing the adjacent furrow in the opposite direction. By turning the plowshare over, the layers of soil will turn over in the same direction as the previous ones. The rotating mechanism allows plowing to be done faster than with a conventional design.
The reverse design has three specific planes: at the bottom horizontal plane skid, side vertical and front dump. We remove the plowshare and blade, install them on the floor and lean them against the wall, the lower horizontal plane of the skid should coincide with the horizontal line of the floor, and the wall with the side vertical plane of the skid.
To adjust the plow, it is necessary to lower the bottom edge of the share 1.0–4.0 cm below the plane of the skid. The side cutting edges of the plowshare and blade should lie on the same line and protrude 1 cm from the vertical line of the skid.
The working surface of the share must be aligned with the blade without any gaps, there cannot be any protruding fasteners on them and they must be thoroughly polished.
After finishing plowing, all working parts must be cleaned and lubricated with technical lubricant to prevent corrosion during storage until the next season.
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How to attach a plow to a walk-behind tractor
Before installing the plow, you will need to replace the wheels with special ones with lugs to increase plowing ability. Then attach the plow to attachment walk-behind tractor. During installation, fasteners must not be fully tightened to achieve adjustment. The unit is fixed to the mounting bracket of the walk-behind tractor using two steel rods.
The plow must be adjusted in compliance with all the rules, which affects the quality of plowing. The wheels of the walk-behind tractor are installed on special supports and adjusted. The height of the supports is equal to the plowing depth and is 15-20 cm when working in the spring on wet soil, or 20-25 cm. Using adjusting bolts, adjust the “heel” of the plow parallel to the ground.
Now you can remove the plow from the supports to the ground; the control handles are adjusted to the height of the worker’s belt. Then the setting is checked by test plowing several furrows. They measure the depth of plowing, the quality of the soil dump and the distance between adjacent furrows. If the distance is more or less than 10 cm, the adjustment must be repeated.
With the help of a walk-behind tractor, a wide variety of agricultural work is carried out, such as: plowing, mowing, planting various crops, hilling, transporting goods, etc. But for each type of work you will need a special one. IN this material, we will talk about a plow, and the question arises of what to do: buy a plow, or make a plow for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands.
Plows are divided into several types, differing from each other in design. Today, single-body, reversible, and rotary plows are used for walk-behind tractors.
Single body plow
This plow is structurally very simple, and finding its drawings and diagrams is not a problem. Because of this simplicity, making such a plow yourself will be optimal, especially for those owners of walk-behind tractors who do not have special skills.
Making a homemade single-body plow for a walk-behind tractor will not be difficult. After all, almost everyone in their household has unnecessary pieces of metal and improvised tools.
Drawings of a plow for a walk-behind tractor
Using the experience of craftsmen who made a plow for a walk-behind tractor with their own hands and left drawings, the ploughshare should be made in such a way that it can be removed, this will make it easier to sharpen it before plowing.
Alloy steel 9ХС, from which I make blades for hand saws, is considered an ideal material for the cutting part of a plow.
Suitable steel grade 45, when hardened, brought to a hardness of HRC 50-55. If you only have ordinary steel at hand, say carbon St5ps, which cannot be heat treatment, then having beaten the cutting edge on an anvil and sharpened it, it is quite suitable for cultivating the soil.
Plow blade for walk-behind tractor
The moldboard of the plow is the part that takes the earth to the side.
The first method of making a blade:
The working surface of the blade must be given a curved shape. If you have a metal bending machine or sheet bending rollers, then giving the workpiece the desired shape will not be difficult.
A metal blank with a thickness of 3-5 mm is required, the rollers are directed at an angle of 20-22 degrees, as shown in the drawing, and the desired bend is given.
Second way:
Here, prepared. A pipe with a diameter of 600-650 mm can serve (this is the diameter that will require less labor, since the bend of the pipe will maximally repeat the desired bend of the future dump) and a thickness of 3-5 mm. We make a template from cardboard and apply it to the pipe, not forgetting the angle of 20-22 degrees, as shown in the drawing below.
We outline the template with a pencil or chalk and cut it out using gas. welding, if necessary, grind the workpiece and bring it to the desired condition.
Third way:
Probably the most difficult method of making a moldboard is when the workpiece is heated and, using a matrix, given the desired shape, which can be a moldboard from another plow.
The material of the plow body is steel sheet grade St3 - St10 with a thickness of 3 mm.
Drawing of plow parts for walk-behind tractor
a - alloy steel ploughshare;
b - side shield of the rack, St3;
c - spacer plate, St3;
g - plow base plate, St3;
d - field board, corner 30x30 mm;
e - stand, pipe with a diameter of 42 mm
We advise you to first make the plow parts from cardboard and attach them to each other at the required angles. Thus, the values of the angle α on different parts of the plow body will be from 25° to 130°, the values of the angle γ - from 42° to 50°. If homemade model plow made of cardboard satisfied you in all respects, you can move on to working with metal.
When the metal parts of the plow are ready, you need to find an additional sheet of steel 3 mm thick, 600x600 mm in size, it will be needed to assemble the plow, and a welding machine (preferably an inverter). On this sheet we retreat 40 mm from the edges and measure the angle γ0.
Plow assembly
2 - side shield of the rack;
3 - additional sheet 2-3 mm
Using wedges with an angle α0=25 degrees and an angle γ0=42 degrees, a ploughshare is installed on the additional sheet and tacked to the sheet by welding, pointwise on both sides.
The side shield of the rack is connected to the ploughshare vertically so that its edge extends beyond the ploughshare by 4-7 mm, while the raised shield should be higher than the blade of the ploughshare (that is, higher than the additional sheet) by 6-8 mm, so as not to interfere with the ploughshare, cut the ground. The shield is also attached to the ploughshare and to the additional sheet.
Mounting the plow share
Countersunk head screw M8;
Base plate;
Corner 30x30x90 mm;
Nut M8
If it is found that the corners and/or surfaces do not correspond, the blade is adjusted using a hammer. After fitting the blade to the ploughshare, it is welded from the back to the ploughshare and to the side shield. Then the side shield is welded to the spacer bar and the base plate; the thrust corners for the ploughshare are attached to the latter by welding.
Homemade rotary plow for walk-behind tractor
The rotary plow is versatile. As you know, when plowing the soil with a single-furrow plow, in one pass the soil layer is turned over by the ploughshare in one direction. To turn the earth in the same direction during a second pass, you have to return to the beginning of the previous row and start from the same side of the site.
A rotating plow will allow you to plow much faster - at the end of the row, after turning the walk-behind tractor, simply turn the ploughshare in the other direction and continue cultivating the soil.
How to install a plow on a walk-behind tractor
Before you begin setting up and installing the plow, you need to prepare the walk-behind tractor itself. The installation begins with the installation of the walk-behind tractor at the work site, the wheels are dismantled and the lugs are installed. (Cm. ). The lugs give the walk-behind tractor better grip on the soil, eliminating slipping.
Next, we begin the installation; it is recommended not to tighten the nuts too much, for further adjustment if necessary. Then he fixes the hitch to the mounting system of the walk-behind tractor with two steel pins. After completing these manipulations, you can begin adjusting the plow.
Adjusting the plow on a walk-behind tractor
Adjustment of the plow on the walk-behind tractor is carried out with maximum adherence to the instructions, because the quality of further work depends on this. This is done in stages:
To balance, place the walk-behind tractor on wheels on a flat surface. The adjustment of the stands determines the depth of penetration of the plow into the ground, so you need to plow frozen soil no deeper than 15-20 mm, and spring soil, 20-23 mm.
After adjusting and securing the plow, the walk-behind tractor is removed from the platform and placed on the ground.
To check the correct adjustment of the plow, test plowing is carried out, measuring the depth of the furrows and the correctness of the soil dump to the side; if necessary, adjustments are made.
Video of plow adjustment on a walk-behind tractor
Tips for setting up your plow for use
Do-it-yourself Zykov plow
Below are photos of Zykov’s hand-made plow. The plow has an angle of attack, like on tractors, i.e. very big. In principle, the drawings of Zykov’s plow are those that are presented in the paragraph about the single-hull plow.
Video: do-it-yourself plow for a walk-behind tractor
The video talks about converting a plow into a walk-behind tractor.
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