Among modern citizens who have a dacha, two extremes are now clearly discernible: some sow the whole area with lawn grass, while others are bumping into growing vegetables and fruits to provide their family with environmentally friendly products. To stay at the dacha did not turn into hard labor, lovers of agriculture should buy a cultivator.
Cultivator: the device and features of the
Cultivator can save considerable time and effort on the processing of the garden and garden, replace a large number of tools: rakes, shovels, choppers. He will dig up and loosen the ground, will bury the beds, help collect garbage and harvest. Even fans of lawns and flower beds will come in handy at the dacha cultivator to cut grass and prepare the soil before planting it, to dig up the earth between the flowers.
The cultivator resembles the modern version of the plow: the handle( or two, which is more convenient), passing into the frame on which the engine is fixed. It is connected by means of a mechanical transmission with mills or attachments. The engine can be electric or gasoline. The first quieter, but less powerful, only 1-2 horsepower, and the radius of the cultivator is limited by the length of the power cord. Gasoline engines, though they are treading, but are able to cope with dense soils and dig up the earth to a great depth.
Manufacturers divide cultivators into 3 groups:
- Small, weighing 8-15 kg. They are equipped with an electric motor or a two-stroke gasoline engine and are designed for cultivation of loose and soft soils up to a depth of 20 cm. The width of the treated strip is 25-30 cm, which makes them irreplaceable helpers in greenhouses, in the breakdown of flower beds and garden work.
- The average weighs 20-50 kg and can handle large areas. They are equipped with a four-stroke gasoline engine capacity of 2-5 horsepower and can be equipped with various canopies. They grab a strip of land up to 60 cm wide and dig it up to 25-30 cm.
- Large ones are used on small farms or in a backyard farmhouse.
Small and medium cultivators are suitable for use in the country.
Cultivators vary considerably in price. The cheapest electric model with an engine in 1Ls can be purchased for only 4.5 thousand rubles, but it can be used only to process flowerbeds, greenhouses and small beds with greens. The average price range for more universal and powerful models is 12-15 thousand rubles, the upper limit for the products of European concerns is 20-25 thousand.
What to guide when choosing
Choose a cultivator, of course, based on the type of soil and the size of the treated area. The larger the area and the heavier the land, the more powerful the cultivator should be. But do not forget other moments. Can you store the unit at the dacha or have to carry it with you every time in the car? Do you need a lot of space to store it or do you have to choose a more compact model? Even how strong you are physically, because the lightest electro-cultivators weigh just over 9 kg, and models with a more powerful four-stroke gasoline engine are already around 50. It will not be easy to operate a device with such a weight to a fragile woman or an elderly person, here the mini tractor is just rightbuy.
For a site with a large number of trees, a garden, greenhouses, a light and manoeuvrable cultivator( as it will often need to be carried) with a small, up to 30 cm, width and depth of processing is more suitable. If peace and quiet are important for you, choose a cultivator that works on an electric motor: it is much quieter, but its power is lower.
Useful additions
Modern cultivators can be supplemented with special canopies, which turn them into a universal tool. Fans of domestic vegetables are useful potato-plow, plow and plow, those who breed at the dacha of rabbits - mowers.
When choosing a cultivator, pay attention not only to its technical characteristics, ease of use, but also to the brand of the manufacturer and the warranty provided to them. Give preference to European brands, which, although more expensive, but also last much longer.
