Among farmers and gardeners, one of the pressing questions is how to make a rake for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands. This is a device that is far superior to a cultivator in terms of performance and convenience.
The walk-behind tractor will be useful not only for the farmer, but also for the owner of a small plot. This is quite an expensive technique. Therefore, many farmers try to make rakes for walk-behind tractors with their own hands. This will require a little time and a few auxiliary components.
Characteristics of attachments for walk-behind tractor
This type of device falls into the category of attachments. The rake is attached to the walk-behind tractor using an adapter. This is convenient, as it allows you to use various equipment on one walk-behind tractor. Very often one or more types of rakes are already included in the kit. However, there is also equipment where the package does not include any attachments. These options are cheaper. But you need to take into account that you will either have to buy the additions or do it yourself, using pre-prepared drawings.
Most walk-behind tractors have the ability to raise or lower the rake using a handle. This is convenient and allows you to carry out work and clean the device more efficiently.
Regardless of whether it is a homemade rake for a walk-behind tractor or a purchased one, it must be durable. Most often, manufacturers make such equipment from high-quality steel. It should have excellent anti-corrosion properties, since the rake will often come into contact with water. This is the option that will last a long time. Steel attachments do not bend or rust, so they can be used for more than 10 years. The service life of the device largely depends on the storage location. Any attachments must be kept in a dry room. After use, the rake must be washed and dried.
The principle of operation of the design
Tedder rake
The operation of the equipment is based on the transmission of the rotational motion of the tractor or walk-behind tractor engine to the rake mechanism. This allows you to use up to five pairs of wheels and carry out hay harvesting over a large area. Using special devices on wheels that resemble large hooks, you can perform several types of work: prying up armfuls of grass or shocks of straw, turning over or raking.
Everything will depend on the setting of the angle of the needle wheels. This will allow you to combine or vary the functions of the machine. You can set the rake so that it collects grass in the center or, conversely, arranges it in a row to collect hay from the front. Thanks to the simple operating principle of the unit, it will be easy to work with. Therefore, it will not be difficult for a self-taught craftsman to make a homemade rake for harvesting hay for a tractor with his own hands.
Mounted tedder rake
Types of nozzles
Various attachments can be useful on the farm. Therefore, the more of them the walk-behind tractor has, the better. There are belt rakes, cross rakes, or with turners; the choice depends on the purpose for which the walk-behind tractor will be used (for example, for collecting hay, leaves or garbage) and the model of the equipment. Some types can even be used for collecting snow and cleaning paths.
A huge variety of models are offered by specialized stores. Here you can find any attachments for a walk-behind tractor at very affordable prices. Making a rake yourself will cost much less.
Care and operation
The equipment does not require special care. In order to extend service life, we recommend:
- After each use, clean the raking elements from grass.
- Periodically: — wash the structure from dirt accumulation; — check the technical condition; replace parts if necessary.
Attention: purchasing spare parts will not be a problem. You will not waste time, you will not lose the harvest, as could be the case when waiting for several weeks for deliveries from Turkey.
Having a tedder on your farm is good. But before you shake the grass, you should mow it first
