Everyone knows that work with soil takes a lot of time and energy, so people try to use various techniques and remedies. Especially physical exertion requires the looping and loosening of the Earth, preparations of it to sowing.

Then the person thinks about buying a cultivator who will help to do everything quickly and efficiently. Therefore, it is worth considering the acquisition and use of this equipment.

The cultivator belongs to agricultural machinery designed to handle land before sowing, removal of weeds and soil loosening in the gardens. Its selection is carried out taking into account the characteristics of the technique, for long-term operation take into account the volumes of the cultivated land and the peculiarities of the site take.

Types of equipment

There is a separation of mechanism and weight cultivators, respectively, the processed area and artist may differ.

Weight indicator

Manufacturers produce the following cultivators:

1. Curlembly weighing up to 15 kg. Their capacity is 1.5 hp, the landscape of the land is carried out at a depth of 8 cm. It is ideal for processing small flower beds and flower beds, with a width of 20-30 cm, narrow aisle becomes available. For user convenience, the model is equipped with removable handles.
2. Lungs go weighing up to 40 kg. Engine power 2.5-4.5 hp, the depth of loosenings is 15-18 cm. High performance is achieved due to the increased grip width of 40-50 cm. At the same time, it is quite suitable for creating a furrow when planting crops. It is necessary to choose the models harder, because at such power and lightness can occur the effect of jumping when it goes into the ground.
3. Medium cultivators reach 60 kg in weight, with a calculated capacity of 4-6 hp With the width of the surface being processed to 85 cm and sufficient weight, the depth of loosenings goes up to 28 cm. They are considered convenient due to their mass, but the disadvantage is considered limited to the processing of narrow sections.
4. Heavy is suggested broader use due to power from 6 hp and considerable weight. As a supplement, a plow, digging or trolley is used. Working with these aggregates does not require physical activity, because its own mass allows you to pull the attachments yourself.

Work organization

Then there is a classification depending on the power supply, so distinguish:

• Motor-cultivators that work on gasoline. They are used to handle large sections due to their mobility and good performance. The engine starts when burning fuel, that is, it is not tied to a specific place. This allows you to handle the most remote areas. Depending on the fuel, there are aggregates with a two-stroke and four-stroke engine. The first works on a mixture of oil and gasoline, and the second type is powered exclusively by gasoline. Thanks to the purity of fuel, less noise and vibrations are highlighted.
• Among the summer residents are more popular with electrical cultivators that are connected to the network. Their advantage is the lack of need for regular fuel and smaller refueling. For small sections, such cultivators will become an indispensable assistant, the main condition is to have an electrical outlet and cord for the length of the treated surface. In addition, from an ecological point of view, this type of equipment is preferable, because you do not have to inhale contaminated exhausts from gasoline or oil. Also, service refers to more accessible compared to the repair of motor-cultivators. With all the advantages of the electrocultivators, the low power of the devices is noted, but this does not interfere with work with anchored sectors. Because they easily cope with dense soil and lumps of land.

Manual equipment

A separate subspecies are considered manual cultivators that are used to work on hard-to-reach territories, for example, between trees. They are characterized in low cost and ease of operation. Among them are distinguished:

• rotary equipment, loosening is carried out at the expense of the toothed disks. Then the width of the capture depends on the number of gear elements. Rotary kits typically include additional tools for weeding, which help get rid of grass;
• rippers are used to handle solid ground. They have acute curved teeth who split tight piles and old crust;
• for a small space, a tool with short handles and narrow grip is offered. Such models are ideal for loosening land in landscape design.

Parameters of the choice of technology

When choosing a cultivator for cottages, they are focused mainly on the area of \u200b\u200bthe site, a compact model of the initial class is quite suitable for sizes of 5-10 acres. They do not differ in high power and mass, but with their help a woman or teenager can work. The package does not include attachments, because it becomes ineffective with a low power motor.

Therefore, sometimes it is worth noting the models of cultivators that belong to the middle class. They are designed for squares from 10 to 25 acres, which gives good labor indicators in the future.
In addition to the parameters of the site, the structure of the soil plays an important role, so it is necessary to immediately watch the purpose and characteristics of the acquired equipment. It is important to determine the main task with the greatest labor intensity, because on any territory there are zones of various purposes - it may be lawns, beds or flowerbeds. In this case, no unit will be able to fulfill the entire complex of work. Sometimes it is worth thinking about medium and heavy units with hinged equipment.

Price and manufacturers

The French company Pubert is considered one of the best among world manufacturers. A full range of cultivators and motoblocks is produced under this brand. Mechanisms installed in equipment are distinguished by reliability and quality assurance. For example, the motors go from Subaru and Honda, and the gearbox does not require the replacement of oil throughout the life.

Pubert H 450 Motor Cultivator (MB FUN 400) with a capacity of 3.5 ls. Capture width 26-4 cm and weighing 31 kg costs about 500 cu. Due to the adjustable processing width, the universality of the use of the unit is achieved.

From professional representatives, the Pubert Eco Max 55HC2 cultivator can be distinguished, which has a price of about 980 USD. At the same time, various attachments can be used in addition, which will be effective at a power of 5.5 hp. and the weight of the unit is 52 kg. Designed for integrated processing of the territory up to 70 acres.

The American market offers technique under the MTD brand, the company produces light and middle class aggregates.

The MTD T / 205 model has a cost of about 300 USD. Due to the semi-professional engine with a capacity of 4.5 hp and the width of the cultivation of 40 cm, it becomes easy to process a portion of 20 acres. As attached equipment, it is proposed to use soils, a plow, a potato fleet, a snakeholder and flattened.

Italian producer EMAK produces medium and light cultivators - ideal proposals of garden equipment. Thanks to the use of reliable and verified components, the guaranteed quality of all models is achieved.

Motor Sich - Ukrainian company supplied to the market sufficiently high-quality products. The distinctive feature of the products is their versatility, due to the wide selection of additional equipment.

Also in the assortment, the market offers garden cultivators from the Chinese manufacturer. The advantage is the cost of aggregates, but the consumer must understand that the reduced price is a consequence of use not always qualitative components. But there is a pretty good technique and in this segment of the market, but then the cost of it will be similar to the plank of such mechanisms.