Grousers are attachments for a walk-behind tractor. Their meaning is that they provide improved traction with the soil. This helps the walk-behind tractor to work with maximum efficiency.
If the machine is not provided with good traction, attachments for plowing, loosening and other soil operations will not be able to do their job well.
1 What are lugs for a walk-behind tractor?
Technically, it is a wheel with spikes or blades that bite into the ground. To figure out which lugs are suitable for a walk-behind tractor - purchased or home-made, you should choose from two options: universal or for a specific model.
In the first case, it is enough just to choose the size, in the second it is necessary to choose the characteristics for a specific brand.
Do-it-yourself lugs for a walk-behind tractor are made everywhere, this is a much less expensive option. Especially since for heavy equipment, they are practically not made, they can only be built by hand or to order.
The purpose of the lugs is as follows:
- improved grip with the ground;
- facilitating movement uphill and on soft ground;
- providing additional loosening;
- an increase in mass so that more equipment can be hung on the walk-behind tractor, and for the sake of stability.
1.1 Grousers for the most common brands of walk-behind tractors
The following walk-behind tractors are distributed throughout Russia; equipment for them can be obtained from manufacturers:
- Neva.
- Firework.
- Mole.
The most common machine on the agricultural lands of Russia is. For her, the lugs are made at the same factories as the walk-behind tractor. Design Ф340×110, where the height of the rim is 340 and the width is 110 mm.
Models for the Neva with dimensions of 560 × 130 mm are also suitable for Favorit. This size can be called universal. On Salute it is possible to put wheels of a much larger size- 700 by 100 mm, they are delivered from Poltava.
2 Do-it-yourself lugs on a walk-behind tractor
When creating any equipment on your own, it is advisable to acquire drawings. They will simplify the work and will indicate the required dimensions. According to the above data (or focusing on the tables of the technical passport of the walk-behind tractor) select the required diameter and width. Only after that you can make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands.
There are two most common methods to design your own grouser. The first is to use old disks from the car. The semi-axle is welded to them, and the spiked blades must already be welded to the discs themselves.
Their length should be at least 15 cm, the step between them is 15-17 cm, the direction of the tip is in the direction of travel. Partially, they can be bolted to the wheel, in addition to welding.
The second method is an old gas cylinder. Two or three disks for the rim are cut out of it. The width of each disc can be different, so they can be easily adjusted to any type of walk-behind tractor. From a standard gas cylinder, lugs for a walk-behind tractor are obtained with a diameter of 30 cm.
The central rim of three is the main one for welding the teeth. It has a wheel plate inside, through which a bushing connects to.
Grousers for can not be used on a hard surface - they will immediately break and cause damage to the equipment, wheels and road surface. As with other equipment, you must take precautions and remember that these are heavy metal wheels with spikes, extremely dangerous for the legs.
A walk-behind tractor is a necessary thing in the household, but sometimes there are situations when it does not have enough power to perform some work. If you are not a poor person, then you can buy yourself a new, more powerful model. But if the purchase threatens to make a huge hole in your budget, then there is another option, more economical - to purchase or make your own lugs for a walk-behind tractor.
Purpose and types of lugs
It is clear that mounted lugs cannot add power to the motor of your walk-behind tractor. But they will help to solve a number of important tasks:
- increase traction with the ground;
- give greater stability;
- facilitate movement;
- increase the depth of tillage.
In appearance, these are heavy metal studded wheels. There are two types of this equipment - universal and specialized, designed to complete one specific brand of walk-behind tractors. It is definitely difficult to say which option is better to choose. Special ones are more functional, they have a higher efficiency. But universal ones are more practical: they will fit you even when you decide to buy a new brand of walk-behind tractor, before and selling them, if they are no longer needed, is much easier.
When choosing universal lugs for a walk-behind tractor, you just need to choose the right size. When choosing special ones, you need to look for equipment that is fully compatible with the model of your walk-behind tractor.
How to make homemade grouser
Many owners of walk-behind tractors prefer not to buy lugs for a walk-behind tractor, but to make them with their own hands. Often this comes from the desire to save money, but sometimes there are situations when the owner has no other choice but to make them on his own. For example, for heavy models of walk-behind tractors, such equipment is simply not produced, and their owners have no choice but to look for the necessary drawings and use them to make home-made lugs for a walk-behind tractor.
The most popular option is to make lugs from car rims. A metal strip is welded to each of the disks, to which, in turn, metal teeth-plates will be welded.
The key to the quality work of any lug is reliable teeth. To make them, you need a thick steel plate. They are welded onto the disc in increments of 15-17 cm, and their length depends on the model of your walk-behind tractor. If everything is done correctly and efficiently, then such home-made lugs are no worse than factory equipment.
Another popular way is to make the necessary equipment from a used gas cylinder. First, two rims with a diameter of 30 cm and a width of 8-10 cm are cut out of the cylinder. Then the scheme is the same as with automobile disks: a metal plate is welded onto the cut disks, and teeth are attached to it. The length of the teeth should be at least 15 cm. More can be done, but you should not overdo it with the length either - if you make them too long, they will go too deep into the ground, and it will be difficult for the walk-behind tractor to rotate them.
These two methods are not the only ones that allow you to make reliable lugs for a walk-behind tractor yourself. But they are all performed in a similar way, and differ only in the materials used for the rim. The requirements for these materials are minimal - they must be of the right diameter and strong enough.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the correct operation of lugs. This attachment is designed for ground travel only. Driving on it on paved roads - asphalt, concrete or stone - is strictly prohibited. And it's not just that the lugs damage the road surface with their teeth. When driving on hard material, a tooth can break off from the rim, and, subject to centrifugal force, fly into the operator, injuring him. Even when driving on soft ground, the operator must be extremely collected and careful not to injure his legs with the teeth. But this is a topic for another conversation.
If you have special attachments for a walk-behind tractor, then it can show quite good results: reliability, durability and strength. The main task of any walk-behind tractor is soil processing. That is why the owners of such equipment simply need to know how to make a lug with their own hands.
What is the main function of a grouser for a walk-behind tractor
Of course, the main characteristic of such a unit, which helps it to be more reliable and durable, is its severity. To hang sufficiently heavy and functional canopies, you need a walk-behind tractor that is large enough and reliable. But this is not the main thing. It is important that he can move well on loose ground, and for this you need to either buy or make lugs for
As a rule, lugs are metal wheels with a certain number of spikes. They allow the walk-behind tractor to move perfectly in any conditions. What do you need to create a do-it-yourself grouser? First of all, you must find a drawing or diagram. Their presence will greatly facilitate the work. Next, determine the diameter of the canopy, select the appropriate material and the necessary tools. Before creating, also think about their size, which should completely depend on the tasks that you set for the walk-behind tractor. In addition, remember that for proper traction with the lugs, the wheel must have a weight of at least 20 kg.
Scheme for creating a grouser
To keep your DIY grouser simple and inexpensive, you can take a few unnecessary disks from old car wheels. They will need to be attached to them using a welding machine, the axle shaft, to which the bearings will then be attached. Also, square metal plates will need to be welded to the disks. They must necessarily touch the rim, they must be screwed to it with bolts. Now it's the turn to create special teeth that will enter the ground. To create them, you can use an ordinary metal plate, which is made in the form of teeth with a grinder. Place the received hooks on the rim at a distance of about 15 cm from each other.
How to make lugs: method number 2
To make a good do-it-yourself grouser, you can use another method. You will need the old one to work. From it, you can cut two discs that will play the role of rims. Their width should be about 7 cm, and the height - 30 cm. Next, you need to do the same as described above in the first method.
If you want the self-made lugs for the cultivator to be more stable, then you can additionally weld one more tooth on top, and make all the others longer (up to 60 cm).
What sizes of grouser should be: description
It all depends on how heavy the walk-behind tractor is. Despite the fact that they are very popular today, because they can work on any soil, they often buy those that are wide and taller. Accordingly, it is more difficult for them to make a lug with their own hands. Dimensions can vary from 310 mm to 700 mm (height), from 100 mm to 200 mm (width). Also here it is worth paying attention to the model of the walk-behind tractor.
We make lugs from old motoblock disks
If you already had a similar unit, but decided to purchase a newer model for yourself, do not rush to completely throw away the old walk-behind tractor. Its spare parts can be used to improve a new purchase. In particular, rims on which lugs can be hung are perfect for improvement.
By purchasing a walk-behind tractor, the owner seeks to make it as functional as possible. For this purpose, various attachments are purchased for it, turning this unit into a universal machine for agriculture.
Of great importance is the correct choice of lugs, which are also attachments. They are available both universal and special, designed for a specific brand of walk-behind tractor. In addition, you can make home-made lugs for a walk-behind tractor from old car rims. In this case, you will have to spend time on work, but such equipment will cost much less.
In order to acquire high-quality lugs, you need to learn as much as possible about them and then decide whether to make them yourself or buy ready-made lugs.
Functional purpose
The first thing you need to know before purchasing equipment is its functionality. Grousers are no exception. Grousers for a walk-behind tractor successfully fulfill the following goals:
- . improving the quality of adhesion to the ground;
- . increase in the mass of the walk-behind tractor for greater stability and the possibility of using various attachments;
- . additional tillage;
- . facilitating the movement of a walk-behind tractor with a load uphill on soft soil.
Thus, it is immediately clear that it is necessary to buy lugs for a walk-behind tractor. Without them, the walk-behind tractor will not be a completely universal unit. In order to understand which lugs are required for which walk-behind tractor, it is worth studying their features by type of machine. Only the right lugs will perform their functions well.
Features of choice
For those who purchase universal lugs for a walk-behind tractor, it is only important to choose their size correctly. For those who want to have lugs for a walk-behind tractor of a certain model, it is necessary to approach the issue more responsibly.
The most common among mini-farmers is the Neva walk-behind tractor, with lugs for which it is worth starting. The width of the lugs is 43 cm, and the length of the part that goes into the soil is 15 cm, which is quite enough for high-quality movement of the machine. The same lugs are also used for the Neva MB walk-behind tractor. It is worth noting the fact that it is quite possible to make home-made lugs for him, regardless of whether the Neva walk-behind tractor is marked MB-1 or MB-2.
Another type of common walk-behind tractor is Salute, which also needs lugs for itself. Grousers are primarily required to make the machine heavier, in order to increase traction with the ground, and the possibility of using a wider range of attachments. The width of the lugs is 50cm, and the deepening part differs in length by 20cm. When it comes to lugs for the Salyut 100 walk-behind tractor, the dimensions will be the same.
Lugs are not produced for a heavy-duty walk-behind tractor, and if necessary, the owners themselves make them using various video instructions. Given this, we can immediately say that making lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands is quite simple and you only need accuracy, time and elementary skills in working with metal. Only when there are high-quality lugs for a walk-behind tractor can it be called a full-fledged agricultural machine.
Self-manufacturing
In order to make lugs for a walk-behind tractor, you first need to find drawings that will be a guide in the process of work. The easiest way is to make homemade lugs from disks from a car. Using a welding machine, a metal strip is fixed on them, on which lugs are subsequently attached.
Further, in order to make lugs, it is necessary to make teeth, for which a steel plate of sufficient thickness is used. The length of the teeth is selected depending on the model of the walk-behind tractor, and they are attached along the rim in increments of 15-17 cm. Such lugs for a walk-behind tractor do an excellent job of their functions and, with high-quality workmanship, do not disappoint their owners.
Another way to make your own lugs for a walk-behind tractor is to use a used gas cylinder. In this case, two disks must be cut out of it, which will become rims, the width of which should be from 6 to 10 cm. Their height will be 30cm. Further, on them, as in the case of automobile disks, a metal plate is installed, to which the teeth are mounted. Their length should not be less than 15 cm. If necessary, it can be increased at your discretion, but the main thing is not to overdo it.
In addition to the two most common ways of making lugs given here, there are many others that are very similar to them in principle and differ only in the material from which the rim will be made. The main thing here is that the object from which such attachments will be made should be of sufficient diameter and the required strength.
When operating lugs for a walk-behind tractor, one must not forget that they are intended exclusively for soil. This equipment must not be used on hard surfaces such as stone, asphalt or concrete. This will certainly lead to damage to attachments and may damage the road surface. In addition, if iron wheels are used, the operator should be more careful when working to avoid injury to the legs.
Properly choosing or making lugs, you can significantly increase the patency and functionality of your walk-behind tractor, thereby greatly facilitating hard work.
In this material, we will tell and show how to make do-it-yourself lugs for a walk-behind tractor from car rims and not only. Consider the drawings and videos, photos and designate the dimensions of the lugs for different brands of walk-behind tractors. Of course, you can buy lugs, only who needs it.
As you know, not all types of work can be done with a walk-behind tractor, with wheels installed on it, lugs are needed for better adhesion to the ground, which means for faster and better processing.
Grousers for a walk-behind tractor made of car rims
One of the easiest ways to make your own lugs is to use scrap car rims. We weld the semi-axis to the welding machines, later we will attach bearings to it. Next, we make teeth, i.e. the hooks themselves, for this a metal corner or a plate of unnecessary metal is suitable. We weld the resulting corners to the disks as shown in the video, at a distance of 10-15cm.
In principle, lugs can be made from any piece of metal that has a rounded shape, the main thing is to choose the right width and diameter, since different brands of walk-behind tractors have their own dimensions.
In order to make do-it-yourself lugs from scratch, see the drawings and video below.
Grousers for Neva walk-behind tractor
Grousers for the Neva technique are made according to the same principle as we described above. You just need to keep the correct dimensions. So the height of the rim for the lugs to the Neva should be 340 mm, and the width 110 mm.
Grousers for motor-block Centaur
As we have already said, for different walk-behind tractors, the lugs have their own dimensions, so for Centaur walk-behind tractors, they will be larger than for the Neva, in height it is 450 mm, in width 110-120 mm.
Grousers for motoblock Zubr
In the line of motoblocks Zubr, there are a lot of heavy motoblocks for professional work, and therefore lugs, special ones are needed. Here, the standard height of the hooks is 700 mm, and the width is 200 mm, this is due to the fact that they have to pull quite a lot of weight.
Grouser drawings
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in making home-made lugs for the same Favorit, you just need to rely on the drawings and observe the dimensions that are suitable for a particular walk-behind tractor. All information can be gleaned from the instructions that came with your walk-behind tractor.