How to choose a walk-behind tractor for work in the country
The walk-behind tractor facilitates the processing of the garden area. Most often, this device is bought for cultivating small areas, therefore, under the guise of a walk-behind tractor, unscrupulous or inexperienced consultants sell cultivators... The difference between a cultivator and a walk-behind tractor is that no attachments are installed on the cultivator. With the help of a walk-behind tractor, you can not only cultivate the soil, but also loosen it, huddle plants and harvest. Motoblocks are equipped with either a gasoline or diesel engine, and cultivators are gasoline or electric.
Walk-behind tractor engine type
Diesel walk-behind tractors are more powerful and more durable, but more expensive to maintain than gasoline ones. A walk-behind tractor with a gasoline engine can cover a smaller area, but it is cheaper to repair it.
It makes no sense to purchase a walk-behind tractor with a diesel engine if the area of your site is less than 20 acres. The money you save on fuel will be spent on repairing a diesel walk-behind tractor. In addition, the cost of equipment with a diesel engine is much higher than the price of gasoline models.
The weight of the walk-behind tractor depends on the type of engine. If two models are equipped with engines of different types, but all other components are the same, then a walk-behind tractor with a diesel engine will be heavier.
Type of transmission of torque to the wheelbase
According to the type of transmission of torque to the wheelbase, walk-behind tractors are belt and gear. The belt drive often fails, but breakdowns do not pose a danger to the engine. After prolonged use, one of the belts may break, which can be easily replaced, or the working shafts will need to be lubricated.
The gear transmission fails extremely rarely, but if a breakdown occurs, then you will have to spend money on repairs. It is necessary to replace the gear, and also check the condition of the engine, since if one of the gears is jammed, then the motor may overheat and fail.
Cooling the walk-behind tractor
Motoblocks are air-cooled or water-cooled. Models with water cooling can work for a long time, and air cooling does not require large maintenance costs and significantly reduces the weight of the walk-behind tractor.
If you purchase a walk-behind tractor for processing a plot of more than 60 acres, and are going to carry loads weighing more than a ton, then buy a water-cooled walk-behind tractor. For processing a summer cottage, a model with air cooling or without cooling is suitable.
Additional accessories
It is worth paying attention to the component parts of the walk-behind tractor. Usually an active cutter is supplied with the walk-behind tractor. For the convenience of setting up the operation, the cutter must have a separate gearbox. Heavy soil requires a wide speed range and cutter reverse travel. In order to speed up the harvest, a special attachment is supplied with the walk-behind tractor.