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Powerful lugs made from old rubber for a walk-behind tractor. Lugs for walk-behind tractors - purpose and diagram. What are lugs used for?

The lugs for the walk-behind tractor are useful devices, allowing you to clear the area for sowing from weeds and, at the same time, increase the stability of the agricultural machine on loose soil. Today these simple products have earned great popularity not only among owners of large farms, but also among summer residents who have small plots of land at their disposal.

Why are lugs needed for a walk-behind tractor?

Grousers for a walk-behind tractor are one of the most multifunctional types of devices for a utility unit. When working in tandem with an agricultural machine, the products perform a number of the following tasks:

• They increase the weight of the walk-behind tractor, allowing for more efficient use of various attachments;
• Additionally, they cultivate the soil, eradicating wild bushes;
• Improves the traction of the walk-behind tractor with loose soil when moving up.

The versatility of lugs makes them an integral attribute, both in large and small farms. Their installation and use will not require special skills, so even a beginner can effectively use lugs for walk-behind tractors.

Not only the effectiveness of their use, but also the ease of movement of the walk-behind tractor depends on how correctly the lugs are selected. When purchasing devices, you should pay attention to the following factors:

• Dimensions of lugs - suitable dimensions of products directly depend on the class of agricultural machine. For heavy walk-behind tractors, choose products with a diameter of about 70 cm. Medium and light units can be equipped with lugs with a diameter of about 25–40 cm;
• The type of soil that needs to be cultivated - the most universal are considered to be lugs to which arrow-shaped spikes are welded. Their adhesive part is shaped like corners, thanks to which they show excellent adhesion even with very loose soil;
• Possibility of installing weighting agents - for operation on loose soil, some manufacturers of lugs provide the possibility of installing additional weighting agents, which make the use of products more efficient, especially when working with light walk-behind tractors. As a rule, weights take the form of durable metal containers that can be filled with stones, sand or any other available material, and then installed on lugs.

When purchasing lugs, be sure to consider each of these factors. This will make it much easier for you to choose the most effective devices for installation on a walk-behind tractor.

Taking into account high cost for some models of lugs, many owners of walk-behind tractors prefer to make devices for agricultural machines with their own hands. There is nothing strange in this, because homemade designs in terms of quality, efficiency and durability, they are practically no different from the lugs available for sale on store shelves.

Before making lugs for the walk-behind tractor with your own hands, we recommend that you carefully study the drawings. They will give an idea of ​​how to arrange and fasten parts in a structure.


The most in a simple way will be the production of lugs from car rims from cars of the domestic VAZ brand. The order of work, in this case, will be as follows:

1. First you need to weld one metal plate to the outer surface of the Zhiguli disks;
2. Next, start making the teeth. To do this, take steel required thickness and cut out blanks of suitable sizes. The length of the teeth varies depending on the class of the walk-behind tractor - for heavy units, teeth about 15 cm long are suitable, for medium ones - 10, and for light ones - about 5 cm;
3. Weld the manufactured teeth around the circumference of the rim, keeping a distance of 15 cm between them;
4. The video will tell you more about the manufacture of lugs for walk-behind tractors.

The simplest iron wheels for a walk-behind tractor made in this way will help you quickly remove large weeds and make your walk-behind tractor much more passable in loose and wet soil conditions.

Making lugs from a gas cylinder

Simple metal wheels for a walk-behind tractor can be made in another way. An empty gas cylinder is suitable for this. In this case, you will need:

1. Make sure that there is no gas in the cylinder;
2. Place the cylinder motionlessly on the floor or on stands;
3. Cut 2 identical disks from it, about 30 cm high and about 6–10 cm thick - they will play the role of rims;
4. Weld one metal plate to the disks;
5. Weld 6 teeth, 15 cm long, to each of the plates. For use on light-class walk-behind tractors, you need to weld teeth 5–10 cm long to the plate.

For work, we recommend using exclusively cast iron cylinders. Cast iron is much stronger and heavier than steel, so lugs made from this material can last quite a long time.

Production of lugs with a more complex design

In addition to methods that allow you to make the simplest lugs, there are also ways to make more complex structures. To work on the manufacture of the latter you need to prepare:

• Steel sheet, thickness from 3 to 5 mm - you need to make a central disk from it;
• A steel strip, 5 mm thick and 50 mm wide - it will be needed to make the outer hoop. You will need 6 hoops - they will weigh the wheel down and make it more durable;
• Another steel plate, 8 to 10 mm thick - you need to make a hook from it;
• Bulgarian;
• Drilling machine or drill;
• Welding machine.

All parts should be connected to each other using arc welding, because gas-burner will not be able to heat up metal of this thickness. The manufacturing algorithm is as follows:

1. First, lengthen the axles of the walk-behind tractor - this is required due to the fact that the width and diameter of the lugs are larger than the mounting location of the standard wheels;
2. Be sure to provide the ability to adjust the position of the track, since in the future you will cultivate the garden with rows of different widths. When moving the lug wheels, you will be able to adjust the position of the attachment used and the width at which the lugs will be located. Since the mass of each wheel is about 10 kg, reliable grip and high stability of the walk-behind tractor on the ground will be ensured;
3. Next, proceed to making the lugs themselves. To do this, make 2 spoke-shaped central disks from profiled steel sheet;
4. After this, weld 3 external hoops and hooks to the end parts of the structures;
5. Weld steel plates to the hoops. They should be placed diagonally on the hoops in the form of a snake;
6. Sharpen each plate for better traction.

The lugs made will ensure maximum adhesion to the ground and will help you easily remove even the thickest weeds.

When using lugs, never forget that they are intended only for work in the garden. Do not use devices to move the walk-behind tractor on concrete or asphalt, as the teeth of the product will bend and quickly become unusable.

Both the simplest and more complex designs, are suitable for use on walk-behind tractors Salyut, Agat, as well as Neva MB-1 and MB-2.

Having purchased a walk-behind tractor, the owner strives to make it as functional as possible. For this purpose, various attachments are purchased for it, turning this unit into a universal machine for farming.

Of great importance right choice lugs, which are also attachments. They are produced both universal and special, designed for a specific brand of walk-behind tractor. In addition, you can make homemade lugs for a walk-behind tractor from old car wheels. 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 make a decision - make them yourself or buy ready-made lugs.

Functional purpose

The first thing you need to know before purchasing equipment is its functionality. Lugs are no exception. Lugs for walk-behind tractors successfully fulfill the following purposes:

• . improving the quality of grip on the ground;
• . increasing the weight of the walk-behind tractor for greater stability and the possibility of using various attachments;
• . additional processing soil;
• . 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 efficiently.

Features of choice

For those who purchase universal lugs for a walk-behind tractor, it is only important to choose the right size. 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, for which it is worth starting with lugs. The width of the lugs is 43 cm, and the length of the part buried in the soil is 15 cm, which is quite enough for high-quality movement of the machine. The same lugs are used for the Neva MB walk-behind tractor. It is also worth noting the fact that it is quite possible to make homemade lugs for it, regardless of whether the Neva walk-behind tractor is marked MB-1 or MB-2.

Another type of common walk-behind tractor is the Salyut, which also needs lugs for itself. Grousers are primarily required to make the machine heavier, in order to increase traction with the ground, and to allow the use of a wider range of attachments. The width of the lugs is 50cm, and the deepening part is 20cm long. When we're talking about About the lugs for the Salyut 100 walk-behind tractor, the dimensions will be the same.

For heavy-duty walk-behind tractors, lugs are not produced, and if necessary, owners make them themselves using various videos instructions. Taking this into account, we can immediately say that making lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands is quite simple and only requires accuracy, time and basic skills in working with metal. Only when a walk-behind tractor has high-quality lugs can it be called a full-fledged agricultural machine.

Self-production

In order to make lugs for the walk-behind tractor, you first need to find drawings that will serve as a guide during the work process. The easiest way is to make homemade lugs from car rims. Using a welding machine, a metal strip is attached to them, on which the grouser plates are subsequently attached.

Next, 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 walk-behind tractors do an excellent job of their functions and, if manufactured well, 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, it is necessary to cut two disks from it, which will become rims, the width of which should be from 6 to 10 cm. Their height will be 30cm. Next, just like in the case of car wheels, a metal plate is installed on them, to which the teeth are mounted. Their length should not be less than 15cm. If necessary, you can increase it at your discretion, but the main thing is not to overdo it.

In addition to the two most common methods 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 is of sufficient diameter and the required strength.

When using lugs for walk-behind tractors, we must not forget that they are intended exclusively for the ground. This equipment should not be used on hard surfaces such as rock, asphalt or concrete. This will certainly lead to damage to the attachment and may damage road surface. In addition, if iron wheels are used, the operator should be more careful when working to avoid injury to his feet.

By wisely choosing or making lugs, you can significantly increase the cross-country ability and functionality of your walk-behind tractor, thereby significantly facilitating hard work.

With your own hands? Before answering this question, you need to decide what type of lugs for a walk-behind tractor you need: simple, complex or combined design. Afterwards, it’s worth remembering the drawings; if they don’t exist, then develop them yourself and don’t forget about the dimensions of the lugs for walk-behind tractors. But there are also many videos on this topic and how to do it all.

So, The simplest do-it-yourself lugs for a walk-behind tractor are made using:

1. Available regular rims for cars.
2. Sheet iron from 2–3 millimeters.
3. A pair of bolt studs.
4. Sheet steel from 4–5 mm will be the lugs.

At the beginning of the work, a strip of sheet iron is cut out that is wider than the tire profile. Then we cut out the lugs from sheet steel and bend them at an angle of 120 degrees and weld the blanks at an equal distance from each other. We fasten the structure to the wheel using bolted studs. And to prevent the equipment from drifting to the sides, lugs should be welded to the disk on both wheels at equal points. Such simple and quick lugs can fit many walk-behind tractors, such as the Neva and Salute.

Difficulty of lugs

Grousers come in different complexity. Let's discuss relatively simple lugs, complex and knife ones. The basis for simple lugs are, as a rule, old discs. The basis for more complex lugs are also old discs, but with a slightly different structure that allows you to move on the primer. Knife lugs are the toughest of their kind. They loosen the ground because their blades are powerful and hard, and the lugs have decent weight. With such lugs you can even plow the ground with the necessary upgrade.

Relatively simple lugs

Now let's discuss relatively simple lugs for walk-behind tractors. For this you will need:

1. Steel sheets 4–5 millimeters thick for discs and 6–8 millimeters for hooks.
2. Bulgarian.
3. Welding machine.
4. Powerful drill.

Afterwards, from a thinner sheet we cut out two disks of equal size. We cut a large hole for the hub and 4 small holes for installation on the studs. The next step is to cut out sawtooth protrusions along the edge up to 10 cm deep. Then we cut the hooks in the form of a triangle from a thick sheet, but cut off the corners. We weld at an angle of 90 degrees to the sawtooth protrusions. Now this design is ready for use. Attached to the Neva, Salute, other walk-behind tractors and cultivators. Can be used on loose or muddy surfaces, but not on a primer.

There is an option similar to the first one. It also uses rims. This option is used for homemade walk-behind tractor, since there are hubs from the car here. The complete set will consist of four wheels, two with tires and two without tires. In order to make homemade lugs from car wheels you will need:

1. The disks themselves (4 pcs.).
2. Steel angle 50–60 millimeters.
3. Two suitable tires for the rims.
4. Gas torch for welding.

To begin with, cut the corner into pieces that are slightly wider than your disks; in the center of the side of the disk, we cut out a 60-degree sector with a grinder. Heat the corner with a burner and bend it under the cutout. At the joint you need to tack it a little with welding for rigidity. We repeat this operation while maintaining an equal distance between the corners. We do the same with the second disk. This design can be simplified by cutting off the rim, but welding steel plates. You need to put a tire on the remaining two disks and the equipment is ready.

Complex lugs

The following design is a complex one, since it is not inferior to its factory counterparts in quality. We make such lugs with our own hands and they fit like a neva, fireworks, or even a motor cultivator. To make them we need: half a Zhiguli wheel (you can cut the disc yourself), tractor tires, with a developed projector. Then you should choose tires with the same developed projector as the tractor. If we cut off the sidewalls we get a closed ring.

The lugs we received will be able to move along a dirt road without loosening it. On soft ground the wheels will feel comfortable, but at the same time they will not move as boldly as the metal version.

Knife lugs

In cases where wheel grip is more important, knife lugs will help. It will be easier to weld knife hooks onto the rims. But more durable and reliable option make a homemade rim yourself. To do this, you will need the size you need (diameter and width). From materials:

1. Old gas cylinder.
2. Knife lugs.
3. A sawn disk from a Zhiguli with holes for a bushing that connects to the gearbox.

Let's get to work. Cut 4 strips from the balloon, 30 centimeters long and 5–8 centimeters wide. Then we bend the strips under the rim and weld them at the joint, removing them from the disk. When the 2 strips have turned into a ring, weld one ring to the disk. Then we weld the ends of the knife lugs to the other ring at an equal distance. The next step is to weld the other ends to another ring. This operation must be repeated with the remaining materials. The only drawback of such powerful lugs is that they will plow the ground, although this can be used as a plus for your own purposes.

A walk-behind tractor can do a lot, provided you have the appropriate attachments for it. The main function of a walk-behind tractor (at any level) is tillage. This means that the walk-behind tractor must be able to plow the ground, hill up, and possibly plant and dig up potatoes under a certain canopy. And when plowing, you need lugs for the walk-behind tractor; you can make them with your own hands in a few hours.

Why do you need do-it-yourself lugs for a walk-behind tractor?

Of course, to a large extent the quality of work depends on the weight of the unit. You can hang all the most functional awnings only on heavy walk-behind tractors and medium-heavy devices. But the heaviness and professionalism of the walk-behind tractor is not everything. If you have a seemingly cool unit, but don’t get the desired results, you should purchase wheels with lugs for the walk-behind tractor. You can buy, or you can make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands. It all depends on the size of the wallet, desire and directness of hands.

Standard lugs for walk-behind tractors are metal wheels with spikes that bite into the ground and connect the walk-behind tractor with the soil. In order to make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands, you will need knowledge of the design of lugs (the drawing and diagram will seriously make this task easier for you), determine the diameter of the canopy, select the material for converting into lugs for a walk-behind tractor, and, of course, tools for working with the original material. In fact, this is a Bulgarian and welding machine.

Before making lugs, decide on their size. The height and width of the lugs depends on the task for which you place them on the walk-behind tractor. Later we will discuss what sizes the factory lugs that you can buy in the store can be.

And also the requirements for the severity of the lugs. After all, you put on wheels with lugs in order to improve the traction of the walk-behind tractor with the ground, and for this you need a good weight of the wheels, which the walk-behind tractor itself may not have enough. Minimum weight wheels - 20 kg. You can also add weights to the lugs if you want to get best result or the weight of the wheels does not reach the norm.

How to make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands

The simplest answer to the question of how to make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands is to take unnecessary rims from car wheels for future lugs. We need to attach an axle shaft to these disks using a welding machine, onto which we will then put bearings. Weld metal square plates to car rims. So that the edges of the plates touch the rim.

The plates then need to be screwed to the rim with bolts. Now we need to make teeth - steel hooks that will go into the ground. To do this, we need a steel plate, for example, a corner, which must be cut into pieces with a grinder and welded from them into the same teeth that are made at the factory. The resulting hooks must be placed on the wheel rim at a distance of 15 cm from each other.

There is another way to make homemade lugs. To do this, use the old gas cylinder. Cut two disks for wheel rims from the cylinder, 5-7 cm wide and 30 cm high. And then everything is the same as you would do with car wheels.

By the way, to improve the performance of wheels with lugs, you can weld another tooth to each hook on top and lengthen the teeth to 60 cm. We need to make an axle. To do this, attach a metal plate to one of the rims on which it will be placed.

As you can see, lugs can be made from any material that has the shape of a circle. The main thing is to choose the right diameter and width for the future wheel with lugs. The dimensions of the wheels are determined by the work for which they are used on the walk-behind tractor. We have already mentioned this.

We make lugs for the Neva walk-behind tractor with our own hands

Each brand of walk-behind tractor has those attachments that are better suited to its design than others. Of course, it is best to buy a universal walk-behind tractor that fits almost any canopy. For the Neva walk-behind tractor, manufacturers made wheels with lugs Ф340х110.

These lugs are somewhat larger in design than those we have described as homemade version. Follow the same instructions we provided above, just select different rim sizes. The height of the wheel for lugs for the Neva walk-behind tractor should be 340 mm, and the width of the homemade lug should be 110 mm.

How to make lugs for a Centaur walk-behind tractor

The lugs for the Centaur walk-behind tractor differ only in size. Above we described the dimensions that you need to focus on when converting old wheels into lugs for the Neva. Using the same scheme, you can make wheels with lugs large sizes. Select a wheel height of 450 mm.

The wheel width should be 110 mm, as you would do for the Neva. Such lugs are suitable for the Centaur 2060, Centaur 2090 walk-behind tractor and similar units. If you want a factory option, store-bought lugs will cost you about $30.

Lugs for walk-behind tractor bison

The Zubr walk-behind tractor is a heavy professional walk-behind tractor. It fits the best attachments available. But in order for the Bison to penetrate the ground perfectly, you need to buy or make lugs for the Bison walk-behind tractor yourself. Standard lugs that fit it are 700 mm high and 200 mm wide.

Wheels with this width can only be used on heavy walk-behind tractors, and in addition to the Zubr walk-behind tractor JRQ78 and 79, they will also fit the Centaur 1070D, Aurora 101 and Aurora 81, Zirka LX1080D and Zirka 1090 walk-behind tractors. The distance between the hooks in the factory version is 14.5 cm. The bushing of these wheels - 60 mm in diameter. They are attached to the walk-behind tractor using an additional hub.

Description and dimensions of lugs for walk-behind tractors

As we understand, the size of the lugs very much depends on the weight of the walk-behind tractor on which they are installed. Although heavy walk-behind tractors are the most suitable for working on heavy soils and, accordingly, lugs with a greater height and width are more suitable for coupling a professional unit with virgin soil or heavily neglected lands. Also, for high complexity of work, weights are attached to the wheels.

The dimensions of the lugs vary from 310 mm to 700 mm in height, width - from 100 to 200 mm. So, for the Salut walk-behind tractor you can buy lugs of 500x100 mm, as well as 500x200 mm.

The latter will be functional in combination with a plow. You can buy the same sizes with a sand-filled weight so that the mounted plow plows the soil deeper. Although, if you have 500x200 lugs, you can make the weighting material yourself. Wheels with lugs measuring 700x130 mm are put on a walk-behind tractor for working with hillers, potato diggers and flat cutters.

Making lugs for the Zubr walk-behind tractor

We have already told you what size wheels are put on a heavy Zubr walk-behind tractor. The Zubr JRQ78 and 79 walk-behind tractor will also easily fit 700x100 mm lugs. They are smaller in width and, in addition to heavy ones, can be used together with medium-heavy walk-behind tractors.

The same lugs for the Zubr walk-behind tractor are suitable for the Neva walk-behind tractor. It is precisely with better compatibility that lugs of this size are in great demand. After all, you can only put 700x200 wheels on heavy units; they are intended more for processing virgin soil, and 700x100 wheels are suitable for average farm needs and you can easily save and attach them to another walk-behind tractor when your current one becomes outdated, even if it is weaker in power .

You can make it yourself with your own hands, or you can buy it in a store. 700x100 lugs will cost you about $70.

How to make lugs from disks for a walk-behind tractor

You can make the lugs you need from old ones rims from the car. You can also use wheel disks from an old motor block. Let's say you no longer need your unit. You bought yourself a new one - better and more functional.

But you don't have lugs. Do not throw away your old unit, but convert its wheels into lugs for a new walk-behind tractor in the same way as you would convert car wheels. The sequence of actions is given at the beginning of the article.

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Excavation work is one of the most boring and difficult types of physical labor, so it is important to choose the right equipment. If you don’t want to waste extra time, then find out how to make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands. With this device you can facilitate any excavation work that every summer resident carries out when farming.

DIY lugs for walk-behind tractor

The walk-behind tractor has greatly facilitated work in the dacha, which is why it is in demand among farmers and gardeners. The main function of the walk-behind tractor is processing land plots, but if you add additional attachments to it, you can plant or dig up potatoes.

Drawing of a lug for a walk-behind tractor

IN earthworks It is convenient to use lugs, which you can buy or make yourself. Let's look at the choice of this device, as well as methods of creation, based on reviews from real users, as well as photos and videos.

Why do you need lugs for a walk-behind tractor?

The need for a lug directly is determined by the weight of the walk-behind tractor: it is necessary heavy weight so that the lugs work effectively. The function of lugs can be performed by metal wheels with spikes. Spikes are needed for adhesion to the soil and more convenient movement.

Photos of lugs from car wheels

When constructing this device, you will most likely need only two popular tools: a welding machine and an angle grinder. Before performing any work on making your own lugs for a walk-behind tractor, you need to decide on its dimensions. Dimensions are characterized by the purposes that must be fulfilled by the walk-behind tractor.

How to make your own lugs

For this task, you can use old and unused car wheels. Using a welding machine, it is necessary to weld the axle shaft and then the plates to the disks. It is necessary to achieve their contact with the rim; to do this, use bolts.

Photos of do-it-yourself lugs

All that remains is to make the teeth, i.e. the hooks themselves, for which you can use unused corners. Using a grinder, you need to cut them, and then make teeth by welding. They are placed on the rim every 15 cm.

As practice shows, a lug can be made from a gas cylinder. Cut out two disks that will be used as rims. The width is approximately 6 cm, the height is 30 cm. The following procedure is the same as described above.

Photo of do-it-yourself grousers for a walk-behind tractor

Let us now consider some popular types of walk-behind tractors and their component lugs:

Neva
Any of the samples of this walk-behind tractor has its own attachments that are connected to the structure and fit most organically. It's good to have a device with big amount awning options. The manufacturers of the Neva walk-behind tractor made wheels with lugs Ф340х110.

Photos of purchased lugs

Favorite
It is worth highlighting that the above model is suitable for 560/130 lugs. They can also be applied to such walk-behind tractors as Favorit and Salyut, as they are universal. Keep the 13 cm wide and 56 cm high lugs for the walk-behind tractor if you decide to make them yourself. Larger wheels – F700x100 – can also be attached to Salute walk-behind tractors.

Mole
On the walk-behind tractor market you can find the KFT 28/9 device. This device is comparable to the attachments of such models as Summer Resident and Master. Paying attention to him dimensions, the conclusion suggests itself that the lugs for these walk-behind tractors are the smallest.

Drawings of lugs for a walk-behind tractor

In conclusion, I would like to turn to reviews regarding earth hooks, made independently or purchased. Which attachment to choose, everyone decides for themselves: if you make the lugs yourself, you will save money, but waste time. If you want to already use equipment for a walk-behind tractor, it is better to buy ready-made ones.

Useful video: lugs for MB XA-31 from VAZ wheels

Thinking how to make lugs for a walk-behind tractor with your own hands, refer to drawings, photos and videos. In this case, you will be able to produce high-quality and inexpensive attachments that will last for many years.