How to make a device for planting radishes with your own hands? What seeders are sold in stores?

Everyone who tried to plant a radish in their garden encountered the problem of uneven seeding and a fairly dense distribution of seeds in the garden. To get rid of such problems, a mechanism such as a seeder was invented. It will facilitate sowing seeds and save time. This article describes in detail the types of seeders for radishes, gives useful recommendations on the use of appliances in the household.

What it is?

Definition

A radish seeder is a device that is automated or mechanized to place the seed in the soil evenly. This device also helps to make markings for further ranks.

Several types of seeders are used - on a walk-behind tractor, on a tractor and manual:

• Motoblock used for faster sowing of small crops and seeds. It is hinged and allows you to do six to eight rows at once.
• Tractor covers a large area for sowing. It is characterized by greater performance and, unlike a motor-block, it is simultaneously made from twelve rows. Most often used in industry where crops are grown, because such a seeder is massive and large.
• Hand seeder more economical in fuel consumption, easy to maintain and small in size.

Operating principle

According to the principle of action, seeders can be pneumatic, mechanical and vacuum:

• Pneumatic more effective when sowing along with fertilizer, it “shoots” the seeds so that it differs by the earliest seedlings.
• Mechanical less popular due to fewer seedlings. This is due to the bounce of the seed from the soil when sowing simultaneously with the movement of the machine.
• Vacuum sowing using a pump. It regulates seed distribution and pressure levels.

What is the radish planting tool used for?

For a plentiful and rich harvest, it is recommended to follow the rules of sowing. This is the correct interval between the seeds in the soil, and the depth on which the taste of the fruit depends. Using a seeder, adhere to all recommendations when sowing radishes in the soil.

Pros and cons of various devices

Motoblock

Pros:

• Easy to use.
• Operating modes are changing.
• Economical fuel consumption.

Minuses:

• Demanding in content.
• Work is not possible in clay soil.

Tractor

Pros:

• Large area covered.
• Multifunctionality.
• Minimum time spent.

Minuses:

• High fuel consumption.
• Inconvenience to use in a small area.

Manual

Pros:

• Easy to use.
• The distribution of seeds occurs evenly and quickly.
• The material is economically consumed.

Minuses:

• Impractical use in large areas.
• More effort is spent.
• Manual setting.

Buy a mechanism or do it yourself - what and when to choose?

For planting radishes, a seeder is used, which is easy to make by yourself or buy in a specialized store. The exact answer to the question: "Which is better" - NO. But for your own manufacture it is recommended to know the details and nuances of its work, as well as purchase the necessary materials. However, choosing a device is also not easy.

Step-by-step instruction: how to choose depending on the characteristics?

Principle of action

• In a hand seeder There is a special marker with which the next row is marked. The mechanism allows you to monitor the number of seeds that are sown and the width between the rows. The earth is filled with a rake on a seeder.
• In a motoblock there is a certain number of bins in which the seeds are located. This allows you to sow simultaneously several rows of culture.
• In a tractor seeder seeds are sown from the bunkers, they pass through the space between the disks and are then raked by the earth using shelf mechanisms.

Prices

Economical and expensive mechanisms are often used to plant radishes. With a small price they will be more fastidious in maintenance, and more time will be spent on them, and with a higher cost, the device will be multifunctional.

• Manual more economical of all kinds. The cost of the mechanism varies depending on the number of bins and mechanism.
• Motoblock ranks second in price among the types of seeders. Its price is from 7000 to 25000 rubles. The main criterion for determining the cost is the characteristic of the work, how many rows will be sown at the same time.
• Tractor more expensive. Its price is from 58,000 rubles and it depends on the manufacturer and staffing.

Type of seeding

1. Manual ones are scattered and accurate:
   • The scattering mechanism sows the culture in the already marked rows.
   • The precise mechanism saves seeds and is not suitable for large areas.
2. Motoblock seeders:
   • Ordinary (place seeds in rows, and then close up in the ground).
   • Nesting (seeds are located in the beds).
   • Dotted (scattered seeds).

   It is recommended to use more ordinary.

3. Tractor also has seeding types:
   • Private.
   • Nesting.
   • Dotted.
   • There is still a type of direct seeding.

   Depending on the area of ​​land that is being cultivated, a mechanism is selected.

The manufacturer

• Manual sold by Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian manufacturers.
• Motoblock sold in Russian and Belarusian markets. Also, America and Germany produce this type, but much more expensive than domestic mechanisms.
• Tractor seeder It is made in Belarus, Russia and in foreign countries.

Capture width

• Hand seeder width Depends on the bins, namely, on their number. If it is multirow, then the width is greater.
• Motoblock determines the width of the grip. its row. Width varies from 100m to 8 meters.
• Tractor width depends on the sown area, the larger it is, the higher the width. It can be from 4 to 12 meters.

Seed consumption

A distinctive feature of a hand seeder is its cost-effectiveness in using seeds:

• Motoblock regulates seed consumption. Reduced consumption in ordinary and nesting seeders, and more in scatter seeders.
• Tractor sows about one hundred and seventy kilograms of seeds per hectare of land. If the area is large, then the consumption will be, accordingly, greater.

Comparison of different models

On walk-behind tractor

• STV-4 - the width between the rows is sixteen to fifty centimeters, the depth of sowing seeds - from ten to sixty millimeters, at the same time plant 4 rows.
• SM-6 - the width between the rows is 150 millimeters, the sowing depth reaches sixty millimeters, at the same time planting six rows.

On the tractor

• STVT-4 - the width between the rows from five to seventy centimeters, the sowing depth from one to eight centimeters, the row is four.
• STVT-2 - the width between the rows is from twenty-five to seventy centimeters, the sowing depth varies from one to eight centimeters, the row is four.

Hand held

• SR-1 - the width between the rows of fifty centimeters, the sowing depth from one to five centimeters, sows only one row.
• 1SR-2 - between rows seven centimeters wide, a depth of one to five centimeters, two rows are sown simultaneously.

Service

The maintenance of any seeder, first of all, consists in a planned and regular inspection of the mechanisms; it is recommended to clean dust, dirt, soil and seed residues after each use. After sowing, the parts are checked and lubricated, which rub together. Store recommended in a dry and enclosed area.

When working with the mechanism, such malfunctions often occur:

• No seeding rate. In this case, the regulator lever is checked, and, if necessary, is tightened.
• Uneven seed distribution. If such a problem is overtaken, then the length of the coils should be aligned.
• Seeding depth in the soil does not match the correct size. In this case, the seeder is adjusted and the coulter discs are clean.
• No fertilizer sowing. It is recommended to clean the hopper and sowing holes.

Step-by-step instruction: how to do it yourself?

Inventory

To prepare your own radish seeder you will need:

• hammer;
• chisel;
• drill;
• knife.

Materials

It is necessary to prepare:

• galvanizing;
• metal tubes;
• metal plates 1.5 mm thick;
• supporting screws;
• guide axes;
• screws;
• flat brushes in a metal frame;
• wheels.

Detailed Manufacturing List

1. In the metal axis, special recesses of the size that is needed on the seeds are made.
2. If there are two types of recesses - 4 and 6 millimeters.
3. The axis is fixed by two rings so that it moves freely in both directions.
4. The axis is inserted into the body of the structure.
5. Then put on the ring, which fixes the axis.
6. Then, from two sides, the rings are attached to the metal tube.
7. A rail or a cut from a flat-walled tube is attached to a metal plate, this will be some kind of imitation of a handle.
8. Side plates are made to the right size. It is recommended to monitor the gaps between the tube and the plates, otherwise the seeds will get stuck there.
9. The bunker is made using any plastic or bottle container.
10. The holes in the axis are made of a certain diameter, starting from the size of the seeds.

Any seeder - tractor, motoblock or manual will facilitate the work of sowing seeds and, in the end, there will be a good, rich harvest with excellent taste. Comparing the three types, we can conclude that the manual is the most economical at the price, and the tractor is the most expensive. Maintenance of mechanisms requires cleaning of contaminants, if necessary replacement of parts. In order to have less breakdowns and malfunctions, it is recommended to adhere to all the rules for operating the seeder.

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