How to make a manual potato hiller from an old bicycle
Everyone who has a garden knows how difficult it is to prepare beds for planting potatoes and further growing them. Usually this process, depending on the number of acres, lasts for 2-7 days. Today you can reduce work time with the help of a manual hiller made by yourself using simple technology.
In general, the hiller is made entirely from junk, which can be found in almost every garage.
A manual hiller can be made in an hour. The manufacturing process itself is as follows:
To make a knife from a steel sheet, we cut out the petals, bend them and weld them to the fittings. The lower part is reinforced with steel strips.
We disassemble the bike and separate the front fork and wheel.
We cut off the hinge with a grinder and weld a piece of half a meter pipe to the fork. Then we weld a meter-long piece of pipe at an angle.
A hiller knife is welded onto the bend.
A bicycle handlebar is attached to the end of the pipe.
The knife is welded in such a way that it is possible to adjust the angle of inclination.
In general, the resulting device will look like a purchased motorcycle wheel. However, unlike a store-bought device, a hand-made hiller will cost several times less than its production counterpart and will serve its owner longer, since store-bought samples often have a fragile structure and break quickly.
It's interesting that you can achieve the same appearance of your product as in the store. To do this, you can additionally paint the component devices, varnish them, or attach plastic to them.
Now hilling potatoes or beds will become noticeably easier and several times faster.
Since the hiller knife is adjustable in angle and height, you can set convenient parameters to suit your needs.
Will need
- An old children's or adult bicycle (or rather, only the front fork).
- Sheet metal.
- Steel pipe for the frame, a couple of steel strips.
In general, the hiller is made entirely from junk, which can be found in almost every garage.
Manufacturing process
A manual hiller can be made in an hour. The manufacturing process itself is as follows:
To make a knife from a steel sheet, we cut out the petals, bend them and weld them to the fittings. The lower part is reinforced with steel strips.
We disassemble the bike and separate the front fork and wheel.
We cut off the hinge with a grinder and weld a piece of half a meter pipe to the fork. Then we weld a meter-long piece of pipe at an angle.
A hiller knife is welded onto the bend.
A bicycle handlebar is attached to the end of the pipe.
The knife is welded in such a way that it is possible to adjust the angle of inclination.
In general, the resulting device will look like a purchased motorcycle wheel. However, unlike a store-bought device, a hand-made hiller will cost several times less than its production counterpart and will serve its owner longer, since store-bought samples often have a fragile structure and break quickly.
It's interesting that you can achieve the same appearance of your product as in the store. To do this, you can additionally paint the component devices, varnish them, or attach plastic to them.
Now hilling potatoes or beds will become noticeably easier and several times faster.
Since the hiller knife is adjustable in angle and height, you can set convenient parameters to suit your needs.
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