With the help of an electric cultivator, you can perform simple work in your garden and plot. It is very convenient for them to plow the soil, grind it, prepare the beds. Readers are interested in which electric cultivator for a summer residence is better and more productive.

Electric cultivators: advantages, disadvantages

The best advantage of an electric cultivator is its small size. This will be especially appreciated by women and single gardeners. Electric cultivator has the following incomparable advantages:

  • high maneuverability, which allows him to squeeze through narrow areas;
  • good performance with relatively small dimensions and standard motor power ratings;
  • comparative ease of maintenance;
  • there is no need to control the fuel level;
  • reducing the cost of servicing equipment;
  • electric cultivators do not have other devices for work, they have a start button.

Electric cultivator

Important! According to experts, the cost of using an electric cultivator is much lower than in the process of using gasoline technology. All this significantly reduces the cost of maintaining a summer cottage. These machines undoubtedly top the list of the best land cultivation machines.

Cultivator electro mechanical has the following relative disadvantages:

  • dependence on the electrical network;
  • insignificant power.

The most reliable electric cultivators

The most common electric ripper classification is by weight and power.

Weight classification

Cultivator "Elitek"

Depending on the weight, electric cultivators are divided into the following groups:

  • ultralight (their weight is less than 15 kg, the width of the cultivated area is 30 cm;
  • light - weighing less than 40 kg, with the width of the cultivated area - up to 50 cm and with a processing depth - up to 15 cm;
  • average - with a weight of less than 70 kg, with a processed area up to 90 cm wide and a processing depth of up to 20 cm;
  • heavy - with a weight over 100 kg. They are professional units that can handle large areas.

On a note. Among electric cultivators, predominantly light and ultra-light units prevail.

Heavy electric cultivator

Classification by technical characteristics

All electric cultivators have similar characteristics:

  • mass;
  • power;
  • number of cutters;
  • processing depth;
  • width of tillage.

Power is the main parameter of these machines. All other indicators and characteristics of the electric cultivator depend on it.

Influence of the number of cutters

Electric cultivators have a different number of cutters. They come either as a set or are a necessary part of the machine. Sometimes cultivators with a small number of cutters are the most preferable: they help to carry out various tasks in small areas.

Important! Some models have an additional number of cutters. This allows you to expand the list of tasks performed.

Some models can adjust the rotational speed of the cutters.This has a positive effect on the quality of soil processing. Electric rotary cultivators have improved technical characteristics. The best is an electric cultivator with the ability to reverse.

Electric cultivator cutter

Using small cultivators

DIY cultivator

It often happens that women need an electric cultivator. It is important for them that it is as small as possible, so that it can be worked with without male efforts. Popular manual "female" cultivator models weigh only 7-8 kg, which is very convenient for the fair sex.

Important! All small cultivators are convenient and easy to use, very maneuverable, which allows them to be used in the garden or in the country.

Cultivators of Russian production

Rotary cultivator

The modern agricultural machinery market offers its customers a large selection of high-quality domestic agricultural machinery. She freely competes with many European and Asian models.

Cultivator Tarpan

It is a heavy machine with very high power and allows you to perform a variety of jobs. Able to work with any other equipment. A characteristic feature of this model is the ability to adjust the handle in height and tilt. This operation is available even to an inexperienced user.

Cultivator Tarpan

This device does not have a reverse gear, which in some cases makes it difficult to work in some areas. Since the cutters are placed at right angles, it is necessary to frequently clean the machine and remove the soil from overgrown areas.

Cultivator Zemlyachok

The cultivator Zemlyachok has a worm gear, an engine with a power of 1.8 hp. Ideal for working in small beds, due to its high maneuverability and low weight - only 15 cm. It is able to compete with world famous models: Eurosystems cultivator, Greenworks cultivator. Its price is several times lower than that of the Greenworks cultivator.

The Zemlyak motor-cultivator has a weight of 30 kg, a large loosening depth and can cultivate the land to a large width. Able to cultivate the land for 1.5 hours. It must be chosen by the owners of large land plots.

Cultivator Zemlyachok

Hope

Cultivator Nadezhda is an inexpensive and reliable walk-behind tractor for cultivating the land. It weighs 45 kg, is equipped with a 50 m cable strip. It has a high efficiency, turns off the engine when it gets too hot.

Cultivator Nadezhda

Ant

Soil Ripper Ant is the best electric motoblock for solving problems in a small garden plot. Suitable for use in any climatic conditions in Russia. Suitable for the processing of virgin lands. It has 4 cutters and a high strength gearbox.

Electric cultivators of foreign production

The most reliable and common models of electric cultivators for a garden or summer cottage in Moscow are as follows:

  1. Hyundai T1500-E. It is a very easy-to-use compact cultivator. It is one of the most popular among summer residents. The Hyundai cultivator has an average power of about one and a half kilowatts. The control of this unit is simple and straightforward, which makes it very popular among all categories of summer residents and gardeners. Hyundai electro has an asynchronous and simplified motor. No need to replace brushes. Processing width - about 30 cm.
  2. Leroy Merlin - a high quality cultivator for small plots of land. It has a reliable electric motor that allows you to work on different types of land.
  3. CMI brand cultivator produced in China. Differs in high power and wide application for tillage. Equipped with 4 cutters to tackle different types of soil.
  4. Cultivators Daewoo and Daewoo garden They are distinguished by high power, the presence of a gear-screw, gear or rotary drive. The set includes 4-6 cutters, which ensures high-quality work with all types of soil.Provides a wide cultivation strip and depth of cultivation.
  5. Ripper Zirka Is a popular and reliable car. In the presence of small and large units for the owners to solve various tasks for the arrangement of the suburban and garden plots. The manufacturer also offers battery and gasoline cultivators. All of them have high power and performance.
  6. Stig soil loosening power tool - high-quality device for loosening, hilling and cultivating the land. Differs in a favorable price and high performance.

Cultivator Hyundai T1500-E

Electric cultivator for summer cottages

Having a summer cottage, you should choose a small electric cultivator. Low power will always be enough, a small unit will save energy and money.

When choosing an electric cultivator, you do not need to pay attention to devices with a large number of cutters. For summer cottages, maneuverability and ease of control of the unit will be better.

Note! The more economical the cultivator is, the less money will subsequently be overpaid for electricity.

Making an electric cultivator with your own hands

At home, you can make an electric cultivator based on a drill. This requires a very powerful and heavy drill. Its reducer is enhanced by one more (you can take it from the grinder). With the help of strips, nuts, it is fastened into one large knot. The motor must be tightly connected to the supporting structure.

A hairpin is used as an analogue of the power shaft. It is obtained from bearings and a cage made from a downpipe. All elements of the future cultivator are welded.

All electric motor-cultivators are highly reliable, efficient and suitable for all categories of land owners. You can buy them online or in specialized stores.