DIY lawn. Safety precautions during operation

What can be done from a trimmer for grass

What can be done from a trimmer for grass yourself to facilitate everyday work or for entertainment? This question arises if there is an old unnecessary device, or a equipment is required for operation, which, with factory manufacture, costs much more than a gasoline or electric braid for grass. In practice, many options have been implemented by the craftsmen. The main of them are a motorcycle bike, a snowball player, an ice ax, devices for the cultivation of a land plot and the mowing of lawns, saw, snowmobile equipment. To bring the idea to life, in each case you will need to apply a certain set of tools and additional materials.

If there is a cottage or just a land plot, then the cultivator will help facilitate soil processing. Traditionally, a chopper is used for these purposes, but working with it takes a lot of time and effort. The use of the cultivator will reduce labor costs, and the whole process will take a smaller time period. Factory.made equipment is expensive, therefore, with limited funds, the question arises about the independent assembly of the cultivator. For this, both gasoline trimmers for grass and electric cos are suitable for this.

To create a simple sample of technology, you should stock up on such tools and materials:

• corner grinder with a set of disks (suitable diameter. 125 mm) for metal;
• drill with drills of various diameters;
• welding apparatus;
• electrodes;
• an electrician or a hacksaw for metal;
• An emery machine with two abrasive circles of different granularity;
• functioning gasoline trimmer;
• forks;
• pipe made of steel suitable in diameter for the shaft of motorcycles;
• manual tools: keys, hammer, pliers, core, roulette and marker;
• a sheet of metal with a thickness of 3 to 5 mm and a minimum of 1010 cm.

The manufacturing process begins with the working part. For this purpose, the curved rods of garden foriles will serve. Their recommended length is from 10 to 15 cm. this is enough to carry out loosening the soil.

The working nozzle is made in the following sequence:

• The teeth of the forks are flattened to a width of 1 cm;
• on the sandpaper, using a circle with a small abrasive, cutting cutters;
• Using an electrician, a circle with a diameter of 10 cm is cut out of the metal;
• process it on the emery machine until it reaches an almost perfect form;
• At equal intervals, prepared mills are welded to the metal circle (recommended quantity. 3).

With more than 3 pieces, the number of mills, the load on the equipment increases greatly.

The recommended power of the gasoline engine should be two horsepower (about 1.5 kW) or more.

At the next stage, it is necessary to attach the cutter for weeding for a trimmer for grass. The process is greatly simplified in the presence of a reverse thread located at the end of the shaft of the motorcycles, on which the manufactured working part is simply wound. To do this, a pipe with a nut is pre.welded to the cutter.

In the presence of locksmith experience and welder skills, redoing a trimmer for grass in a cultivator is quite simple. Financial costs at the same time insignificant. If the work is used in an electric hood, then you will need to think about the extension cord so that it takes out throughout the processed area.

DIY lawn mower

The lawn mower facilitates the process of leaving decorative herbaceous plantations, and also accelerates the work in the presence of large areas that need to be processed. On the market of such equipment, many ready.made, convenient models are presented, but they are expensive, so not everyone is available. They also quickly fail in the conditions of large weeds and stones on the site. Humes are much cheaper than factory analogues, moreover, they are more practical in work.

The components of the structure of the lawn mower are:

• engine (gasoline or electric), which is the basis of the created mechanism;
• a frame designed to fix on it all parts of the device;
• casing for protection;
• knives;
• handles and wheels;
• control system of the controlled unit.

The recommended power of the engine used in operation is from 0.5 kW (slightly less than 1 horsepower), and the ideal is 1 kW or more.

People’s craftsmen invented many different ways to remake a trimmer for grass in a lawn mower. The simplest option is presented at

The frame version of a home.made device is very common in practice. Tools and materials for the independent implementation of the project will be required the same as in the previous case. Plus will still need:

The manufacturing process is as follows:

• A rectangular frame 50×60 cm is welded from the corner;
• Wheels of the desired size are installed in the corners, which can be taken even from old toys;
• A plywood carved in its size is fixed on top of the frame or metal is welded;
• In the center of the trolley, a hole is made for a trimmer bar for grass and fastening for it;
• make a knife or choose a suitable finished version;
• Then fix the motorcycle on the cart;
• install a knife;
• Mounted for protection against a casing from behind on a cart flying out in different directions;
• start testing the device.

Important! The diameter of the wheels is selected so that the knives are not reached to the soil of 5 centimeters.

There are many methods of manufacturing knives, and their shape (design) is also radically varied. At the same time, various materials and old tools are used (for example, old wood saw). The main principle is that the knives are well sharpened and balanced. this is necessary to prevent the vibrations of technology during operation.

It is often found that they are not used by an old motorcycle, but only an engine from a trimmer for grass and a control unit. In this case, you will need to make handles for the cart and fix all the details of the structure on the frame.

When assembling a lawn mower and while working with it, you should adhere to safety precautions in order to avoid injuries. To collect mowing grass, you can also attach a bag to the unit.

Motor for a home.made lawn mower

The main detail of the electromechanical device is the engine that drives the cutting system of the mowing.

To get a fairly productive unit, you should use engines from household appliances, the power of which is at least 1. 1.5 kW.

In this case, the number of revolutions per minute should be about 1,500 times, and the diameter of the capture of the knives is up to 50 cm. These requirements correspond to electric motors from washing machines, vacuum cleaners and other devices with a similar range of action.

The main details of the lawn mower

The full.fledged work of a home.made lawn mower is possible when the tool is equipped with all the necessary details, including:

• A fairly long portable cord for connecting an electric motor;
• High handle for convenient movement of the lawn unit;
• A cutting knife made of steel of the highest brand, which will not dull too quickly;
• A frame with wheels of the desired height at which a cutting device is attached and moved.

The safety of using the lawn mower depends on the quality of the assembly of all parts and the presence of a protective casing.

The height of the control handles must be made individually, depending on the growth of the user, so as not to strain during operation.

For their manufacture, you use pipes, a frame from an old baby stroller or cuttings from garden and oral inventory.

Selection and installation of engine

As a motor for a home.made lawn mower, you can use any serviceable engine from electric tools or modern household appliances, including washing machines, vacuum cleaners, drills, corner grinders and chainsaws. The best option is to install an asynchronous engine with a power of at least 500 W and a speed number of 3 thousand per minute.

Homemade robot gazonocosel

In order to balance the indicators and overcoming the increasing level of resistance when mowing vegetation on a half.meter strip, an electric engine is used, which is designed for 1.5 kW and 1.5 thousand rpm. You can perform work on mowing with less powerful power mechanisms, but a high.quality slice of grass will require regular sharpening of knives in this case. Indicators of the linear speed of cutting rotation depend on the size of the capture.

It should be remembered that the highest quality and fastest mowing with the receipt of a flat surface can be obtained exclusively when using high.speed engines.

Assembly process

For the frame you need a piece of metal, or plywood with a thickness of 8 mm. It will need to create a protective metal casing here. So the likelihood of a breakdown of the lawn mower will be reduced.

• welding equipment;
• hacksaw (type of metal).

• First prepared a frame for a motor. Although plywood is suitable, it is better to take a sheet of metal with a thickness of at least 3 mm. It is more resistant to deformation. The size of the frame is determined by the length of the knife and the width of the lawn mower (this parameter is usually not more than 60 cm). A square with a side similar to the width of this unit is cut out of this sheet. Holes for the motor are created in the center of the square. The flange engine mount to the frame should be carried out by shaft down. If the engine has ears, another mount is welded to the frame.
• For the manufacture of the simplest casing, a metal canbank is involved. The casing is better to make it high, so it will become a defender and for an electrician of the lawn mower. It needs to be put on the engine shaft. Then put on a knife (carefully sharpened). The entire mechanism is connected by a bolt. Windows are attached to the frame. For them, it is necessary to weld the corners with holes to him. The diameter of the wheels should allow the knife to pass freely 5-7 cm above the soil. If it goes below, it will remain in the ground. If above, he will crush grass, not cut.

After this assembly, it remains only to attach an electrosnur.

Advice! You can make protection from cut grass by attaching a net over the lawnical mower.

The most primitive home.made lawn mower

How to make a mechanical mower with your own hands

Inexpensive, useful mechanical lawn mowing with manual controls, you can make it yourself. 2 types of knives should be made: the former spin and collect grass, the latter are motionless and planted plants. Using the transmission from gears and wheels, it is necessary to create the necessary speed of rotation of the knives. It is necessary that the grass is cut off by the scissors method. Then you need to fulfill the conditions for the operation of the knives, between which the grass is located. Elements should be given a curved shape for continuous cutting of grass.

A grass collector is a container of plastic, metal or fabric in which mowed grass is assembled. Attached behind the lawn mower and does not interfere with work.

To equip a home.made lawn mower, a finished container or material for it with your own hands will be needed. Can be used:

Hall.collector from the canister: choose a canister suitable for the dimensions of your mowing. Put it to one side, cut the side and end wall with a knife. Attach the resulting container to the frame using a thick wire, tie it with a rope or a chain to the handle of a lawn mower.

The grass collector from the box is a more durable design. At the box, one side wall is cut off from the side where the collection will be attached to the mower. To give rigidity, it is necessary to fix the walls of the box in a chain. Fasteners for the grass collector can be made of wire or nails in the form of hooks, or use carbines.

A trawler from a tarpaulin can be made in the form of a bag or box with soft walls. For the second option, you first need to make a frame of wooden bars, metal.plastic or aluminum pipes. From the pieces of tarpaulin, make the walls and fix the fabric on the frame with rivets, a stapler, or sew with a needle and a thread. Attach with latches to the lawn mower.

Metal grass collector is perfect for a home.made mower with a steel frame. It can be made from the same sheet metal, according to individually selected parameters. On the sides of the container, make holes or slots for ventilation. Without them, the power of the air flow will decrease, and there will be problems with the release of mowed grass into the grass collector.

And you have already figured out what you are constructed from the lawn mower? Share your ideas and tips.

trimmer for grass from corner grinder

Each master has a corner grinder. This is the most suitable tool for creating a trimmer for grass. Unlike store devices, it is stronger in power and has good speeds.

Consider how to make a trimmer for grass from a corner grinder with your own hands, work order:

• First prepare a bracket. It is designed to cover the corner grinder body. The metal plate is applied to the case and bended.
• There are threaded holes on both sides of the case, in which the transit handle is attached. They attach a trimmer for the grass to them.
• In the bracket, holes are drilled on both sides so that they correspond to the openings located on the tool body. For accuracy, the details make notes with a marker, clamp it with a vice and drill.
• Then the guide is attached to the bracket. Its size should correspond to the length of the case or be a little shorter. The guide is attached by the welding machine, the remains of the scale are knocked down. The part is polished with a metal brush.
• A handle (bar) is made from a metal pipe). To fix the handle under the slope, the tip of the pipe is cut under the beard. The finished handle is welded to the structure, the scale is knocked down and the part is cleaned with a brush.
• To attach the tool, you need to unscrew the protective disk of the corner grinder.
• Then the homemade is installed on the wheels. To do this, you can borrow wheels from a cart or a baby stroller with brackets.
• First mount a corner grinder, then a wheel with a bracket. Everything is fixed with a bolt. On the other hand, they make the same fasteners.
• The cutting node is made from a steel cable. A kapron wire designed for trimmers is suitable. It is threaded through the clamping nut and a hole for the key according to the Cross-Cross method. Then the nut is twisted with the cables.
• The wire is fixed with island.

For safety precautions, it is recommended to make a protective device for the device. A corner grinder cover is made of aluminum sheet or thin tin.

Lawn mowed on wheels from battery.end corner grinders

Another version of a corner grinder mowel is a manual portable trimmer for herbs on wheels, which can trim the lawn in the most inaccessible places.

What materials for manufacturing will be needed:

• pan or a small cylinder from the freon;
• steel sheet;
• 4 wheels, bearings and axes;
• a segment of a metal pipe with a round section;
• A piece of thick carbon steel for the manufacture of a knife.
• corner grinder with nozzles for cutting metal and grinding;
• welding machine;
• drill with a crown for metal;
• optional, but desirable. a lathe and a tape grinding machine, a spray can;
• Marker and roulette.

DIY mowel manufacturing process:

• To make the case, from an empty gas cylinder you need to cut off the upper or lower part. Finding the center of the convex bottom, cut it with a corner grinder and weld a flat piece of sheet steel.
• The next step is to make a clamp (one or two) for fastening the corner grinder to the body. It can be made from a piece of pipe or thick steel. Make a hole in the center of the body along the diameter of the clamp and weld it.
• Make a pipe for the removal of mowed grass: drill a hole in the housing and weld the knee from the pipe so that the grass does not fly on you during work.
• Knock for the future trimmer for grass cut and sharpen. To weld a long nut to the center of the workpiece. So that the grass does not wind on the axis, you can weld a piece of the pipe above the axis, and the end of the end to brew and drill a hole under the nut.
• Next, prepare the axes for the wheels: drill them along, cut the threads for the screws and fasten the wheels. Process the finished axes to the metal case, if necessary, make steel shields for reliability of fastening.
• The final stage is painting and assembly of the structure. You can start work.

The assembly algorithm with a mower from a washing machine

The lawn mower is made from the washing machine, performing actions in such a sequence.

• Make a frame (platform for the engine), cutting out a square from a metal sheet about 50 by 50 cm.
• A hole for the shaft of an electric motor is drilled in the center of the platform.
• Metal corners are welded around the perimeter on the bottom of the square, or they are fixed with bolts.
• Install homemade (for example, as in the photo below) or removed from a suitable wheel mechanism on iron scarves, or connecting them with metal axes.
• Fix the electric motor on the platform. For flange, holes are drilled in the metal, and for the usual, racks from the corners are welded under the paws equipped with slots.
• Attach the control handle.
• Under the platform put a casing from the cover of the washing machine.
• Install a do.it.yourself knife or a finished knife, screwing it to the shaft of the electric motor.
• To protect the shaft from the grass, put an ordinary canning can under a knife.

The mechanical part after the actions made is collected. After assemble the electrical circuit of the mechanism:

The final design will have a look like in the photo below.

If you use a plywood, you get an unit, the possible appearance of which is presented in the photo further.

A grass collector for a lawn mower is installed at the very end. It is made in the form of a box or bag. Some options are presented in the photographs below.

Cover to cover the casing knives. this will increase the safety of work. You can also close the casing of an electric motor to protect it from garbage or water.

Angular grinder from corner grinder

You can make a mower out of a corner grinder in different ways. The easiest option is to attach it to the platform, as in the photo further.

It is very easy to make a lawn mower from a corner grinder using a baby stroller. To do this, do the following:

• cut a piece of board so that it lay on the axis of the wheels;
• fix it, for example, screeds;
• Also, the corner grinding is attached to the board (clamps, wire), having previously removed the power button;

The created mechanism can be equipped with a casing, which will protect from flying grass.

People’s craftsmen came up with many different models of homemade lawn mowers. They differ both externally and the complexity of the assembly. complex devices have a mechanism for adjusting the height of the knives above the soil. Collecting a mechanism with your own hands, you must remember about personal safety. It is recommended to install such a power button so that after releasing it, the engine is disconnected.

Power for a trimmer for grass

For more comfortable work with a trimmer, if it is understood to process a large area overgrown with grass, it is advisable to use a special belt. This device relieves fatigue from the hands and back of the mowing operator and greatly facilitates the process when compared with the same work, but without a belt.

Belts are shoulder and ranger. The shoulder belt is the simplest device and consists of a loop with two or one latch (carabiner), with which it is attached to a mowing unit. A plastic plate is usually attached to the second carbine, which protects the side of the operator from pressure with a bar trimmer for grass.

Shoulder belt is usually used with light trimmers weighing 3-4 kg. For heavier units, it is more convenient to use a parapier belt.

A belt for a trimmer for grass can be easily ordered via the Internet or buy in a specialized store where these devices and components are sold to them.

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If there is a desire to do it with her own hands, then any mistress, looking at this device, can easily sew it from improvised means (old belts and belts). You may have to buy buckles and carbines. But still, we recommend buying a ready.made ran.out suspension and not waste time and money to make the worst quality than ready.made devices.

Handle and spitter shield

Without a spit shield, which is simultaneously a knife cover and a frame, a device assembled with your own hands is not aooblabid for a working operator working with it. Its shape repeats the knife trajectory.

The most successful option is the use of the finished shape: the bottom from the pan, metallic bowls, etc.D.

The handle is not just an element that the lawn mower holds on the desired trajectory, but also the control organ. It must be assigned a button that turns off the engine in emergency situations.

Types of engines

A homemade branch of branches has one fundamental design. The difference may be by the power of the electric motor. For more powerful devices, a gasoline engine is used, with it you can grind trees with trunks with a diameter of more than 100 mm. Gasoline is distinguished by mobility due to their independence and independence from power sources.

Electric drives for a garden grinder of branches are divided into three main types of power:

• To process garbage in small territories, an engine of up to 1.5 kW is used, it is able to ground branches with a diameter of up to 2 cm.
• When grinding branches up to 4 cm, a drive with a power of up to 4 kW is used on the personal plot.
• The value of 6 kW or more is used when working on cleaning wood waste in large territories.

Basically, making a do.it.yourself branchister, install an electric motor not more than 4 kW. Power value above this can lead to large energy consumption. The speed from the drive can be 1,500 rpm, to adjust this indicator, you can change the diameter of the pulley.

The torque is transmitted using a chain or belt transmission, or by installing the shredder knives on the engine shaft itself.

Necessary materials and tools

Even a person can collect such a homemade man without special creative and working skills who know what a drill (screwdriver) is, a hacksaw (jigsaw/end saw), a ruler/roulette and a hammer, and also has a minimum skill of owning this tool. In addition, the assembly of this homemade will need:

• supporting wheels from a children’s bicycle (strollers), the need for which usually disappears at the moment when the child completely masters this two.wheeled vehicle;
• strong and well.dried wooden block 50×50 (at least 30 centimeters);
• a metal clamp for fixing the nozzle on the rod of a trimmer for grass;
• fasteners in the form of long screws or bolts with nuts and washers.

There are such tools and materials today in almost every family where children grow up.

How to do it with your own hands

Assembly of a home.made nozzle for a trimmer for grass nozzle for a trimmer for grass from processing the bar:

• We cut off the workpiece from the bar so that its dimensions prevent fishing line from the trimmer for grass on the wheels (usually 30 centimeters);
• We take the ruler and find the middle of the workpiece;
• We drill a through hole in the middle of the bar with an angle of 45 degrees, which should connect the opposite ribs of the workpiece (the diameter of the drill in this case should be slightly smaller than the screw or bolt);
• In the middle of the clamp, we drill a hole for fasteners and twist this home.made bracket into the hole on the bar;
• We fasten with the help of screws with washers to the ends of the bar wheels from a children’s bicycle.

For more convenient drilling a bar, we recommend “hinges” the entrance line using a hammer.

A replaceable nozzle for a trimmer for grass is ready, and the tests of this device have proved its effectiveness. After all, now with the help of motorcycles you can create an even lawn with a predetermined height of the grass. This setting can be made by moving the nozzle along the rod of the tool. Of course, the trimmer for grass “on wheels” will not be a full.fledged replacement of the lawn mower, but in small areas this device, which can be assembled in an hour, will be very effective. And hands will not get tired when working with a modified motorcycle.