Such a roof rack will be of interest to car owners who do not have a garage and are forced to leave their steel “horse” outdoors overnight. Most of them equip their cars with an alarm system. However, it often goes off even from a passing truck or a powerful clap of thunder, disturbing the Read more…
Bread baked in a village oven needs no advertising: it is superior in every way. However, storing bags of flour is troublesome; keeping grain is much easier. Therefore, it is necessary to have the ability to grind grain at home without going to a flour mill. Moreover, it should be possible to produce both fine Read more…
If you’ve ever sat behind the wheel of a classic diesel off-roader, then you surely know that feeling: the booming sound of the engine, the constant smell of diesel, vibrations all over the body. Yes, it sort of inspires confidence, but let’s admit it — times are changing. And now, replacing the familiar “diesels” comes Read more…
Since childhood, I dreamed of having a chopper — a stylish and respectable motorcycle that would feel confident on the road and gracefully take sharp turns. Finally, my dream has partly come true (or rather, I made it happen myself) — and now I own such a machine. It may not be a full-sized chopper, Read more…
A winch working in tandem with a plow is nothing new. Especially for owners of small land plots, where these rather simple and reliable constructions have already proven themselves excellently. Unlike a mini-tractor, the winch does not compact the soil. And it doesn’t slip like a motor cultivator. Practically all the engine’s traction power here Read more…
The idea to build a transportable dacha came to me back in the days when road service was just a dream for car travelers. So I decided to provide it for myself. I must say, the dacha I built many years ago is still serving me well. After all, most campsites and motels are located Read more…
This simple model, recommended for beginners, can be built both as a glider and a rubber-powered aircraft. And in our opinion, it makes sense to assemble and master it in exactly this order: start with the glider version, and then, after gaining experience in launching and adjusting, equip it with a propeller and rubber motor. Read more…
In this issue of “M-K”, we want to introduce our readers to one of the most efficient soil cultivation mechanisms, which has recently been gaining more popularity among DIY builders. This is a motorized winch, whose main advantage lies in the fact that, unlike self-propelled tillage units, it uses all of its engine power for Read more…
Every individual developer strives to ease the heavy physical labor involved in various construction tasks by mechanizing them whenever possible. However, as often happens, there is no electricity on the site at this stage. One of the most difficult yet essential tasks is preparing mortar and concrete mixtures. In this case, both the performance and Read more…
Readers of “M-K” have long been familiar with the enthusiast of homemade soil cultivation equipment, amateur designer from Nizhny Tagil, Grigory Ivanovich ODEGOV. He was the one who managed to develop one of the most efficient motor winches, which outperforms power tillers, motor cultivators, and even microtractors in terms of productivity. And all this despite Read more…
