Not so long ago, after retiring, I seriously took up beekeeping. However, our region is not rich in honey-bearing plants, so during the season, I have to move the entire apiary from one place to another six or seven times. To transport the hives, I built a trailer for my Izhevsk pickup Izh-27151-01, on which Read more…
Trailers for passenger cars that turn them into small trucks are especially popular among rural residents and owners of country houses. And that’s quite natural — they make it much easier to transport a variety of loads such as sand and peat, cement and manure, bricks and gravel. The only downside is that loading and Read more…
The tank from an old activator-type washing machine, the driven drum of the control clutch from a decommissioned T-74 tractor, and a three-phase electric motor — this is the basis for a homemade grain grinder. Its design is portable, which is very important for use on small farms and in private households. The main part Read more…
Do you know, sometimes the craziest ideas are born not from an excess of free time, but from the desire to prove to yourself that the impossible is actually quite real. Imagine this: there is a small city car, the Smart Fortwo, designed to park in the narrow streets of a metropolis, save fuel, and Read more…
Winter fishing is an activity for the most resilient. Try spending a whole day by the ice hole in freezing weather — neither a fur coat, nor a tent, nor a “forty-degree hand warmer” will save you. However, you can indulge in your favorite hobby in comfortable conditions. All you need is a special all-terrain Read more…
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…
