ASSISTANT AT PORTAGE

HELPER IN PORTAGEHigh summer in the polar Urals. Together with the chief of the survey party we were returning from the upper reaches of the river Secure. Breaking the latest on the slope Qurum, saw an unusual procession: animal-hunting trail that winds its way literally along each river, even in the taiga areas, slowly moving tanned guys, pushing a loaded cart. And although they were on a narrow “quilted” and jumped up and down on the protruding roots, the group easily went ahead. Truck, rather narrow and rather short, well passed among the bushes and young growth, fitting into the “dimensions” of the trail. “Wouldn’t it be easier to fit everything into a backpack, than to drag with itself still tapezco?” — we asked. The answer was unexpected: “Superfluous here — just the wheels, the rest belongs to boats: they are taking themselves”. Indeed, after a careful consideration of all elements are parts of a Dinghy. Even the handles were bars of the bulwarks.

COMPACT WALK-BEHIND

Homemade cultivator it is desirable to make universal, so it can perform various agricultural operations. However, to create a design that is optimal for any work at the farm, is not easy. So, powerful, heavy duty motor-plow, as a rule, is too broad and clumsy in the aisles, and brisk the tiller can’t beat plowing the dense earth. One solution to this problem is offering our reader from Krasnodar territory Vladimir Yakovlev. Its compact one-wheeled machine will help in the treatment of garden beds, will not damage plants close together and, if necessary, in just 10 minutes will turn into two-wheeled motor-plow.

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SILENT ROAR

SILENT RUMBLEIn the construction of cottages, garages in the farm economy often have to sift through loose building materials, soil or garden soil. It uses a special device — the so-called roar. His classic version of the frame with the grille installed on the box is a very cumbersome and inefficient. I tried to make it mechanized, as well as more compact and quiet compared to industrial samples.

WATERING MACHINE

WATERING MACHINEThe garden in the garden requires constant attention and care. But if the issues of timely tillage, planting and fertilizer application depend primarily on the diligence of owners, the need to maintain optimal soil moisture is dictated mainly by natural factors. The arid climate of some regions of our country requires an additional daily irrigation of family land. This condition becomes crucial for obtaining good yields.

A HOME FOR BEES

A HOME FOR BEESThe basis of the hive — a column with tap holes on the front doors on the rear and a slider on the inside of the side walls. On the slider rest seven light plywood cassettes with cellular framework. For inspection and replacement of frames of the cassette may be made removable metal table. Top and bottom of the column access block tick the honeycomb lattice, from the weather hive covers shed roof with ventilation slots.