Review on Petrol cultivator DAEWOO DAT 3530 (3.5hp, 26cm) by Bogdan Andreev ᠌

It fits into the trunk of a sedan, if desired, you can carry 80-100 liters in a backpack without any problems. It is easy to use on narrow places, beds and in the greenhouse. It was possible to significantly increase the yield and quality of potatoes compared to the "control plot". Not suitable for virgin land. I concluded that with skillful use it is well suited for my heavy loam. The main processing - first I cultivate in one or two passes to a depth of 15-17 cm, and then I dig this area with a shovel to 25-30 cm. Digging by hand after cultivation is much easier and faster. Or - first we dig with a shovel without breaking up clods, then with a cultivator. This is for potatoes. On onions or greens, you can do without a shovel. For myself, I realized that on my land it is better to cultivate with the coulter removed (I don’t remove the wheels) in the forward-backward mode. Next, I loosen the row-spacing, without waiting for the weed to grow by more than 7-10 cm. A long weed spoils the buzz - it will be wound around the shafts of the cutters all the time. Hilling - on my land it is quite difficult to hill manually with high quality - the loads are large, by the end of the process the elbow of the left hand begins to hurt. I pass with a cultivator, then I rake up the earth, loose as fluff, manually with a chopper. As a result, I spend instead of 3 days with groans only one (5 hours with long breaks) and without groans. As a result - 650c/ha of potatoes 2022 On fallow land, this cultivator is optimal for improving the soil - prompt application of various fertilizers and fine mulch during the season from mowing grass with a scythe. It is necessary to work at full throttle, or in the swing mode of 100-80% of the gas. After 20-30 minutes - a break for 5-15 minutes, depending on the air temperature. I do not bring the gearbox to a state above 110 degrees Celsius. I don't idle the engine for long. I use oil for the mixture 1:50 according to the instructions for the oil, I accelerate the cutters to deepening. I try to process after rain or watering - there is less risk of dust getting into the engine, or in extreme cases, make the passage so that the dust flies away from the air intake.