How to make a miracle shovel (ripper)

There is a lot of work in the garden and in the garden, but the most exhausting is the digging of the earth, its cultivation and removal of weeds. They begin to dig ahead of time, in small sections, since the load is too large. The miracle of a shovel will help reduce the complexity at times and at the same time speed up the process at least twice. This relatively inexpensive and uncomplicated tool really works, even on difficult soils.

What is different and what can

To be precise, this is not a shovel, but a ripper, since it not only digs, but also breaks up clods. The miracle shovel consists of two (sometimes one) slats with pins movably connected. Some models also have a backgauge - for easier digging of dense, heavy soil. So it actually looks more like a double pitchfork (see photo below).

Miracle shovel and its components

It is clear from the figure that this tool does not have a shovel as such, but the differences from the classic bayonet shovel do not end there. She also has a handle much higher - it should reach your shoulder. It is also convenient if there is a transverse bar at its top - you can operate with two hands.

The miracle shovel performs three operations at once:

• loosens the soil;
• breaks clods;
• “Extracts” the roots of weeds without tearing or cutting them (in any case, damaging them much less);
• easily digs roots - you can dig carrots, potatoes, etc.

But its main advantage is that it greatly facilitates digging the earth, and the main load falls not on the back, as when using a conventional bayonet shovel, but on the legs (to drive the working forks into the ground) and on the hands (to turn the forks out of the ground). The back during work is in an upright position and is almost unloaded.

Another version of the miracle shovel

The only minus of this tool is weight. It is indeed much larger than that of a bayonet. But the super shovel can be rearranged, it doesn't need to be lifted. Rather, it is raised only a few times: when it is set on the ground at the beginning of the row. Then, by pulling the handle, it is simply overtightened.

There is another very attractive point in using a miracle shovel - the garden is digging at least twice as fast. This is due to the wider working part - up to 50-60 cm. With little physical activity, this is very good.

How to work

Although this construction is not particularly complicated, working with it has its own peculiarities. Firstly, you need to start from the far edge of the garden, then move back, gradually dragging the pitchfork back. Well, the general procedure is as follows:

• Grasping the handle, put the miracle shovel, support it on the front ripper.
• Stick a pitchfork into the ground. Drive them so that the backgauge touches the ground. If the ground is hard, compact, extra force may be needed - push your foot against the front forks bar.
• Pull the handle towards you. With this movement, the forks will begin to move up. As they rise, they pass through the forks of the front stop breaking the lumps.
• Drag the device back a little, repeat all the steps (plug in, press, pull the handle).

It's actually very simple. It is worth trying a couple of times and then everything is repeated "automatically".

Constructions

In addition to the option that is shown above (under the name "Tornado", "Excavator" or "Plowman"), there are several more options for the designs of the miracle shovel under different names.

Assembly drawing of the miracle shovel

Soil cultivator without front stop

This design also has working and support forks, but does not have a front stop. Therefore, it is less bulky, weighs a little less.But the front stop offers increased stability when working. And the drag weight is not that important.

The handle is attached to the working forks, the back stop is welded to the comb of the second forks. Both of these structures are movably connected to each other (even door hinges can be used).

Ripper miracle shovel for easy tillage

The photo shows one of the implementations, which is made on the basis of a corner and a round pipe. When working, they drive the pins into the ground by pressing on the crossbar, and not on the stop, as in most models.

Digger

The Digger version is essentially a wide forks with a stop for easier turning and a high, powerful handle.

Miracle shovel "Digger"

The peculiarity of this design is the stop and the adjustable handle. It is fixed with two bolts, matched to the height of the working person.

The emphasis is not stationary, but movable. It is fixed to the frame. When the pins are immersed in the ground, they press on it with their foot, then, without removing the leg, they turn it out by pressing the handle of the pitchfork from the ground.

Digger in action

Physical activity during work is not high, work is progressing quickly. But this miracle shovel will not work for hard and lumpy soils: it does not crush the soil. She, under her own weight, is pressed through the pitchfork. But this is possible only on loose soils. On clay or black soil, it is better to have a second comb with pins.

How to make a miracle digger, see the next video.

Easycop

This design of the miracle shovel is slightly different from the previous one. The stops in it are rounded, the handle is arched, but the basic structure is the same. Some drawback - there is no way to adjust the handle, but otherwise everything is the same - a movable stop and working forks.

Two options called "Legkokop". The simplest ripper for the garden, garden and cottage

It is difficult to say whether this variation is better or worse. It would be possible to evaluate only by comparing the work of both copies on the same site.

If you watch the next video, you will see that you can dig with such a miracle shovel not only loose soils, but also heavy ones. And the second thing you can pay attention to - after all, for such a soil it is better to have a second comb of pins, against which you can crush the inverted clods.

What and how to make

The designs, as you have seen, are different, but the set of materials will be about the same. Their number differs, but the section and characteristics remain unchanged.

You can use round or profiled pipe, metal rods or "parts" from the forks

Materials for making

They start mainly with making the frame. It is often made from a profiled pipe, the optimal section is 30 * 30 mm or so. In this case, the wall thickness is important - at least 3 mm. Some models used a corner. The shelf width is also about 30 mm, the metal thickness is at least 3 mm.

The handle can be made from the same profile pipe, you can use a round one. The wall thickness is also important. In principle, having made a retainer, you can use a wooden shovel holder. Some purchased models provide for the installation of a wooden holder.

Corner frame

The focus should be on the material used for the fork teeth. It should be good structural steel. Forks are made from a bar of at least 8 mm in diameter.

What do their craftsmen make of:

• Cut off from an ordinary pitchfork, welded onto a miracle shovel.
• Straighten the suspension springs.
• Car springs are cut into narrow strips.

If you can find a good bar - round, square or hex - it doesn't matter, it will be much easier for you. Not a bad option, by the way, with a pitchfork. But you have to take good ones, and that is not cheap. And one more thing: calculate the dimensions of the miracle shovel so that the working forks have 8 pins. Then you will need to buy two common pitchfork jokes.

If the design is chosen with two forks - working and persistent, you can put pieces of a suitable length of a metal bar on the persistent ones. The loads are not so high here, so there should be enough strength.The diameter of the bar is 10 mm, you can use ribbed reinforcement, which is used when reinforcing the foundation.

Dimensions

Most of the firms that produce miracle shovels have a range of sizes for this product. Our people are different in build and physical fitness. For men, you can make more massive models, and for women and older people - smaller and lighter. On average, the dimensions are:

• The width of the working part is from 45 cm to 60 cm. There is no need to do more: it will be difficult to dig and the productivity will only decrease, not increase.
• The length of the pins of the working forks is 220-300 mm.
• The distance between the pins is 70-80 mm.
• The length of the handle is by height, it is more convenient if it ends at the shoulder.
  

  The dimensions of the miracle shovel can be selected "for yourself" - it is important to work comfortably

All other dimensions are selected depending on the design and the material used.

Blueprints

Working pitchfork wonder shovel

Detailing stop and stop forks

Full front stop design

Version with single forks and support frame at the rear

Other digger sizes and the design of the stop

Light-digger with one-piece bent handle