All garden tools. Choosing a power tool for a summer residence

To work in the country and the garden always requires a lot of different tools. The quality of the cultivated land, the amount of the future harvest and the expended effort depend on the right tool.

Tools used in tillage

To use the tool for working in the country correctly, you need to know what it is intended for, because it will be difficult to dig up the ground, for example, with a shovel.

shovels

The most necessary tool in the country, of course, is a shovel.

Most often they use sapper, shovel and bayonet, and the latter can be with a rounded and rectangular bayonet.

Scoops are usually used when you need to collect something (for example, garbage or snow), load, mix or transfer. They look exactly the same as the scoop, only larger and with a long handle.

With a rounded bayonet shovel, they dig up solid earth, dig up a crop, and it can also cut small roots, due to the sharply ground end.

A rectangular bayonet shovel is used in the country for digging loose soil.

All types of bayonet shovel are flat and completely vertical, only on the upper part of the bayonet there are edges bent to one side - to support the foot while digging.

Shovels are usually made of steel, stainless steel and titanium. The latter are the best in quality, are light in weight and dirt practically does not stick to the surface, but they are not cheap.

Advice ! Do not purchase shovels made of aluminum, as they are fragile and will not last very long.

The handle of a shovel is most often made of wood. A Y-shaped handle can be added at the end so that you can better apply the effort to dig up hard soil. The main thing is that the stalk is processed with high quality, without protruding knots and splinters. It is not recommended to buy spades with handles painted with varnish or paint, as they will slip in your hands.

Another type of shovel is a drainage one. Already from the name it becomes clear that it is used to create trenches and clear debris. Her bayonet has an elongated shape with rounded edges and a rounded end.

Important ! When choosing a shovel, try it on yourself, it should be 10 cm lower than your shoulder.

A sapper shovel is used for digging holes or transplanting small plants.

Forks, choppers, flat cutters

A pitchfork is another most necessary tool for giving. Straight tine forks can be used to dig up hard ground, with long and curved forks to stack hay, and with short and curved tines to work with compost.

Pitchforks are often used to dig up vegetables, as there is less chance of cutting them, and they also remove loose debris.

Attention ! Buy solid metal villas and preferably carbon steel. The distance between the teeth should be the same, just like their length.

Among the important tools for giving and gardening is a chopper (hoe). It is used for removing weeds, hilling plants, loosening, breaking up lumps and creating furrows. The design of the chopper consists of a handle on which the tip is mounted at a right angle.

When buying a chopper, pay attention to the blade, it should be at least 2-3 mm thick.

A flat cutter is an amateur tool, someone other than him does not use any other tool for giving, but someone did not like it at all, especially the owners of very hard ground. It looks like a metal bracket attached to the handle.

It is very important to buy the original of this instrument, and not a fake, which absolutely nothing can be done.

Rake

Rakes in the country house and garden level the ground after digging, break up earthen clods, collect garbage.

Metal rakes are produced with straight and twisted teeth, as well as various grip widths. It will be more convenient to collect garbage with a rake with straight teeth, and loosen the ground with twisted teeth.

Fan rakes are used only for cleaning, for example, grass and foliage.

Secateurs, loppers, garden shears

What these tools for home and garden have in common is a sharp blade. All of them should leave behind a neat cut that does not harm the plant.

Loppers - a tool for cutting thick branches. It has both blades sharpened.

Secateurs are bypass and persistent. In the bypass one blade is notched, and the second is convex. This secateurs cut young branches. The persistent pruner has one blade, and the lower part is made in the form of a stop. It is used for cutting dry branches.

Pruning shears are a tool for trimming shrubs. They create masterpieces from bushes in the form of various balls, pyramids or other figures.

When choosing secateurs, pay attention to the manufacturer, as it is better to buy Finnish, Swedish or German tools.

Advice ! Try on the scissors on your hand to feel the handles, if they are pressed into the palm of your hand.

Saws, hacksaws, knives

A garden saw and a hacksaw will help you remove an old bush or tree. For any saw, the main requirement is a smooth cut. After sawing, there should not be bark or chips sticking out in different directions.

The saw cut is strongly influenced by the size of the teeth, the smaller they are, the smoother the cut will be.

The garden saw and hacksaw have a rounded end so as not to damage the tree while cutting a branch, and also tapers towards the end.

Important ! Constantly monitor and sharpen the saw teeth in time, otherwise you can damage the plant.

You should always keep a knife in your country house and be sure to be very sharp. They can, for example, harvest or clean a wound on a tree before treatment.

Cultivators

You can loosen the earth not only with a shovel, but also with a cultivator.

A manual cultivator consists of several rotating discs (usually made in the form of stars) attached to the handle, and a special knife for cutting the roots. They come in different widths.

You can purchase a gasoline or electric cultivator. They are available in various sizes and capacities. The lighter ones are used in small areas with soft soil, while the heavier ones can be used on hard soils, and many different attachments are attached to them.

Small and other tools

Be sure to have a set of small tools in the country. They will always be needed for working with seedlings and transplanting small plants.

You will also need the following tools:

Non-standard tools

Unusual tools for cultivating the land in the country include a light digger and a potato digger "Farmer".

The light cop is called a miracle tool for giving, as they can dig up the ground several times faster, while spending much less effort and without straining your back.

Outwardly, it looks like a wide pitchfork, but with a curved handle in order to lean with two hands at once. The handle is made from a hollow tube to lighten the weight of the tool.

There is also a special step (pressure bar) on which you will need to lean with your foot.

The light cop is 60 cm wide and 135 cm high.

The entire structure is powder coated for corrosion protection.

The tool for the garden and summer cottage "Farmer" replaces several types of equipment at once (fork, shovel, rake), and also facilitates the work, since you can dig without using your hands.

There are special adjustments on the instrument to change the destination.

Storage of garden tools

Any garden tool for home and garden must be properly stored, then it can last for many years.

Preparing an instrument for storage consists of several steps:

• cleaning from dirt, grass or other debris;
• drying (each part of the tool must be thoroughly dried, so the wooden parts will not rot, and the metal ones will not corrode);
• lubrication of metal tools with oil.

Hacksaws, secateurs, saws are best stored in cases. If there are petrol saws or cultivators, it is recommended to drain the fuel.

An important role is played by the way the tool is stored. It is desirable that each tool be suspended.

The storage area must be completely dry and dark.

garden organizers

In order not to waste time looking for the right tool, you need to make or buy special organizers and storage shelves.

The organizer board has long been used in the kitchen, in the office and for storing garden tools, it is also great. It has a lot of cells in which you can put a small tool. Thanks to its small design, it can be hung anywhere.

Wall garden organizers can have not only cells, but also shelves. There are also box organizers with more drawers.

In principle, most organizers can be made by hand.

So, for example, wooden pallets can be used to store large and long tools (shovels, forks). In order for the pallet not to fall, it is better to fix it to the wall.

Modern summer residents are jacks of all trades. Each owner of the site is constantly building something, remodeling, crafting. High-quality performance of any types of repair, construction or finishing works will provide reliable gardening tool.

There are many professional tools that specialized workshops of various profiles are equipped with. The home master does not need most of them, however, there is a certain minimum “gentleman's set”, with the help of which a man feels confident and protected.

1. screwdriver. An indispensable tool for reliable fastening of parts when assembling any products (garden furniture, arbors, flower arches, etc.). Using a screwdriver, you can easily hang flower pots or a picture, put up a wooden fence or sheathe the ceiling.

Works for both twisting and twisting. Additional convenience and mobility causes the accumulator.

2. Electric drill. A versatile tool that can be used for more than just drilling holes. With different attachments, the drill easily turns into:

The most savvy owners use a drill in the kitchen and at home.

It is best to purchase a drill with an impact mechanism - you can save on buying a hammer drill.

3.Bulgarian. Despite the name - an angle grinder, the grinder is used mainly for cutting metal. Brick, aerated concrete blocks or tiles are also cut using a special stone disc.

Its other purpose is cleaning, grinding and polishing surfaces. For this, various nozzles are used:

Bulgarians come with one handle or two (two-handed). Some models have special holes for rearranging the handles.

4. Electric saw. Unlike a chainsaw, this is not one gardening tool, and the whole group:

5.Welding inverter. Very often, bolted connections on the metal structures of a fence, garden arch, greenhouse or carport are not suitable for one reason or another. An alternative is a neat weld.

A professional welding machine requires special training, experience and skill, and even a beginner can work with an inverter.

How to choose the right power tool

Conventionally, all power tools are divided into household and professional. There is no clear difference between these terms, the main difference is not power and not appearance, but the duration of continuous operation. The service life depends on the material from which the working mechanisms are made. Visually, a professional tool differs from a household one:

• tighter fit of body parts;
• hard plastic;
• chuck design, which provides quick and easy replacement of working parts (drills, hacksaws, discs, nozzles).

When buying, it will be useful to make sure of the quality of the tool. To do this, do the following:

• turn on the device for at least 1-1.5 minutes;
• check all modes, paying special attention to the reverse run;
• listen to the engine noise for the absence of unnecessary sounds;
• make sure that there is no overheating of the case and the smell of burning wiring;
• check all accompanying documents (passport, instructions, warranty card);
• write down the address of the nearest service center.

For home use, it is not necessary to purchase a professional cottage tool. It is enough to choose high-quality devices designed for short-term work.

Construction and repair in a summer cottage are processes that require certain skills and the availability of a special tool. Therefore, it's time to choose a quality power tool for a summer residence, which will help you quickly and efficiently complete any job.

Using a modern electric tool in country work you can achieve excellent results. Today, such a tool replaces the classic one, as it is considered the most convenient and practical. Let's take a look at the list of essentials.

We will consider only the standard set and the most necessary country power tools, but without special details and the technical part, since it would be more correct to write an individual article for each individual unit.

Any work related to drilling can be carried out using a drill. Wherever we need a hole for a bolt or other type of fastening, we can use an electric drill to facilitate the work.

It is advisable to choose a belt sander, as it is almost universal, but if woodworking is of a permanent decorative nature, then you can think about a special set of equipment for working with material!

Power saw for country work

Using a power saw in the country today is not as popular as chainsaws, because it is not as practical as we would like. But an electric saw can have serious power and ensure an uninterrupted process at a short distance from the mains.

An electric saw is a reliable and high-quality tool, but if there is a gasoline competitor in the country, then it is not so needed. If you are faced with a choice, then it is necessary to consider not only all the pros and cons of these tools, but also your own requirements, while determining the purpose of the saw. Firewood, construction, repairs, a small private business in a summer cottage ... the choice depends on this.

Mounting hair dryer in summer cottage construction

Judging from the side of necessity, then this tool will lie more often than work. But if you need to remove a layer of paint, repair door slopes, restore a gazebo or even a change house that was painted earlier, you won’t find anything better than a hot air gun for these works.

A mounting hair dryer can be kept not only in the country, it can be a universal tool that runs between the cottage and the house. But we believe that it will really come in handy, especially when other methods do not help.

The mounting hair dryer is powered by the mains, this tool directs a stream of hot air to the surface, thereby warming up their coating and giving us the opportunity to remove varnish or paint from there with simple movements, using only a special scraper. Sandpaper, paint removers or homemade scrapers are simply out of work here.

Inverter for giving (welding machine)

There are many types of country work where we need welding. Laying the foundation with reinforcement, erecting a metal arch, working with the construction of a greenhouse - welding can help everywhere, replacing bolted joints with a neat seam.

A welding inverter is a rather expensive and capricious thing, and therefore we advise you to purchase such a power tool only if you have experience with it, and you also know for sure that the welding machine will not just stand idle.

Garden vacuum cleaners and blowers

Special equipment for private houses, cottages and country villas, which is not particularly appreciated by our hardworking summer residents. But if there is a large lawn in front of the house, and a serious orchard nearby, then raking the leaves with a standard tool is not so convenient.

The devices indicated by us are capable of quickly enough, with a strong jet of air, to blow off all the leaves and debris from a clearing, lawn or site in the direction you specify. And therefore, if there is a desire and a budget for the purchase of so many practical, but expensive toys, you can try it at work and at your own dacha. And will be very useful.

Electric pump - the necessary equipment

Electric pumps have always been needed for giving, and of different formats, power and purpose.

There are several types of pumps that help us with watering, pumping water, in the operation of a small decorative fountain or a standard one. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the option that will be the most universal. It is clear that it is not a pump from the pool, but this is also slightly different equipment, and therefore be sure to think about purchasing it, carefully evaluating the purpose and tasks.

Electric trimmers in the country

Trimmers are considered a very practical tool for mowing grass in the country. If you have a large summer cottage, the main part of which is reserved for a lawn or simply does not plant anything, an electric trimmer will help you cope with the task of ennobling.

With a trimmer, you can quickly trim the grass on the lawn, knock down weeds and grass outside the site, along the fence, and also mow weeds and young growth in the garden to make cleaning the leaves easier.

In addition to the power tools we have indicated, there is a huge range of special equipment and inventory on the market to facilitate a wide variety of tasks. These are laser levels, milling machines, impact and vibration machines, electric lawn mowers and construction vacuum cleaners, equipment for rapid heating and drying of premises, a circular saw, an industrial drill and a concrete mixer for summer cottages. But all these are tools and equipment of a narrow specialization, and therefore the need for it should be considered strictly individually.

How to choose a power tool for a summer residence

The acquisition of an expensive tool for working in the country is a serious undertaking, because it is a big responsibility. I really don’t want to choose a low-quality or inconvenient tool that will work poorly and inefficiently, and therefore you should resort to the advice of specialists if you have already decided on such a purchase:

• First, determine which tool you need. For repair, construction, care of a garden. Purpose and versatility make a lot of sense. As an example, we can cite a grinder as the most necessary tool for giving. With its help, it is possible to cut a strobe for communications in the wall of the house, and grind a rusty metal structure, and cut the reinforcement for the arch;
• Next, pay attention to such a parameter as power. Power is very important for the efficiency of a power tool, but here is also the consumption of electricity, where it is important for us not to overspend;
• Professional or non-professional tool? Here it is worth determining what exactly you need a screwdriver or electric saw for. If the activity is quite active, such as harvesting firewood for several weeks or working in sawmill mode, then a professional electric saw is needed. Also a screwdriver - low power for infrequent household work, as well as a professional tool if you have to use it in serious tasks;
• Everything you buy should be not only powerful and efficient in work, but also very convenient. Take the tool in your hands, feel the grip of your palm on the handle, try the weight and volume ... this is very important, because if the tool is heavy and it is inconvenient to hold it in your hands, you simply cannot work with it for a long time;
• Security!!! In addition to using personal protective equipment when performing various tasks, you should also work with a safe tool. There should not be any backlash or lack of protective covers here. Business is business, and safety is the main requirement!
• manufacturer and cost. The cost seriously depends on the above factors, but if we consider each manufacturer separately, then in the line of its presented products there are always more expensive and cheaper units, professional tools and for home use. It is difficult to judge by the names of the manufacturers, since each individual brand has several very serious brands, while the rest of the product simply corresponds to the name.

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