Miracle shovel mole and its use

What it is

When we work with a shovel, we take a lot of effort to stick it into the ground. Then, with tremendous tension, we turn out a clod of earth, straining our back and arm muscles, raise the earth, turn over the shovel, and throw this clod of earth. All this brings back pain, muscle fatigue. And then the earth, which was turned out with a shovel, needs to be broken, fluffed, that is, a second time to walk along the same area with a rake. It is very laborious, long and painful.

The Mole ripper was made to make the hardest part of gardening work easier: digging. Cultivation of the land begins with the preparation of the soil, first the earth is dug up, then it is loosened, only after that planting work can begin. From the time the plantings begin to grow and until late autumn, the gardener loosens the ground, fights weeds. So the craftsmen have created a miracle shovel, which digs up and loosens the earth at the same time. At the same time, he still gets weeds from the ground by the roots. Thus, one "Mole" replaces a bayonet shovel with a rake. Moreover, it facilitates the labor process itself, and significantly raises productivity.

It will not work to cultivate virgin soil with this miracle shovel, but if a tractor or walk-behind tractor has already passed through the site, then dig it up again, loosen it, remove the weeds - then the miracle-ripper "Mole" will be at its best. Do not use it on very stony ground: if the stones are large, the teeth can be broken. It will not be easier for them to work on solid ground than with an ordinary bayonet shovel, so it's not worth it either.

Device

At first glance, the shovel looks like a wide pitchfork with a small harrow. This miracle assistant is simple enough. It consists of a frame, two forks with five tines pointing towards each other. There is a footrest located above the frame and two counterweights. The counterweight is T-shaped at the back and a skid frame at the front. The pitchfork teeth are 23 cm long, and the width of the working surface of the "Mole" sold in stores is 35 cm, 42 cm or 55 cm. It is made of strong steel and weighs 4.5 kg. This weight is large enough to help the force of the foot to drive the sharp teeth into the ground, while at the same time the Mole does not need to be lifted and carried to another place during operation. While working, a person simply takes a step back, and the tool drags along the ground.

You can buy such an improved ripper shovel, or you can do it yourself. The only difficulty is that you will have to use welding, metal pipes and steel rods are not difficult to find. Self-fabrication ensures that the tool is made in accordance with the needs of the site and the wishes of the owner. You don't have to look for a model of the right weight, frame width and handle length. Some craftsmen even complicate the device of the ripper with articulated joints and the presence of two frames.

Video "The principle of operation of the device"

Principle of operation

This miracle cultivator works on the principle of a lever. Above the frame there is a footrest, when pressed, the pointed teeth easily dig into the ground. Then the movement of the hands down makes the ground rise, it is broken by the oncoming non-sharpened teeth and the frame.The raised ground is loosened and the weeds are turned upward without cutting, because the frame is not sharp. The weed is uprooted and even shakes off the ground in the process. It only remains to pick it up.
A person working with a miracle shovel applies force by pressing his foot on the frame, and then presses the handle with his hands and the lever is triggered by the movement of the arms and the weight of the body. It is very convenient that the force is applied downwards and not upwards, which is why the lower back gets tired much less than when working with a bayonet shovel and rake.

Digging up the soil with this shovel, the summer resident does not turn the fertile layer upside down, but it loosens it. With such gentle processing, the depletion of the fertile soil layer does not occur. This is what the proponents of organic farming are talking about.

Advantages

Working with the Mole ripper does not load the back, gardeners talk about this first of all. The person presses on the handle with much less force than when working with a bayonet shovel.

This miracle shovel allows you to work much faster, so in one hour of work, you can loosen 2, or even 3 ares. With this work, all weeds will rise to the surface, they are uprooted, rather than cut, which is more likely to get rid of them. The width of the working plane of the "Mole" is greater than that of the shovel, this largely explains the speed of work: one row passed by the "Mole" is much wider than that of an ordinary shovel. But this also narrows its use, it is very convenient to prepare a site for planting potatoes, but it is better to leave a narrow strip with close boundaries to other tools.

The miracle tool loosens the soil just to the required depth, up to 25 cm. But they will not be able to work in the greenhouse and in areas with rigid boundaries. The ripper allows you to work without overloading your back, avoiding fatigue and back pain. It will turn the earth that has caked during the winter into a light fluffy soil, ready for planting quickly and without loss of well-being of the summer resident.

Garden Ripper Video

What is a mole shovel? If you would like to know how to work with this type of garden tool, do not miss the following video.