Motoblock "Mole": photo, specifications, instructions, reviews

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

In order to facilitate their work in the suburban area, many summer residents buy walk-behind tractors. With the help of this technique, you can quickly plow the ground, plant and dig up potatoes, and clear the yard of snow in winter. There are many brands of such equipment, both domestic and foreign. For example, you can purchase a Mole walk-behind tractor for your suburban area.

A bit of history

This equipment is produced in Russia by two enterprises - one in Moscow and one operating in the city of Omsk. Initially, the Krot units were designed exclusively as cultivators. That is, they were used as single-purpose machines. Today, this technique can rightfully be considered universal. Mole cultivators can be aggregated with almost any type of modern attachments.

What can be used for

The following types of work are performed by summer residents using such equipment on the site:

• hilling beds andallotments;
• weeding;
• mowing;
• digging up potatoes.

Also, with the help of Krot motoblocks in the country, you can transport various kinds of small loads and pump water. The main purpose of this technique, of course, is plowing the land for planting garden crops. Due to their versatility, these units can no longer be attributed to the class of motor cultivators, but to motor blocks. Used with this technique in suburban areas such attachments, for example, as:

• lug wheels;
• mowers;
• carts;
• diggers, etc.

Lineup

The first such cultivator was released in 1983. This unit was called "Mole MK-1". Today, a very large number of models and modifications of walk-behind tractors of this brand are supplied to the market. At the same time, they are all divided into two main types - with gasoline engines and diesel engines. The most popular models of the units of the first group are Krot 2 and MK 1A. Diesel equipment of this brand is also used quite often for processing suburban areas. The most popular model of this type is the Mole WG in modifications 351, 352 and 353. Reviews of the units of this brand of both varieties from consumers deserve simply excellent.

Motoblocks "Mole": instruction manual

Before using units of this brand, like any other, a run-in must be carried out without fail. Continue this process for "Moles",according to the instructions from the manufacturer, it should be about 8 hours. At the beginning and at the end of the break-in, it is supposed to check the level of working fluids. If necessary, petrol and oil should be topped up. Otherwise, the purchased equipment will not serve for too long.

When operating these units, owners of suburban areas, among other things, must also comply with the following requirements:

• transport motoblocks "Mole" relies only in a vertical position;
• if the space between the gearbox housing and the cutters becomes clogged with stones, grass, etc., work using the unit should be stopped until it is completely cleaned;
• if the soil in the area contains too many small stones and roots, it is recommended to work it at a reduced speed of rotation of the knives.

Technical characteristics of the Mole MK 1A model

This unit weighs 48 kg. It is equipped with a two-stroke engine with a capacity of 2.6 liters. With. Motor "Mole MK 1A" is started manually. This walk-behind tractor works the soil to a width of 60 cm and a depth of 25 cm.

At the moment, two modifications of this technique are supplied to the market: 01 and 02. They differ only in the number of speeds. Model 01 can only move forward. Unit 02 has reverse speed. The technical characteristics of the Mole MK 1A walk-behind tractors are as follows:

• dimensions - 130 x 106 x 81 cm;
• productivity - 150-200 m2/h;
• fuel tank capacity - 1.8 l.

Krot-2: specifications

These models are equipped with a four-stroke engine with a capacity of 6.5 liters. With. Models "Krot-2" weigh 68 kg. They have both forward and reverse speed. The technical characteristics of the Krot motoblocks of this group are as follows:

• engine size - 169 cm3;
• tank volume - 3.6 l;
• tillage width - 60-100cm;
• plowing depth - 25 cm;
• dimensions - 130 x 55 x 110 cm.

"Mole" with a diesel engine

These units, unlike gasoline ones, can be used for processing, including virgin lands. The model of the Krot 352 diesel walk-behind tractor differs from the 351 only in the presence of an electric starter. The technical characteristics of these two units are as follows:

• engine power - 6 HP. p.;
• tank capacity - 3.5L;
• engine size - 296 cm3;
• width/depth of tillage - 120/30 cm;
• speeds - 2 forward/1 reverse;
• weight - 138 kg;
• wheel diameter - 10 inches.

Modification of diesel "Moles" under the number 353 has the following characteristics:

• engine power - 9 HP. p.;
• tank capacity - 3.6L;
• weight - 126 kg.

The rest of the performance of this model is the same as for units 351 and 352.

Gasoline walk-behind tractors "Mole": reviews of summer residents

The owners of suburban areas have a very good opinion about the equipment of this brand. The advantages of gasoline motor cultivators "Krot" summer residents include:

• fuel economy;
• compact size;
• mobility;
• reliability and long service life.

These motoblocks loosen the earth, according to the owners of suburban areas, even better than plows. At the same time, they are well crushed and various kinds of weeds. And this, in turn, greatly facilitates the subsequent care of plantings.

The main disadvantage of the Krot gasoline walk-behind tractors is considered by summer residents to be not too much engine power. These units are suitable, according to most owners of suburban areas, only for plowing small allotments with fairly soft ground. The disadvantages of such models, many summer residents also include the fact that their starter breaks quite often.

Reviews about diesel Moles

Units of this group are less popular among summer residents than gasoline ones. But some owners of suburban allotments also buy such Mole walk-behind tractors. A photo of the unit of this variety is presented above. The advantages of diesel motor cultivators of this brand are primarily attributed by summer residents:

• ease of use;
• high qualitytillage;
• presence of reverse speed.

The disadvantage of diesel "Moles" is considered to be not very convenient design of the gas lever. Also, summer residents also attribute a rather high cost to the disadvantages of units of this type.