How to make a beet grater with your own hands

Making a feed cutter from a gas cylinder or bucket

A feed chopper is an indispensable device in the household. With its help, you can quickly grind raw materials intended for the preparation of feed mixtures for livestock and poultry. Shredded feed is digested much faster, which allows the household to grow faster.

Sometimes the cost of a device with which livestock and poultry can be provided with high-quality chopped feed is beyond the reach of the farmer. But, an analogue can be made at home from scrap material. For example, a feed chopper can be made from a gas cylinder or bucket.

A do-it-yourself grass cutter or feed cutter is made from half a gas cylinder, which can be replaced with a durable bucket. To begin with, you need to make two parts from the balloon. You will need to cut off the bottom of one of them, and then make cuts along the entire surface. They should be staggered, approximately 10 millimeters wide. In order to give the slots the required shape, you need a punch, with the help of which the lower part of the slots remains flat, and the upper part acquires a rounded shape. With this, the homemade feed chopper will have the appropriate notch.

Both edges of the gas cylinder should be decorated with steel strips, for fastening which rivets are ideal. In order to be able to stretch steel rods into a homemade feed chopper, which can be made from a gas cylinder, two more strips with a hole with a diameter of 10 millimeters must be added to the existing strips. To securely fix the strips, it is recommended to weld them.

Having completed these manipulations, you can proceed to working with the handles. To do this they will need to be bent. On the part that remains flat, you need to place a housing with bearings. The final stage of manufacturing a feed cutter from a gas cylinder is the construction of a stand. It is recommended to make it from wood. A wooden table is suitable as a stand, on which you will need to install a homemade structure from a gas cylinder. It is necessary to place a box on the table in which the raw materials for grinding will be placed. A container for crushed raw materials is installed at the bottom of the feed cutter. This could be the second part of the gas cylinder.

How to make a feed cutter, vegetable cutter or livestock feed chopper with your own hands

A feed cutter is a simple and very convenient unit, which is indispensable for anyone who has a large number of livestock and poultry.

Designed for grinding various vegetables, herbs and grains, the unit can be not only factory-produced, but also made independently.

At the same time, a do-it-yourself feed cutter may not be inferior to purchased analogues in terms of reliability and performance. It can be made quite simply and quickly from almost any available materials.

Design and principle of operation

The main components of a homemade feed cutter are:

Receiving tray, or hopper , is a structural element located above the working chamber (to the side of it) and used for storing crushed feed raw materials (grass, vegetables, fruits, grain).
A working chamber with a knife rotating inside it - in this part of the feed cutter, raw materials are crushed with the sharp edges of moving knives.
The power unit (motor) is designed to give the chopper knife a high rotation speed. It most often uses an electric motor from an electrical appliance (washing machine, juicer).
The outlet pipe, or tray for crushed feed, is located, as a rule, in the lower part of the working chamber and serves to divert the result of the feed chopper into a container placed under it.

However, in some cases, due to the lack of materials and the need for quick manufacturing, this design is simplified, as a result of which the raw materials are placed directly into the working chamber and the crushed feed is subsequently poured out of it.

Drill grass cutter

A simple, but quite productive homemade grass cutter can be made from an electric tool such as a drill as follows:

A hole with a diameter of 12 mm is made in the middle of the seat of a simple wooden stool.
A UPC 201 bearing assembly is attached to the narrow wooden end of a 20x40 mm wooden block.
The block, together with the bearing assembly, is attached to the back of the stool seat. In this case, the inner hole of the bearing and the similar one drilled in the seat of the stool must completely coincide (be coaxial).
A galvanized 12-liter bucket with a 12 mm hole drilled in the center of its bottom is secured to the stool using short self-tapping screws.
The shaft for the grass cutter knife is made from a durable rod with a diameter of 12 mm. To do this, an M12 thread is cut at one end of it, after which. By pushing it with the other end through the holes in the bottom of the bucket and the seat of the stool, it is pressed into the bearing. In this case, the length of the threaded rod protruding inside the bucket should be no more than 10-15 mm. The length of the lower end is selected taking into account the size of the drill used: it should be such that when the shaft is clamped in the chuck of a vertically installed tool, it rests on the floor and is stable.
A diamond-shaped knife 10-180 mm long and 35-40 mm wide is cut from durable tool steel.
The narrow ends and ends of the knife are sharpened on one side.
The knife is installed on the working shaft and secured with a nut.

A simple drill with a power of 850-1000 W is used as a drive for such a grass cutter. The chopped grass is loaded in small portions when the drive is turned on, and the container must be closed with a lid.

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After the working chamber of the grass cutter is filled with chopped food, tilt the stool with the bucket and pour it into a larger container.

Important! If there is no metal bucket available, under no circumstances should it be replaced with a plastic one - such a seemingly profitable and simple way out of the current situation can lead to disastrous consequences in the future. The fact is that if the knife is destroyed, this material will not be able to protect a person nearby from metal fragments flying at high speed.

Homemade apple, potato, tomato crusher

Homemade crusher

The technology for assembling a homemade crusher for vegetables and fruits used as food consists of the following steps:

Making a working chamber - any old boiler will do for this. A hole is made in the center of its bottom, and a rectangular window is cut on the side, to which a small box is welded.
A disk with a diameter 15-20 mm smaller than that of the bottom of the working chamber is cut out of metal 3 mm thick.
A hole is made in the center of the cut out disk.
Stepping back 20-30 mm from the central hole and the edges of the disk, 4 oval-shaped slits are made on the disk for knives. The angle between two adjacent slots should be 900.
According to the size of the slots, 4 blanks are made from a 30x30 mm corner. In the outer plane of one of the corner shelves, 2 oblong adjustment holes are drilled. The distance between them is measured and recorded.
Blanks from the corners with the ends of the shelves are welded to the side of the oblong slots. In this case, the adjustment holes should be located on the outer plane of the shelf that faces directly to the slot.
To drain the crushed feed from the tank into the receiving tray, two rubber elastic strips are also attached to the lower surface of the disk.
4 knives with one-sided sharpening are made from rapid cloth. After releasing them on the fire, 2 holes are drilled into them. In this case, the distance between them is equal to the same value between the adjustment holes on the corners.
A frame with legs is welded from the corner.
The tank is welded to the frame.
Next to the tank, an engine with a power of 500-700 W is attached to the frame using 2-3 bolts. Before installing it on the frame, a seam (driven) is attached to the motor shaft.
A shaft for a disk with knives is made from a strong rod. A thread is cut at one end, and a groove for a keyed joint is cut at the other.
The disk with knives is installed on the shaft.
The shaft is inserted into a hole in the bottom of the tank.
A second pulley (drive) is attached to the end of the shaft.
The pulleys are connected by a belt.
A button to turn the engine on/off is mounted at the end of the stand.
The motor is connected to the button and to the electrical network.
To eliminate the need for human participation in the process of grinding raw materials placed in the device, a special stop-bar is attached to the inner wall of its tank, resting against which, the raw materials will be crushed faster by the disc knives.
To prevent electric shock, the frame of the feed cutter is grounded.

Using such a device, you can chop not only tomatoes, but even harder and denser apples and watermelons.

Feed cutter from a gas cylinder

Making a powerful and compact feed cutter from an old gas cylinder is as follows:

All the gas is drained from the old cylinder.
Using a hacksaw for metal, cut off the top of the cylinder.
From a thick-walled pipe with a diameter of 50-60 cm, reinforcement number 12 (diameter 12 mm) and corners, a frame with 3 legs and 6 reinforcements connecting the frame in the upper and lower parts is welded.
A 3-phase motor with a power of 2-2.5 kW is placed on the frame so that its shaft faces upward.
A hole is drilled in the center of the bottom of the container, a window and a tray on the side for ready-made crushed food.
In a similar way, as in the case of a vegetable crusher, a disk with 2 knives is made.
The disk is connected to the motor shaft using a rod of the required length.
The motor is connected to the network via a starter.
A bolt is welded to one of the lower frame reinforcements to connect the unit to the ground loop.

This feed chopper, unlike those described above, has a very high engine power, which directly affects how much electricity it will consume. However, since its operating time, even when the tank is fully loaded, does not exceed 5-7 minutes, the electricity consumption will not be too large.

Washing machine feed chopper

The design of such a homemade device consists of:

Tank from an activator-type washing machine (with vertical loading, without a rotating drum).
A two-blade sharp chopper knife mounted on the activator shaft instead of a disk for mixing water.
A tray for crushed feed, which is a continuation of the extended drain hole of the tank, with a pipe with a diameter of 50-60 mm inserted into it.
Square frame on 4 legs.
A motor connected to the chopper shaft using a V-belt drive (two pulleys and a belt).
Engine start buttons.
Cable for connecting the feed chopper to the network.

To ensure that the raw materials crushed in such a feed cutter do not fly out of the tank during operation of the unit, it is covered with a lid.

Advantages of DIY feed choppers

The main advantages of homemade feed choppers are:

Cheap and relatively easy to manufacture. A do-it-yourself feed chopper will cost 3-5 times less than its factory counterpart, allowing you to save from 4,000 to 7,000 rubles.
High performance. Such units can grind up to 100-150 kg of raw materials per hour.
Ease of repair and improvement. A homemade feed chopper can be very easily improved.
High-quality grinding of the supplied feed . The high rotation speed of sharp knives allows the units to sufficiently and uniformly grind all the raw materials placed in them.

The main disadvantage of such units is their noise - the knives rotating at a speed of at least a thousand revolutions per minute, chopping the food, make a very loud noise.

Conclusion

A homemade feed cutter is a convenient and practical device that has earned not a single positive review among the craftsmen who made and used them.

Distinguished by high productivity and high-quality grinding of the raw materials put into it, its cost is several times lower than purchased analogues, which will allow you to keep a household (chickens, rabbits, geese) without extra costs.

Grain crusher, feed cutter and grass cutter in one device

A grain crusher, feed cutter and grass cutter in one device is a fairly multifunctional device that allows you to process a wide variety of raw materials. The design of such a device allows you to grind grain, corn, barley, as well as chop grass, root crops and vegetables.

Depending on what kind of raw material is crushed, the performance indicator will be different. As a rule, chopping the grass takes longer, so the productivity will be slightly lower.

It has been scientifically proven that crushed feed is better absorbed in the body of animals, significantly increasing their productivity.

Grinder feed cutter

A feed chopper and grass cutter can be made at home from a grinder. This is quite simple to do, having a clear example in the form of devils, which can be different. As an example, consider the following drawing.

A feed cutter from a grinder involves the use of a bucket made of stainless steel, in which it is necessary to make holes with a diameter of 15 millimeters. The bottom of the bucket will also have a hole, the diameter of which is 1 centimeter. At the next stage, the grass cutter and feed grinder from the grinder will be equipped with a frame. It can be made using welding and metal corners. The flange and seals are necessary in order to securely fasten the bucket and frame. Thus, an electric grass cutter and feed chopper acquires a moving part - a drum, which is the main element of a home-made design.

The future electric grass cutter and feed chopper must be equipped with a hopper into which raw materials are placed for processing. You can make it from a bucket, from which you will need to remove the bottom. The operation of the electric feed chopper comes from a grinder, which is secured using bolts to a flange located at the rear of the structure. An electric grinder and feed chopper can work with different productivity, which depends on the speed of the grinder.

Corn husker from grass cutter

Alex Nk decided, based on a grass cutter, to make a mechanism for shelling corn. The result is a two-in-one unit. To make a homemade product you need:

Cut a disk out of metal.

Drill holes in it for M6 bolts.

Rework the base so that the outlet is at the bottom. This is how the grass is chopped finer, and the corn is not chopped.

The disk was screwed to the flange.

The tank has been redone. A “reflector” was attached to it to throw the corn “cobs” into the bucket.

Grass cutter-corn sheller assembled.

Places for storing fasteners.

To prevent the grass from wrapping around the motor shaft, the user installed a protection ring.

I found experimentally that the optimal option for chopping grass is two knives. Four knives turn the grass into mush. I also threshed apples for the poultry. One bucket of apples is crushed in 4-5 minutes. The result is a grass cutter-vegetable cutter-fruit cutter.

Feed cutter from a washing machine

If previous options for making homemade devices for grinding feed for pets and poultry could be made without drawings, then a grass cutter or feed cutter made from a washing machine cannot do without them. An example of what a drawing could look like is the following image:

A grass cutter, a do-it-yourself feed cutter, made from a washing machine, involves the use of a motor and a tank. The initial stage of work consists of making an opening in the back wall of the washing machine tub into which the motor shaft can be easily placed. The mounting bolts provide 4 holes, which will need to be made along the edges. Next, you need to decide on a place to make a hole through which the crushed raw materials will flow into the receiving hopper.

The grinding device should be bolted to the motor shaft. This device will work with greater productivity if it is prudently equipped with two knives. It is recommended to install one of the knives at the bottom of the structure. Its job is to lift the placed raw materials, as well as to move the already crushed material into the hopper. The purpose of the second knife is to directly chop the feed and grass.

As a support, you must use a metal structure resembling a stool. You will need to attach the finished structure to it using bolts. For economical grinding of raw materials, the grass cutter can be equipped with a lid that prevents waste of raw materials. But there must be a hole in it through which raw materials will flow for processing.

Homemade apple, potato, tomato crusher

Homemade crusher
The technology for assembling a homemade crusher for vegetables and fruits used as food consists of the following steps:

Making a working chamber - any old boiler will do for this. A hole is made in the center of its bottom, and a rectangular window is cut on the side, to which a small box is welded.
A disk with a diameter 15-20 mm smaller than that of the bottom of the working chamber is cut out of metal 3 mm thick.
A hole is made in the center of the cut out disk.
Stepping back 20-30 mm from the central hole and the edges of the disk, 4 oval-shaped slits are made on the disk for knives. The angle between two adjacent slots should be 900.
According to the size of the slots, 4 blanks are made from a 30x30 mm corner. In the outer plane of one of the corner shelves, 2 oblong adjustment holes are drilled. The distance between them is measured and recorded.
Blanks from the corners with the ends of the shelves are welded to the side of the oblong slots. In this case, the adjustment holes should be located on the outer plane of the shelf that faces directly to the slot.
To drain the crushed feed from the tank into the receiving tray, two rubber elastic strips are also attached to the lower surface of the disk.
4 knives with one-sided sharpening are made from rapid cloth. After releasing them on the fire, 2 holes are drilled into them. In this case, the distance between them is equal to the same value between the adjustment holes on the corners.
A frame with legs is welded from the corner.
The tank is welded to the frame.
Next to the tank, an engine with a power of 500-700 W is attached to the frame using 2-3 bolts. Before installing it on the frame, a seam (driven) is attached to the motor shaft.
A shaft for a disk with knives is made from a strong rod. A thread is cut at one end, and a groove for a keyed joint is cut at the other.
The disk with knives is installed on the shaft.
The shaft is inserted into a hole in the bottom of the tank.
A second pulley (drive) is attached to the end of the shaft.
The pulleys are connected by a belt.
A button to turn the engine on/off is mounted at the end of the stand.
The motor is connected to the button and to the electrical network.
To eliminate the need for human participation in the process of grinding raw materials placed in the device, a special stop-bar is attached to the inner wall of its tank, resting against which, the raw materials will be crushed faster by the disc knives.
To prevent electric shock, the frame of the feed cutter is grounded.

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Using such a device, you can chop not only tomatoes, but even harder and denser apples and watermelons.

Homemade feed chopper

Making a feed cutter with your own hands is not difficult, but to do this you need to have all the necessary materials and tools, as well as drawings and a little experience working with metal. A homemade feed cutter will last a long time, and its power will not be inferior to store-bought counterparts. Another plus is that a do-it-yourself feed cutter made from scrap material will be much cheaper than a purchased one. The advantages of feed cutters also include:

Compactness,
Simplicity and ease of use.

People often ask on forums: how to make a small and practical feed cutter with your own hands, and what is needed for this. The simplest option is a feed cutter made from a grater. It is made from a sheet of iron, in which holes are drilled, the edges are bent, and the sheet itself is then inserted into a wooden frame. Such a homemade feed chopper can be made in a few minutes, but its productivity will be quite low.

A more complex version of the feed cutter is from a washing machine or from a gas cylinder.

Feed cutter grater

The most common method of processing raw materials in the household is a feed cutter from a grater. A homemade feed cutter of this kind allows you to produce ready-made feed for a small household. Making a structure with your own hands is not difficult; drawings may not be needed at all.

Some basic elements for making the case:

Stainless steel sheet, a 30x50 piece will do.
Plate connecting elements.
The lever with which the rotation will occur.
Table top for mounting.

Making a manual feed cutter with your own hands is quite easy; you need to follow the correct sequence of steps. The lid holes are cut to the required diameter for high-quality cutting. The manufacturing process will not take much time if you have the accompanying materials and tools.

Feed cutter from a gas cylinder

A homemade feed cutter from a gas cylinder is quite simple and versatile. In order to make it, you need to cut the cylinder into two parts and drill a hole in the bottom. Small through grooves, no more than a centimeter wide, are cut across the entire surface of the cylinder. It is best to arrange them in the form of a chessboard. The bottom of the notch should be smooth and straight, and the top should be arch-shaped. For this it is more convenient to use a punch. You can make the holes round, but then they will be less effective.

An axle and a flange are attached to the bottom of the cylinder. The axle is necessary for installing the housing, and is secured with bearings and seals. A metal or wooden box is used to load raw materials.

A strong base for the feed cutter is welded from a metal corner. A cylinder is installed horizontally on it, and on top of it is a hopper for loading root crops or vegetables. The lower part of the hopper should be tightly adjacent to the cylinder, for which it is made oval. For greater strength, you can weld two metal ribs to the hopper and the cylinder.

This homemade cylinder feed cutter does not have an engine - the device works on the principle of a manual meat grinder. A handle is screwed to the cylinder axis, the rotation of which ensures grain grinding. To make the machine work more efficiently, you can make a wooden pusher. Its role is to push raw materials through the recesses in the cylinder.

Washing machine feed chopper

A more complex version of a homemade device is a feed cutter from a washing machine. Before starting production, you need to familiarize yourself with the drawings and diagrams. They will help you understand the features of fastening elements and working units. The frame and motor from an old washing machine are used for manufacturing.

A cutout is made in the rear of the housing, sufficient to accommodate the shaft from the motor. Cutting discs or knives are attached to the shaft using the most common bolts. For greater productivity, it is recommended to install two knives: one is attached at the bottom, the second at the top. The role of the lower knife is to advance raw materials into the output hopper and lift unprocessed root crops. The top knife is the main chopper.

Do-it-yourself grass cutter driven by an angle grinder

I have birch trees growing in my dacha. Leaves are falling from the trees. We have to clean it up, burn it, and fill up the compost pit. The foliage takes a long time to rot. I decided to chop it up. For this you need a grass cutter. I looked at what they were making on the Internet. I turned on my brain and this is what I came up with.

Do you like an inexpensive option for a garden shredder? Read the article further and find out how to make a homemade product from an angle grinder and a metal tank. Tok2Z acted like this:

He thought about how to twist the chopper blades. The choice is small - install a motor from a washing machine, or buy an electric motor. According to the user, the motor from the washing machine is weak, and I didn’t want to purchase a three-phase unit and convert it to one phase.
Tok2Z bought on the market, for 2 thousand rubles, an old grinder with a power of 2 kW and blades from a lawn mower for 700 rubles. I ordered an adapter sleeve from a turner, spending another 500 rubles.
I welded the frame and placed a galvanized water tank on it. I assembled the structure and turned on the grass cutter.

The turnover is crazy. I threw a shovelful of leaves into the tank, and they blew away! I checked where the flow was going. Air goes up from the edge of the tank and is sucked in in the middle. I cut out a galvanized ring and installed it in the center of the tank. Threw the leaves. The knives crushed it just right, and it flew into the lower pipe.

To grind the grass into a very fine fraction, the user installed a corner in front of the “exhaust” pipe.

The grass cutter shreds the leaves directly into the compost bin.

Compare: a pile of leaves.

The grass cutter threshes everything - grass, leaves. Sometimes, along with the foliage, a wire comes across. Pebbles. Pieces of metal. The crusher crushes the stones. No iron. You have to turn it off, look for trash and throw it away. The noise is terrible. One of the disadvantages is the thin walls of the tank. It breaks through. I will redo it. I will make a tank from a sheet of iron 1-2 mm thick.

Work technology

In order to make a feed cutter, you need to prepare a bucket with a volume of approximately 8 liters. You will need to knock off the bow and cut out the bottom using a chisel. Slots should be made in it, the width of which should not exceed 1 centimeter; this figure will depend on the size of the product expected to be obtained at the output. The holes need to be arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Using a punch, you can bend these slots so that their lower part is flat, while the upper part is rounded. This will be the notch for cutting vegetables.

Feed cutter-grater

The simplest version of a feed cutter that you can make with your own hands is an ordinary grater. It should be clarified that this product is suitable only for small households.

In order to make this design, you don’t even need drawings.

We take a stainless steel sheet, the approximate size is height 50 and width 30 centimeters. We use a punch to make holes using the same principle as in a regular grater, which is found in any kitchen.

The top of each hole must be bent. For greater convenience, the design must be supplemented with a wooden frame. The manual feed cutter is ready for use. The entire manufacturing process will take you no more than an hour, but the benefits when feeding animals will be very noticeable.

Recommendations for carrying out work

When making a feed cutter with your own hands, the bucket will need to be surrounded at both ends with metal strips, which should be secured with rivets. One strip at a time should be attached to these strips by welding, each of which should have holes. Their diameter should be 10 millimeters; they are needed in order to pull metal rods through them. It will be necessary to go around the edges of the bucket, which will strengthen the structure.

If you are making a feed cutter with your own hands, then at the next stage you need to bend the handles and put the bearing housing on their straight ends.

Drill grass cutter

A simple, but quite productive homemade grass cutter can be made from an electric tool such as a drill as follows:

After the working chamber of the grass cutter is filled with chopped food, tilt the stool with the bucket and pour it into a larger container.

Important! If there is no metal bucket available, under no circumstances should it be replaced with a plastic one - such a seemingly profitable and simple way out of the current situation can lead to disastrous consequences in the future. The fact is that if the knife is destroyed, this material will not be able to protect a person nearby from metal fragments flying at high speed.

Final works

At the last stage, you will need to make a wooden stand, at which point you can consider that the feed cutter is ready. This element can be an oversized table, the front part of which needs to be strengthened 5 cm lower than the back part, this is necessary so that the food falls out more easily after grinding. You need to put a box on the table, which will be useful for putting vegetables in it, while under the feed cutter you should install a tray and a trough, which will need to be brought to some kind of dishes.

By rotating the handle, you will operate the feed cutter in the box, while the cuttings will accumulate in the central part of the bucket. Due to the fact that it has the shape of a cone, the food will go into the front part, and then into the tray. At the last stage, the food can be transferred to the placed dishes. When making a feed cutter with your own hands, you need to make sure that the walls of the box are installed at an angle of 35 degrees relative to the middle part of the bucket. If, when cutting vegetables, the bucket is clamped, it will be quite difficult to turn it. In this case, it will be necessary to increase the angle of inclination of the box, whereas if the root crops are poorly cut, then, on the contrary, it will need to be reduced.

How to make a beet grater with your own hands - Special equipment

Large farms use all kinds of grinders to prepare feed mixtures based on grass crops. Typically, these grinders are very powerful and are designed to grind large quantities of feed.

For a subsidiary farm where the livestock is small, the use of industrial grinders is not advisable. Of course, the industry also produces these small-capacity units, which are just suitable for preparing feed in small quantities.

But their cost is sometimes very high, so many farm owners often make shredders with their own hands.

First, let's talk about what shredders are and what they are intended for. Grinders are mechanical devices designed to break feed into small particles, which are easier for young animals to absorb and less likely to stretch and trample.

Homemade shredders have a number of advantages. Firstly, many of the components are readily available, so the cost of manufacturing them will be low.

Secondly, you can make choppers for preparing certain types of feed.

Thirdly, having such a chopper, it is possible to prepare fresh feed every day, which ensures that it is more readily absorbed by young and adult animals.

As stated, you can make this device with your own hands for certain types of feed. Therefore, we will consider the simple designs of three choppers that process different feeds.

An alternative option for manufacturing a feed cutter

A homemade feed cutter can be made using an electric motor. To carry out the work, you need to prepare a large steel tank, which can be homemade or purchased. If you plan to make such a structure yourself, then you will need to find a sheet of galvanized steel, the thickness of which is 1 millimeter. The height of the workpiece can be 350-600 millimeters. Due to the fact that the material is quite thin, the rigidity of the structures should be increased by flanging the edges of the barrel using a rubber tube, which acts as an edging.

If you are making a feed cutter with your own hands, you should consider the drawings very carefully before starting work. In the lower part of the body, you need to weld or install with screws a metal bottom, which is made of steel, the thickness of which is 5 mm. You first need to make a hole to install the electric motor shaft and fix the stand. It is preferable to use a single-phase electric motor; it can be borrowed from an old washing machine.

Device

Despite the fact that the feed cutter is a rather noisy unit, this option is inexpensive and easy to operate. Such a device has high efficiency and is always open to improvement.

Every cattle breeder can assemble a feed chopper manually. To do this, you need to have a metal bucket, an old washing machine or a grinder in your arsenal. You also need to purchase a steel pipe with a diameter of approximately 35 cm. If necessary, the design is complemented by an electric motor, the capabilities of which will be at least 3000 rpm.

The main advantage of a homemade feed cutter is that it can always be adjusted to your specific needs. There are many drawings on the Internet that can be used to build a device with such functionality from scrap materials.

Its basic part is a tank with specially made holes, the main function of which is grinding during rotation. A grinder or a motor from an old washing machine can serve as a torque element. The knives in the feed cutter are mounted in a cross (to increase productivity) and attached to an iron disk at the bottom of the device. In general, the feed cutter device has something in common with a juicer without a separator.

A special feed supply structure is installed on the front side. The front cover of the housing is loaded with material for grinding, and the back serves as access to the knives.

The unit itself is installed on any support, secured with studs or metal corners. The drum is welded to the corners like the engine itself.

The grinding process is such that the electric motor is first started and the feed material is manually loaded into the designated receptacle. The knives grind the mass to the required consistency, after which it is sent to the outlet.

As a result, the main elements in the design of any feed cutter can be called:

working chamber with knife;
receiving tray;
motor;
container for ready-made food.

Recommendations from a specialist in the manufacture of feed cutters

If you do the feed cutting with your own hands from a washing machine, then a hole for the finished feed to come out can be cut in the place where the bottom and side wall meet. On the hinges below you need to strengthen the tray, which will look like a box. In order for the structure to be stable, it must be equipped with four inclined legs, which are made using metal pipes. They need to be welded to the bottom of the tank and the support slide, which can be made from blanks cut from pipes.

Advantages of homemade shredders

Industrially manufactured grass cutters are universal devices that allow you to chop grass, branches, vegetables, root vegetables, grind various grains into flour, and even chop firewood. The only drawback of such units is their rather high cost, which is beyond the means of most gardeners. But by making a garden (electric) shredder from simple components with your own hands, you can automate the production of silage and at the same time significantly save on the purchase of expensive factory units.

Today, there are many different types and designs of such shredder devices, which will allow you to select the functionality of a specific model for the work performed in the garden. For example, you can make garden herb chopper with your own hands, which will both process grass and grind grain. If desired, you can create a fairly simple model of equipment that can only cut grass and work with root crops.

These homemade vegetable cutters are made from scrap elements, so the cost of such equipment will be minimal, and you are guaranteed not to have any difficulties finding spare parts. At the same time, even the simplest installations in their functionality, reliability and ease of use will not be inferior to expensive factory shredders of freshly cut grass and feed.

Features of manufacturing additional elements of the feed cutter

The most important part of the design is the knives for the feed cutter; you can make this component with your own hands. There should be two of them, they are based on a two-handed saw blade, you can use metal popliteal strips, the thickness of which should be equal to 1 millimeter. The knife located below should have a pointed edge, curved like a propeller. Its main purpose is to toss up stems that were left uncut. After this, the feed falls on the upper knife. The surface of the working knife should be well sharpened and have cutting edges, the ends of which should preferably be bent down, so they will cut better.

A homemade feed cutter with your own hands is carried out using a technology that involves assembling knives; this work is not particularly difficult; you will need to prepare the metal parts of the hub on a lathe in advance. The latter, together with the key, will need to be put on the motor shaft.

DIY electric apple grater

A shredder in the form of a grater can be assembled from unnecessary parts in a garage or shed. The design can be easily adapted to the needs of the site. It is used not only for processing apples, but also for other fruits and vegetables. Modernization and replacement of the cutting element will allow you to regulate the operating mode and use the unit for cutting straw, succulent and dry feed.

The base for the shredder should be a metal bucket. Plastic options are not suitable due to fragility and risk of injury.

The device is assembled within a day if you have the appropriate components, skills, and tools.

What you will need

A homemade design is made from a standard set of parts:

Hopper (tray for receiving apples). It is located on top of the working chamber, sometimes on the side.
A working chamber, inside which is a chopper in the form of a drum with holes, knives.
Engine. The unit is used from old household appliances - a juicer, a washing machine.
Tray for the finished mass (outlet). Installed under the working chamber.

To simplify the design, apples (pears, zucchini, etc.) are placed directly into the working chamber, and then the crushed mixture is unloaded from it.

Step-by-step instructions with drawings

One of the options for a homemade grater with an electric drive is made according to the following scheme:

The motor from the washing machine is secured with a tin strip and screws on the edge of the bench.
2 trapezoid-shaped pieces are cut out of a stainless steel sheet (a mandatory requirement for working with food products).
The edges of the resulting trapezoids are processed with a file.
A hole is drilled in one trapezoid, 15 cm away from the top. The diameter of the hole is slightly larger than the diameter of the motor shaft. The trapezoid is attached to the engine with nuts so that the top is at the bottom.
A cylinder is turned out of a 10 × 10 cm block. A homemade stainless steel grater is fixed on it with self-tapping screws.
The resulting drum with sharp holes is fixed on the motor shaft. To do this, a hole is drilled along the cylinder, treated with epoxy glue and threaded onto the shaft.
Using slats 10 cm wide, the second trapezoid is attached with self-tapping screws.
The engine is equipped with a start button. To do this, connect a start-protection relay to the motor wiring, and a regular switch (wire with plug) is connected to it.

Electric drive grater assembly drawing:

Video

On the videos offered on the Internet, the methods listed in the article for making a garden grater for apples are shown in detail. All models, ranging from simple to powerful and multifunctional, require different amounts of time and corresponding budget.

In addition to the listed equipment options, the motor can be taken from a vacuum cleaner, hammer drill, drill, electric saw, pump, walk-behind tractor, etc.

Using an electric grater

A grater with a manual and electric motor will make it easier to run a summer cottage and provide the opportunity for additional income. Spare parts for manufacturing can be found in a barn or garage. If you have pets, the chopper will help you prepare food for future use, chop substandard vegetables from your own plot and purchased from neighbors.

Most householders can make an apple grater. Barrels, oil flasks, washing machine bodies, and homemade prefabricated structures are used as tanks. The tools you will need are a drill, a grinder, plumbing tools, and welding. Comparing the cost of store-bought units with the cost of assembling a structure with your own hands, it is easy to notice the benefits of the latter. A competently and carefully assembled unit will last a long time, and its repair will not require any special costs.

Launch of the design and operating features

When the homemade feed cutter is ready, its motor can be turned on and the damper closed. Root vegetables and grass, as well as stems in small portions, will need to be thrown into the inlet, which is located in the lid. The rotating knives will soon turn the mass into a homogeneous mixture. Depending on the degree of grinding, you need to leave the feed inside the hopper. On average, it will take about 6 seconds to receive the finished food. If the root vegetables are large enough, it will take five times longer. After the work has been completed, the damper must be opened and, with the engine running, the mass must be released from the inlet. When making a feed cutter with your own hands from a washing machine, you need to ensure safe operation; to do this, you need to install a conical lid on the hopper, which must have holes. For this, it is preferable to use galvanized roofing iron. To ensure that the lid is not dangerous, it can be protected with a rubber tube, which must be cut lengthwise.

Design Features

A grass cutter is a special device for chopping grass, which is indispensable in a farmstead. Once grass clippings are processed, they can be used as soil fertilizer, insulation material in winter, or pet food. This tool can finely chop a large volume of weeds or grass clippings in just a few seconds. This is a significant saving of time and effort for the owner of a personal plot.

The design of a standard manual grass cutter includes the following parts:

steel frame;
electric motor;
cutting knives;
working shaft;
pulley;
belt;
container for receiving grass;
protective casing;
cable.

Homemade garden grass cutters are compact in size and light in weight, which makes them much easier to use. At the same time, they have good performance. The unit can be equipped with both a gasoline and an electric motor:

A gasoline engine is a more powerful device that allows you to chop branches of bushes. Its main advantage is the ability to operate even in areas where there is no electricity. Disadvantages: heavy weight, noisy operation.
The electric motor is not as powerful as a gasoline engine, but is lighter and more convenient to use. This device is started with one turn of the toggle switch. Its main disadvantages are its dependence on the power grid and the limitation on the thickness of the stems of the processed vegetation.

A DIY electric grass cutter is a useful tool for your own garden plot. With its help, it is convenient to prepare animal feed from grass and small twigs, especially from nettle, which is considered very useful for livestock.

Homemade manual feed cutter with your own hands

As you know, agriculture is a troublesome and complex business. Here you need to acquire tools and build something useful, as well as create normal conditions for livestock and poultry. Moreover, there are plenty of hens under control, and they lay eggs consistently, why not please them with a quality product? This is how the decision was made to purchase a feed cutter, the product of which would be very popular with poultry. Fortunately, there is money, free time - a carriage and a small cart, and the market is located not far from home.

However, traveling through the aisles in search of a high-quality feed cutter, it was discovered that the modern and progressive Russian market for agricultural materials is not so progressive and modern. After several hours of futile searching and total disappointment, an ordinary stainless steel bucket caught my eye. Like an ancient scientist, exclaiming “Eureka!” It was decided to assemble this feed cutter with your own hands, and its basis was that same “lucky” bucket.

In anticipation of hard physical labor, the road home flew by almost unnoticed, and a diagram of a future homemade feed cutter with your own hands was already emerging in your head, the product of which the poultry would be immensely happy with. Upon arrival home, work began immediately: the bucket was “disassembled into parts,” marked, staked and drilled, after which holes were stamped and a flange with an axle was screwed on, onto which a housing with bearings and seals was subsequently attached. The eyes burned with enthusiasm, so another bucket was used, which was disassembled and turned into a feed receptacle. Thanks to a welder neighbor, a frame was welded in a matter of hours, onto which all the components of the feed cutter were attached with their own hands, and this “device” is activated by a regular handle from the Soviet Strumok juicer.

From the very beginning, this enterprise seemed very dubious, however, in fact, the feed cutter produced with the help of its “golden” hands showed itself to be surprisingly excellent, and thanks to the huge size of the container in which the product is placed, as well as good power, the filling of the ex-bucket, transformed into the feed receptacle, occurs in just a few minutes.

Field tests of the “beta version” of the homemade feed cutter were quite successful, however, we had to “release a patch” in the form of a pusher, which prevents the feed cutter from cutting off the bunches. It is worth noting that all the necessary drawings for a homemade manual feed cutter and marking can be found on the vastness of the World Wide Web, however, if you have minimal skill in working with your own hands, and nature has not deprived you of ingenuity, it is quite possible to assemble this device without even looking at the instructions.