When the need arises to automate work on a plot of land, many farmers choose the Scout walk-behind tractor, a small mini-tractor. This equipment is manufactured in China under license from the American brand Scout Machineri co ltd. This company offers a fairly wide range of equipment, in which a special place is occupied by the Scout 15 DE walk-behind tractor, the heaviest and most powerful diesel mini-tractor of this brand. But, besides it, there are a number of other popular models, including small ones (Scout 105G walk-behind tractor), which have gained recognition among Russian farmers.
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The lineup
Motoblocks of different models are presented on the market in a fairly large assortment and differ in light, medium and heavy. In addition, additional components that can be used to complement the equipment allow it to be multifunctional and, in addition to cultivating the soil, serve as a means of transporting heavy loads, chopping wood and performing other important functions in the household. Motoblocks also differ in gasoline and diesel.
Attention! Equipment whose weight does not reach 100 kg is defined as light or medium, with average power. Heavy tractors, the power of which corresponds to 5 hp. and more, equipped with a gearbox and reducer.
Scout GS 81 D
The Scout GS 81 D is in demand due to its affordability, power and functionality. Engine volume is 402 m³, tank volume is 5.5 l, power is 8 hp. The Scout 81 D walk-behind tractor is equipped as standard with a rototiller, a plow, and is also compatible with various equipment for transporting goods, cleaning the site and other tasks. The Scout GS 81 D minitractor is equipped with a combined transmission - 6 forward and 2 reverse speeds.
In this video you will learn the pros and cons of this walk-behind tractor: Technical characteristics of the Scout GS 81 D:
- length - 2 m;
- width - 90 cm;
- height - 1.25 m;
- ground clearance - 20 cm;
- weight - 213 kg;
- depth of immersion in the soil - 20 cm;
- maximum load - 500 kg.
Components for this mini-tractor model are produced in China, but assembly is carried out in Russia. Due to this, the equipment is distinguished not only by reliability and quality, but also by high availability - the price of the Scout 81 D is the most affordable. Well suited for cultivating an area of 3-5 hectares.
When reviewing this model, one cannot fail to mention the Garden Scout GS 12 DE walk-behind tractor, a massive and powerful higher-class walk-behind tractor, equipped with a 13 hp diesel engine. Its weight is 310 kg and its load capacity is up to 1000 kg.
Scout GS 81 DE
Garden Scout GS 81 DE is a professional diesel motor cultivator with low gears, allowing the equipment to easily cultivate the soil at low speed. The Scout GS 81 DE is perfect for cultivating areas up to 3 hectares and is compatible with various attachments. The difference with the GS 81 D is the presence of an electric starter, but otherwise this model copies the one described above. In addition, the Scout GS 81 DE is 20 kg heavier, weighing 238 kg.
Scout GS 101 D
Another popular professional motor cultivator is the Scout GS 101 D. It is distinguished by increased reliability and a high safety margin. Thanks to this, the equipment is highly effective in areas with heavy soil and is suitable for processing large areas of up to 3-4 hectares. In addition, it is quite maneuverable, due to which it can easily carry out work in irregularly shaped areas. Also, for ease of work, the walk-behind tractor is equipped with a special seat.
The combined transmission provides 6 forward and 2 reverse speeds and can operate in standard and reduced mode. Scout GS 101 B is equipped with a rototiller, a plow and a KIT.
This device is very durable
Specifications:
- length - 218 cm;
- width - 89 cm;
- height - 125 cm;
- ground clearance - 20 cm;
- weight - 240 kg;
- depth of immersion in the soil - 25 cm.
Scout GS 101 DE
Almost completely copies the Scout GS 101 D. The main difference is that the walk-behind tractor of the Scout 101 DE model is equipped with an electric starter and has an increased weight - 273 kg. It is equipped with four power take-off shafts, two of which are belt, one is gear and one is splined. Effective throughout the year on large areas, including irregularly shaped and heavy soils. Technical characteristics, with the exception of weight, correspond to those of the Scout GS 101 D.
Scout 15 D
As already mentioned at the beginning of the article, the main difference between this model is that it is the most powerful walk-behind tractor of this brand. This is the most common model among Russian farm owners due to its massiveness and power. Due to its mass, the Scout 15 D walk-behind tractor is effective in areas located in areas with heavy and especially heavy soil, and shows a very high quality of tillage.
Like the reviews of walk-behind tractors of other models presented above, the Scout 15 D diesel mini-tractor has a combined transmission with 6 forward and 2 reverse speeds. Thanks to this, the equipment is functional both when plowing soils at low speeds and when transporting goods at increased speeds. As in other models of the Scout brand, there is a differential lock with separate locking for each wheel. This provides the equipment with high maneuverability and cross-country ability, making it easier to cultivate soil in irregularly shaped areas. This motor cultivator is optimally suited for cultivating areas up to 5 hectares.
Specifications:
- length - 218 cm;
- width - 89 cm;
- height - 125 cm;
- ground clearance - 20 cm;
- weight - 290 kg;
- depth of immersion in the soil - 25 cm.
Scout 15 DE
The Garden Scout GS 15 DE walk-behind tractor is a model very similar to the one described above. The only thing that distinguishes this model is that it comes with an electric starter.
Scout GS 135 G
This model is equipped with a gasoline engine and a gear reducer, due to which it shows high efficiency when processing areas with heavy soil. The gearbox is equipped with two forward speeds and one reverse. This walk-behind tractor is smaller in size than the previous models described, so it is well suited for processing small areas.
This walk-behind tractor is more compact
Specifications:
- length - 180 cm;
- width - 85 cm;
- height - 135 cm;
- ground clearance - 13 cm;
- weight - 135 kg;
- depth of immersion in the soil - 7.5-10.5 cm
The SCOUT 15 DE walk-behind tractor is a heavy diesel walk-behind tractor that is designed for year-round work on the farm. The equipment performs agricultural and municipal tasks on an area of up to 2 hectares. The equipment has a huge reserve of engine power, which allows you to use any attachment: plow, tiller, trailer, blade, snow blower, etc. The SCOUT 15 DE walk-behind tractor is an indispensable assistant on the farm.
The walk-behind tractor is equipped with an R195-T engine with a power output of 14.85 hp. pp., which is an excellent indicator for a single-cylinder engine. The diesel four-stroke engine with a horizontal crankshaft is equipped with water cooling and an electric starter system with a battery. The traction characteristics of the engine allow you to perform earthworks, work with a trailer weighing up to 1000 kg, and also operate throughout the entire working day without interruptions.
Possibility of widespread use of SCOUT
The SCOUT 15 DE walk-behind tractor is designed for fast and productive work on land plots. The machine easily plows virgin soil using a plow. Soil cultivation is carried out using a rototiller with a working width of 1000 mm. The working width of the rototiller is wider than the track of the walk-behind tractor wheels, so the soil is processed entirely. The tiller works with a special gear shaft of power take-off, using a special gearbox. The standard package of the walk-behind tractor includes an adapter seat, which, together with the rototiller, allows you to work while sitting on the seat, like on a mini tractor, and not walking behind or on the side of the walk-behind tractor.
Equipment for planting agricultural crops is connected to the machine - a potato planter and a grain, garlic or vegetable seeder. During the season, when the crops are growing, they are cared for using a walk-behind tractor:
- weeding;
- hilling;
- watering;
- spraying.
Harvesting - digging up tubers or mowing grain crops is carried out using a potato digger (conveyor model and a screen-type digger) or a mounted mower (rotary or segment type). The mower is capable of mowing coarse vegetation or dried growth with a diameter of up to 10 mm. It is convenient to use the mower with a two-wheel adapter or a walk-behind trailer, so you don’t have to walk, but go. In winter, the equipment removes snow using a blade shovel or a rotary snow blower. Grain crops are collected using mounted rakes mounted on a two-wheel adapter. During the year, you can use a mounted wood splitter, which takes power from the walk-behind tractor's PTO belt (pulley on the flywheel).
Motoblocks SCOUT 15 DE are irreplaceable multifunctional machines that work all year round. SCOUT is power and reliability!
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of Scout brand walk-behind tractors include their reliability, functionality and affordability. Due to the fact that for almost all models common in Russia, components are produced in China and assembled in Russia, the equipment combines quality with an affordable price. A wide range of walk-behind tractors is complemented by a large selection of spare parts and attachments on sale, which allows you to automate many tasks necessary for cultivating a plot of land and, if necessary, easily carry out repairs.
The main disadvantage of Scout motor cultivators is the fairly large number of fakes.
This is due to the fact that Scout walk-behind tractor models are in high and constantly growing demand. Also, some users note in reviews that the massiveness of some models is a disadvantage - too heavy in some cases and, on the contrary, not heavy enough in others. To avoid such a problem, we recommend that you carefully compare the characteristics of the model you choose for purchase with the characteristics of the land plot and choose the model that is optimally suited for your tasks and in your land cultivation conditions. This is interesting: technical characteristics of the Centaur 2080b walk-behind tractor.
Motoblock SCOUT 15 DE + cutter, seat and electric starter
The most powerful of the model range, the heavy diesel walk-behind tractor Scout 15 DE has all the capabilities for year-round work on a farm, capable of performing all work on a land plot of up to 1.5 - 2 hectares. Having a huge reserve of engine power, design as a whole and a wide range of attachments, SCOUT 15 DE walk-behind tractors will become indispensable assistants in your household!
The most powerful engine has a real power output of 15 hp. pp., which is an excellent indicator for a single-cylinder engine. The diesel four-stroke engine with a horizontal crankshaft is equipped with water cooling and an electric starter system with a powerful battery. The traction characteristics of the engine allow you to perform any earthwork, work with a trailer weighing up to 1000 kg, and also function throughout the entire working day with virtually no breaks.
Possibility of widespread use of SCOUT
SCOUT 15 DE walk-behind tractors are capable of performing a variety of jobs, but the primary task they face is to quickly and productively work on land plots. Thus, walk-behind tractors are capable of plowing virgin soils using a single-furrow plow or a double-furrow plow, which you can purchase separately. Next, you can cultivate the soil using an active rototiller with a working width of 1000 mm. This is enough for the walk-behind tractor to carry out continuous processing; the width of the tiller covers the wheel track. Also, the standard delivery of the walk-behind tractor includes an adapter seat, which, together with a soil tiller, allows you to cultivate the soil simply by sitting on the seat, like on a mini-tractor, and not walking behind or on the side of the walk-behind tractor. The tiller works with a special gear shaft of power take-off, using a special gearbox.
Next, you can use devices for planting various crops - a potato planter and a grain, garlic or vegetable seeder. Throughout the season, when the crops are growing, you can care for them:
- Weeding
- Hilling
- Watering
- Spraying
Harvesting - digging up tubers or mowing grain crops - can also be done using a potato digger (there is a towed model, a conveyor model, and a screen type digger) or a mounted mower (rotary or segment type). The mower is capable of mowing coarse vegetation or dried growth with a diameter of up to 10 mm. It is convenient to use it with a two-wheel adapter or a walk-behind trailer, so that you don’t walk, but drive. In winter, you can remove snow using a plow shovel or a rotary snow blower (this is sometimes used to target grain in small quantities). Having grain crops, you can collect them using mounted rakes mounted on a two-wheel adapter. Throughout the year, you can use a mounted wood splitter, which takes power from the walk-behind tractor's PTO belt (pulley on the flywheel).
SCAUT 15 DE walk-behind tractors are irreplaceable multifunctional machines that you can use throughout the year. They require minimal care and maintenance. SCOUT is power and reliability!
SCOUT 15DE buy
The SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor is the flagship among the SCOUT line of walk-behind tractors, the most powerful and multifunctional of the two-wheeled units. Designed for a full cycle of work on growing crops on a plot of up to 1.5 hectares.
Tillage with the SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor
The basic configuration of the walk-behind tractor includes a rotary tiller with a working width of 100 cm. This size is optimal for high productivity during cultivation; the cutter covers the track of the walk-behind tractor's wheels. It is possible to process large areas using an adapter that is used with a walk-behind tractor; the operator works while sitting, like on a tractor. For plowing, a single-body or double-body plow can be used. The power of the walk-behind tractor is enough to plow virgin soil.
Technical features of the SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor
The SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor is equipped with a single-cylinder diesel engine with a horizontal piston with a power of 15 horsepower. The cooling system is liquid, which makes it possible to work with the walk-behind tractor for a 9-hour shift. The cylinder liner is cast iron, the service life before replacing the piston rings is 4000 operating hours. The headlight on the engine is powered by a generator and is installed for operation at night. The drive from the engine and gearbox is carried out through a pair of V-belts. In case of replacement, one person will have to spend 20 minutes, it is not difficult. The main advantage of such a drive is that in case of excessive loads, everything is taken over by the belt. The box has a high and low speed range, the total number of gears is 6 forward and 2 reverse. This range allows you to work with any sowing attachment. Unlocking each wheel gives the walk-behind tractor high maneuverability and allows it to turn on the spot. The wheel track is adjusted by moving the hub along the axle shaft, the track is adjustable from 70 to 100 cm. The SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor is equipped with 6.00-12 wheels with a herringbone tread. Such rubber provides good grip on the ground and eliminates the need to purchase metal lug wheels.
How to work with the SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor
The SCOUT 15DE walk-behind tractor is equipped with more than 15 mounted implements, which make the walk-behind tractor universal on the land all year round. In winter, the walk-behind tractor is used to clear snow in combination with a blade and snow chains. In the fall, you can prepare your garden for winter by plowing it with a double-furrow plow PL-225, and in the spring you can cultivate the soil with the rototiller that comes with the kit. The tiller is active and connected to the gearbox. On walk-behind tractors of a lower class, the tiller is worn instead of wheels, which greatly reduces the quality of tillage and makes such a device difficult to control. For planting potatoes and vegetable crops, a PL-20 potato planter and STV-2 precision seeding vegetable seeders are used. The row spacing is treated with a double hiller or a weeding and hilling kit. Harvesting is carried out using active potato diggers, which are driven by the rear clutch pulley. You can harvest the harvest or harvested hay, deliver it to the storage location, and prepare firewood for the winter using the SCOUT-700 trailer, specially equipped with a seat and braking system. All attachments are universal for all SCOUT walk-behind tractors, manufactured for SCOUT and tested in the field with SCOUT walk-behind tractors.
What's included
- Heavy diesel walk-behind tractor assembly
- Active rototiller (disassembled)
- Set of wrenches
- Spare Tools Included (SPTA)
- Branded warranty card
- seat
- Instructions for assembling the tiller
