Tool Library

By egornish

Seed pellets encapsulate seeds in a mixture (often clay, and nutrient-rich organic matter such as compost, humus, or charcoal) that will potentially reduce predation by insects and rodents while allowing for increased water retention and seed-soil contact. Seed pellets are...

By emileDXN

The TricTrac is a pedal-powered tractor made from a modified bicycle which can be adapted for various low-power farming operations.

By BartonHiatt

bike cart and garden cart made out of salvaged bicycle parts

By Mogens Brask C…

Old bike made into a chopper

By luseedhead

Complete instructions for making a bicycle powered thresher. Thresher works on various crops including dry beans, wheat, rice, rye, einkorn, and lupine. Threshes about one pound per minute. This is the first of three tools for small...

By luseedhead

Links below to the complete plans for bike powered tools for small scale grain processing; a thresher, a fan mill/winnower, and a dehuller/flour mill. The plans guide a farmer or a fabricator through step-by-step instructions using wood, metal, and...

By pjenkins

Easy to build, inexpensive wheel hoe made from old bike parts.

By wim.michels@gm…

The biketractor: ergonomic weed management, planting, harvesting and mechanical hoeing, row marking,...

By green tractor farm

A pedal powered tractor for cultivation and seeding, built from readily available lawn tractor, ATV, and bicycle parts. Speed is 3 - 4 mph depending on choice of gearing and pedaling speed. Better for operator's body, less soil compaction, no...